Holy Family University is a private Catholic university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was founded in 1954 by the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth as a women's college. In 1960, it became a co-educational institution. The university offers undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral degree programs in various fields such as nursing, education, business, and psychology. The university has a student-faculty ratio of 12:1 and a total enrollment of around 3,000 students.