Holy Names University Academic Life

Summary

The student-faculty ratio at Holy Names University is 14:1, and the school has 69.6 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students. The most popular majors at Holy Names University include: Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services; Psychology; Health Professions and Related Programs; Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities; and Social Sciences. The average freshman retention rate, an indicator of student satisfaction, is 70.0 percent.

Faculty & Classes

General education/core curriculum required	Yes
Coursework required for graduation
Arts/fine arts Foreign languages Computer literacy Sciences (biological or physical) Mathematics Social science English (including composition) Other Philosophy
Class sizes
Student-faculty ratio	14:1
Full-time faculty gender distribution
Part-time faculty gender distribution

Majors

Five most popular majors for 2011 graduates

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services 33% Psychology 14% Health Professions and Related Programs 12% Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities 11% Social Sciences 9%

Academic Programs & Offerings

Degrees offered	Bachelor's, Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's, Post-master's certificate
Combined-degree programs	Accelerated to MBA Program; Dual MA Counseling and Forensic Psychology; MSN & MBA Joint Degree Program;
Student participation in special academic programs
First-year experiences N/A Service learning N/A Senior capstone or culminating academic experience N/A Writing in the disciplines N/A Learning communities N/A

Graduation & Retention

Average freshman retention rate	70%
4-year graduation rate	29

* Academic Life details based on 2011 data