Holy Family University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Holy Family University

Holy Family University operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (city: large), with a total reported enrollment of 2,464 students of which 2,706 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Holy Family University is categorized as “18” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 71.0%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,060 and an ACT midpoint of 21. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $13,143, with published in-state tuition of $35,330 and a Pell grant recipient share of 41.0%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $25,125, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 60.7%, and the first-year retention rate is 77.7%. Graduates earn a median of $62,235 ten years after enrolling, compared with $55,285 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 117100.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 76.5% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.