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Since 1954, Â鶹Íø, through our values and mission, has strived to serve students in a way that provides access to quality higher education. While our programs have evolved as we respond to the ever-changing needs of our students, Â鶹Íø Family continues to provide a foundation for successful outcomes.

Today, more than 3,100 undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral students are studying in five schools: Arts & Sciences, Business, Education, Nursing & Health Sciences, and Professional Studies.

Thanks to the value that Â鶹Íø places on meeting student needs, our graduates remain prepared throughout their careers, confident that their well-rounded education has prepared them for their future. This value and foundation have brought the University into the national spotlight, as Â鶹Íø was named a Best College by Money magazine's Best Colleges in America for 2026. The University earned a 4.5-out-of-5-star rating.

The majority of the University's more than 20,000 alumni work in the Greater Philadelphia region, and proudly represent Â鶹Íø Family in fields including business, education, the sciences, communications, nursing, medicine, and criminal justice.

Faculty Grants

Â鶹Íø supports faculty innovation and encourages faculty to take on new, grant-funded, research activities. Grants are made possible through Â鶹Íø Family’s corporate and foundation partners who generously support academic research aligning with their philanthropic priorities.

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We are grateful to our corporate and foundation partners who support our mission of educating individuals to become skilled professionals and responsible citizens. Their dedication to The Value of Family is a large part of what makes our University unique, and enhances the Â鶹Íø Family experience for current and future students.

For more information on how your corporation or foundation can partner with Â鶹Íø, please contact Kim Caulfield, Assistant Vice President for Corporate, Foundation, and Government Relations, at 267-341-3481 or kcaulfield@holyfamily.edu.

Corporations can demonstrate their support by:

• Offering internship opportunities through our Experiential Learning Â鶹Íø
• Hiring our students
• Providing your employees customized training taught by our faculty
• Renting our facilities for successful events of all sizes
• Being a sponsor at the Golf Classic

Recent grants include:

• Â鶹Íø Awarded Grant from It's On Us PA
• Â鶹Íø Family Receives Grant to Fund Smoking Education Initiative
• Â鶹Íø Receives It's On Us PA Grant from the Governor's Office
• Criminal Justice Â鶹Íø Receives Significant Research Grant
• Â鶹Íø Receives $866K in State Grants to Improve Northeast Campus Avenue Safety
• Â鶹Íø Receives $2 Million Federal Grant to Support and Retain Low-income Students
• Pair of Professors Awarded Grant for Teaching Psychology Skills
• Â鶹Íø Receives Title IX Grant Funding for Second Year
• Â鶹Íø’s School of Education Awarded $97,000 Grant for Blended-Learning Â鶹Íø
• Â鶹Íø Family Center Awarded $5,000 Grant 
• Rielly-Carroll Receives Grant to Study Seagrass Fragmentation in Barnegat Bay
• Â鶹Íø Awarded an It’s On Us PA Grant for Sexual Assault Awareness 
• Â鶹Íø Family Center Awarded $3,000 Grant by Philadelphia 
• Arnold P. Gold Foundation and American Association of Colleges of Nursing Fund White Coat Ceremony
• Fichter Receives Grant from Holocaust Educational Foundation 
• Sister Marcella Louise Wallowicz Receives Grant to Research Employee Productivity
• School of Education's Grant Writing Funds Playground
• School of Education Receives Grant from Pennsylvania Department of Education
• Â鶹Íø Professor Receives $100,000 Grant