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Holy Family University is a private Catholic university in northeastern Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, founded in 1954 by the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth. The university enrolls approximately 2,650 undergraduates and 3,148 total students across four schools: the School of Nursing and Health Sciences, the School of Arts and Sciences, the School of Business and Technology, and the School of Education. Holy Family is ranked #20 in Best Undergraduate Teaching among Regional Universities North by U.S. News & World Report, reflecting its deep commitment to personalized, faculty-centered education within the Catholic intellectual tradition. The School of Nursing and Health Sciences is the university's flagship, offering BSN, MSN, and DNP programs, with graduates among the most-employed in the Philadelphia healthcare market. Holy Family operates primarily as a commuter institution, situated on a 47-acre campus in the residential Northeast Philadelphia neighborhood, with a satellite campus in Newtown, Bucks County. The university is well-positioned for students seeking access to Philadelphia's world-class healthcare, education, and business networks — including Jefferson Health, Penn Medicine, and Temple University Hospital. With affordable net pricing (average $13,285 per year after aid) and one of the most favorable student-faculty ratios in the region (14:1), Holy Family offers exceptional value for nursing, health science, and education students.
Visa, OPT, H-1B alumni outcomes, and acceptance rates by country — sourced from FOIA, USCIS H-1B Hub, and DHS SEVIS.
The deep admissions playbook beyond the headline acceptance rate — round-by-round breakdowns, nationality data, requirements, and contact paths.
Domestic
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/yr
Out-of-State / Intl
$35330
/yr
Beyond the sticker price — every named scholarship, the financial aid policy, need-aware notes, and a personalized net-cost estimate.
How life on campus actually feels — clubs, sports, traditions, housing realities, and how the school integrates with its city.
Where alumni go after graduation — top industries, grad-school continuation, and the qualitative outcomes story.
Sticker price (annual, out-of-state): $35,330
Net-cost estimate is US-resident-only — international applicants are typically excluded from need-based aid at most schools and should treat the sticker price as the planning baseline.
