by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.
Holy Names University was awarded 50 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is clinical, counseling & applied psychology.
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College Factual ranked HNU as #626 out of 2,217 colleges and universities in the country on its 2024 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when HNU held the #1,134 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
HNU also holds the #93 spot on the Best Colleges in California ranking.
Holy Names University has an acceptance rate of 95%, so it is easier to gain admission to this school than some others. Still, the admissions staff will examine your application closely to make sure you're a good fit for HNU.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to measure the number of teaching resources that a college or university offers its students. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1, but at HNU it is much better at 9 to 1. That's good news for students who want to interact more on a personal level with their teachers.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Holy Names University is 22%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At Holy Names University this rate is 62%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
When it comes to finishing their studies on time, those seeking a bachelor's degree from HNU have a four-year graduation rate of 34%. This is comparable to the national average of 33.3%
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Holy Names University.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 709 undergraduates at HNU with 591 being full-time and 118 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $16,600 | $22,005 | $21,501 | $24,038 | $33,563 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of HNU, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At HNU, approximately 75% of students took out student loans averaging $5,485 a year. That adds up to $21,940 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at HNU is 3.5%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
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Get more details about the location of Holy Names University.
Contact details for HNU are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 3500 Mountain Blvd, Oakland, CA 94619-1699 |
| Phone: | 510-436-1000 |
| Website: | www.hnu.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/HolyNamesUniv |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/HolyNamesUniv |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| General Psychology | 29 | NA |
| Health & Physical Education | 22 | $29,927 |
| Communication & Media Studies | 14 | NA |
| Music | 13 | NA |
| Criminology | 8 | NA |
| Sociology | 7 | NA |
| Marketing | 7 | NA |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 7 | NA |
| General Biology | 5 | NA |
| International Relations & National Security | 5 | NA |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2020-2021, 403 students took at least one online class at Holy Names University. This is a decrease from the 1,014 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 403 | 0 |
| 2019-2020 | 1,014 | 1,014 |
| 2018-2019 | 144 | 8 |
| 2017-2018 | 44 | 0 |
| 2016-2017 | 14 | 0 |
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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