Holy Family University
Private College in Philadelphia, PA. Six-year graduation rate 61%. Median 10-year earnings $62,235.
Ten-year median earnings of $62,235 are the headline number here, and they are strong ones. Six-year completion sits at 61%, near the national average for undergraduate institutions. Median debt at graduation is $25,125, roughly typical for an undergraduate degree.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Admissions
Holy Family University accepts 71% of applicants, which makes it accessible to most students who meet the baseline requirements. 3,449 students applied in the most recent cycle — a mid-sized pool drawn mostly from the surrounding region. About 21% of admitted students enroll, a yield in the normal range. 6% of enrolled first-years submitted an SAT score. The bands below describe the middle half of that group, not of the class.
Test score bands (middle 50% of submitters)
These bands describe the enrolled first-years who submitted a score, not the entering class. Where most students apply test-optional the submitters are a self-selected, higher-scoring group.
| Test | 25th–75th percentile | Submitted |
|---|---|---|
| SAT Evidence-Based Reading | 480–580 | 30 (6%) |
| SAT Math | 430–570 | |
| ACT Composite | — | 3 (1%) |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
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Six-year completion sits at 61%, meaning about two in five students who enroll leave without finishing. Retention of 78% means a meaningful slice of each entering class does not return. Retention and completion are close, which places the gap between entering and finishing almost entirely in year one. Transfer-out runs to 21% — common enough at this school that the completion rate is measuring a smaller group than the entering class. A 14:1 ratio points to small classes and accessible faculty.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 2,298 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Average net price is $14,072 a year after grant aid — low for a four-year institution, though your own figure depends on aid eligibility. Aid is steeply need-based: families in the $0–30k band pay $9,721 while those at $110k+ pay $17,822. Most students get help: 93% receive grants worth $24,537 on average. Most students borrow — 74% take federal loans to cover the gap.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 465 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $9,721 |
| $30–48k | $9,369 |
| $48–75k | $12,056 |
| $75–110k | $16,307 |
| $110k+ | $17,822 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 1,700 of these 2,298 students, totalling $14,521,263 — an average of $8,542 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Philadelphia County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)