Holy Names University

Location and Affiliation:

Holy Names University is located in Oakland, CA, population 372,242.
Affiliation: Roman Catholic.

Population:

Holy Names University’s enrollment is 447 students on campus.

• 76% female
• 30% black
• 16% Hispanic
• 9% Asian
• 5% international

75% of applicants are admitted. Freshman return at a rate of 64%.

Professor to Student Ratio:

1:13

Academic Level:

• Holy Names University is a Level 4 school
• The average high school GPA is 3.1
• The middle 50% range of ACT scores is 17-23
• The middle SAT range is Verbal 430-520, Math 440-540, Composite 870-1060

Most Popular Majors:

• Business Administration 13%
• Nursing 29%
• Business 22%
• Social Sciences/History 7%
• Psychology 12%
• Sociology 6%
• Visual and Performing Arts 5%

Graduates:

40% graduate after 6 years.

Application:

• Admission fee is $35
• The admission application deadline is August 1
• The financial aid deadline is March 2

Generosity:

Average need met is 85%.

Features:

Holy Names University sits on 60 wooded acres high in the hills of Oakland. The 2004 issue of U.S. News & World Report’s America’s Best Colleges rated HNU a best value for the third year in a row, #12 among all of the institutions in the Universities-Master’s classification in the West.

HNU was founded in 1868 when six Sisters of the Holy Names arrived in California from montreal, Canada. The teaching order, founded to provide education to the poor, had been invited to Oakland by Father Michael King to establish a school for girls and to train future teachers. With the establishment of the Graduate Division in 1955, the College formally admitted male students for the first time. This was the forerunner of the entire college becoming coed in 1971. The College moved in 1957 from the Lake Merritt location to its present site on 60 wooded acres in the Oakland Hills.

Contact:

Holy Names University Admissions 1-800-430-1321.

Learn more about Holy Names University. http://www.hnu.edu