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Values-Driven, Career-Ready
At HNU, our close-knit community fosters critical thinking. It produces students and professors who look inward for answers and inspiration, and see beyond their classes and textbooks to actively engage with each other and the world—always to improve it. An HNU education will encourage you to follow your interests and will prepare you for meaningful work.
At HNU, you will receive personal attention and access to an exceptional support system.
15
Average class size
84%
84% of students consider their HNU advisor their mentor.
8:1
Student to Faculty Ratio
Sheila Smith McKoy
Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
Dr. Sheila Smith McKoy
A message from the Provost
At Holy Names University, education begins in the classroom, but we don’t stop there. Our goal is to transform the educational landscape of our institution and the possibilities for our community.
Read the stories of just a few of our extraordinary alumni. The common thread you'll find is their desire and their drive to improve the community around them.
Adamaka
Building Self-Esteem through STEM
Adamaka Ajaelo, MBA ’10 has learned to solve many life challenges by approaching them like she would a math problem: persistently and step-by-step.
Less than a month after graduating with his Doctor of Chiropractic degree, Alan Bertolero ’15 spontaneously moved to the Dominican Republic to work as a volunteer.
Denise Aaron ’01 is passionate about women's health. She started a community organization to get Oakland women talking openly—and taking action—on health challenges that disproportionately trouble women of color.
After transferring to HNU, James (Cogley) Viramontez ‘17 received his bachelor’s in sociology and is now working as a case manager at St. Mary’s Center in Oakland.
Janine Jackson's, MA '17 personal and academic journey that made her all the more resilient and certain of her life’s purpose: to give back and help the Oakland community.
Muryam Gourdet ‘14 is determined to change the face of science—and through her actions as a mentor and role model, researcher and academic, she is doing just that.
Sr. Mary’s mission—helping individuals recover from addiction—has led to a decades-long career working in recovery programs in Oakland and San Francisco.
Less than a month after graduating with his Doctor of Chiropractic degree, Alan Bertolero ’15 spontaneously moved to the Dominican Republic to work as a volunteer.
Denise Aaron ’01 is passionate about women's health. She started a community organization to get Oakland women talking openly—and taking action—on health challenges that disproportionately trouble women of color.
After transferring to HNU, James (Cogley) Viramontez ‘17 received his bachelor’s in sociology and is now working as a case manager at St. Mary’s Center in Oakland.
Janine Jackson's, MA '17 personal and academic journey that made her all the more resilient and certain of her life’s purpose: to give back and help the Oakland community.
Muryam Gourdet ‘14 is determined to change the face of science—and through her actions as a mentor and role model, researcher and academic, she is doing just that.
Sr. Mary’s mission—helping individuals recover from addiction—has led to a decades-long career working in recovery programs in Oakland and San Francisco.