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At Holy Names University, we expect your best, and we’ll help you achieve it.
HNU infuses academic learning with life lessons. For nearly 140 years, Holy Names University has provided students like you with a great education that leads to fulfilling careers and lives. Whatever your chosen field, you will be challenged by our programs while working to achieve your professional aspirations.

Along the way, you will benefit from our 13:1 student/faculty ratio that allows for seminar-style classes and promotes close interaction with dedicated faculty.

Within 17 areas of undergraduate study, you will be inspired by faculty who have gained wide recognition for their scholarship and teaching—90 percent hold doctorates or the highest degree in their field. Exceptionally talented students can graduate in three years through a rigorous accelerated B.A. program. Every student is invited to pursue self-designed majors and interdisciplinary programs of study—progressive academic opportunities that set our graduates apart from the masses.
Traditional
Undergraduate Programs

Biological Sciences
Business
Communications
English
History
International Relations
Liberal Studies
Music
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Philosophy and Religious Studies
Pre Law
Pre-Professional Health Science
Psychobiology
Psychology
Sociology
Spanish Studies

Adult Baccalaureate Degree Programs
Business
Human Services
Humanities
Liberal Studies (Education)
Nursing
Psychology
Graduate Programs
Business Administration
Counseling Psychology
Culture and Spirituality (click here for pdf)
Education (Education.Teaching Credentials)
MSN/MBA (Double Master's of Science in
Nursing and Business Administration)
Music
Nursing
Pastoral Ministries

Affiliated Programs
Upward Bound
Raskob Institute
Kodaly Summer Institute
Suzuki Piano Summer Institute
Preparatory Music Department