College of the Holy Cross Overview

College of the Holy Cross is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Worcester, Massachusetts. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

What Is College of the Holy Cross Known For?

• Holy Cross has an impressive student to faculty ratio of 10 to 1.
• The highest award offered at Holy Cross is the bachelor's degree.
• For the 2021-2022 academic year, 91% of the faculty were full-time.
• After graduation, Holy Cross bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $83,583 a year. That's about 105% more than their peers at other schools.
• The average Holy Cross student graduates in 4.0 years. That's better than the national average of 4.4 years.

Where Is College of the Holy Cross?

Contact details for Holy Cross are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	One College Street, Worcester, MA 01610-2395
Phone:	508-793-2011
Website:	www.holycross.edu

How Do I Get Into Holy Cross?

You can apply to Holy Cross online at: https://www.holycross.edu/admissions-aid/apply

Admission Requirements for Holy Cross

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	5
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	5
Recommendations	1
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Holy Cross?

You'll need to do what you can to make your application stand out if you plan to apply to Holy Cross. The school screens its applicants carefully and has a fairly low acceptance rate of 36%. So, don't just throw your admission packet together at the last minute!

Approximately 46% of accepted students are men and 54% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 35%, and the acceptance rate for women is 38%.

Average Test Scores

About 35% of students accepted to Holy Cross submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 640 and 720. Math scores were between 620 and 710.

Holy Cross received ACT scores from 19% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 28 and 34. Math scores were between 25 and 0. Composite scores were between 28 and 32.

Can I Afford College of the Holy Cross?

The overall average net price of Holy Cross is $49,046. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Holy Cross, approximately 38% of students took out student loans averaging $5,946 a year. That adds up to $23,784 over four years for those students.

College of the Holy Cross Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 3,029 undergraduate students at Holy Cross, with 3,005 being full-time and 24 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 3,005 full-time undergraduates at Holy Cross, 46% are male and 54% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of College of the Holy Cross students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	125
Black or African American	132
Hispanic or Latino	315
White	2,182
International Students	93
Other Races/Ethnicities	158

Geographic Diversity

Massachusetts students aren't the only ones who study at College of the Holy Cross. At this time, 32 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 18 countries are represented at Holy Cross. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Canada, and South Korea.

College of the Holy Cross Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
General Psychology	132	132
Economics	128	128
Political Science & Government	110	110
History	65	65
General English Literature	57	57
General Biology	50	50
Mathematics	48	48
Sociology	37	37
Romance Languages	33	33
International Studies	32	32
Chemistry	32	32
Accounting	28	28
Computer Science	26	26
Area Studies	18	18
Classical Languages & Literature	18	18
Physics	17	17
Fine & Studio Arts	16	16
Natural Resources Conservation	13	13
Religious Studies	13	13
Philosophy	11	11
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	10	10
Music	10	10
Drama & Theater Arts	8	8
Public Policy	7	7
East Asian Languages	6	6
Architectural History	5	5
Germanic Languages	3	3
Ethnic Studies	2	2
Anthropology	2	2
Linguistics & Comparative Literature	1	1
Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution	1	1
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	0	0
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	0	0
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	0
Writing Studies	0	0
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages	0	0
Statistics	0	0
Medieval Studies	0	0
Dance	0	0
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	0	0
General Visual & Performing Arts	0	0
TOTAL	939	939

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By George Rypysc III under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.