Holy Family University nursing

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · Private nonprofit. Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate · first-time NCLEX 83.5% · CCNE accredited.

Bachelor'sMaster'sDoctorateRN, bachelor’s degree NCLEX 83.5%

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State board approval and NCLEX

Program	Campus	Approval	First-time NCLEX pass rate
RN, bachelor’s degree Nursing Program	Newtown	Full	83.5% (2025, 297 first-time takers) Board source

Nursing awards

Nursing completions at Holy Family University by year, IPEDS. Up 158% from 2014 to 2024.

Year	Completions
2014	144
2015	218
2016	209
2017	192
2018	316
2019	334
2020	274
2021	321
2022	337
2023	349
2024	372

Program (CIP)	Award level	Completions, 2023-24
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 51.3801	Bachelor's degree	343
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 51.3801	Master's degree	23
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 51.3805	Doctor's degree, professional practice	3
Nursing Practice 51.3818	Doctor's degree, professional practice	3

Source: IPEDS Completions, first majors only.

Accreditation

Accreditor	Program	Next review
CCNE	Baccalaureate	Spring 2030
CCNE	Master's	Spring 2030
CCNE	Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)	Fall 2033
CCNE	Post-Graduate APRN Certificate	Fall 2030

Federal funding

3 federal awards under nursing assistance listings, fiscal year 2016 onward, totaling $50k. Awards are made to the institution; amounts are award values from USAspending.gov.

Amount	Program	Period	Agency
$44k	Nurse Faculty Loan Program 93.264	2013-07-01 to 2099-06-30	Health Resources and Services Administration
$7k	Nursing Student Loans 93.364	1973-07-01 to 2025-02-19	Health Resources and Services Administration
$0	Nurse Faculty Loan Program 93.264	2010-07-01 to 2099-06-30	Health Resources and Services Administration

From Holy Family University’s nursing pages

Admission
“Minimum requirements: CUM GPA of 3.0 of all official transcripts and a minimum CUM GPA of 2.75 in the Math and Science prerequisite courses required.”
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