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College of the Holy Cross

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Worcester, MASee your chances →private nonprofitBaccalaureate Colleges

Acceptance Rate

17.6%

Total Profiles

5

SAT Range

1240–1410

User Accept Rate

60.0%

Tuition

$60,850

Undergrad Enrollment

3,015

Applicants

8,670

Yield Rate

45.0%

Student:Faculty

9:1

Applicant Profiles

Includes estimated profiles based on IPEDS data. Contribute yours to improve accuracy.

Class of 2023ACCEPTED
GPA
3.54
SAT
1360
ACT
31
Round: RD
Class of 2025WAITLISTED
GPA
3.72
SAT
1390
ACT
Round: ED2
Class of 2025ACCEPTED
GPA
2.82
SAT
ACT
Round: RD
Class of 2024ACCEPTED
GPA
3.43
SAT
1350
ACT
Round: EA
Class of 2024REJECTED
GPA
3.51
SAT
1310
ACT
28
Round: RD

What you pay

$38,782/ yr

Average net price after grants & scholarships — about $155,128 over four years.

What grads earn

$76,301/ yr

Median earnings 4 years after completion$72,147 adjusted to national cost of living (local prices 6% above average).

A graduate’s first-year earnings cover the four-year net cost in roughly 2.0 years of pay.

92% of students out-earn a typical high-school graduate (about $28,500) within 10 years.

Field of study

Earnings & debt by major

Opportunity Insights

Economic mobility

Access

2.1%

from the bottom income fifth

Success

49%

of them reach the top fifth

Mobility rate

1.0%

move bottom → top

The mobility rate is how many of College of the Holy Cross’s students both start in the bottom income fifth and reach the top — a measure of who the school lifts, not just who it admits.

IPEDS

Net price by family income

Under $30k$14,343
$30–48k$16,179
$48–75k$12,682
$75–110k$27,711
Over $110k$56,284

Average net price paid by federally-aided students, by family income bracket.

Completion & debt

Finishing & paying back

Grad rate · 8 yr

93%

Completion · all

93%

Completion · Pell

91%

Repaying debt · 3 yr

87%

Median debt

$27,000

Classification

Four-year, small, highly residential

Application Funnel

Applied
8,670
Admitted
1,82921.1%
Enrolled
82345% yield
Clery Act

Campus Safety

Reported 2024
CategoryOn-CampusResidence HallNon-CampusPublic Property
Fondling3
Rape2

Source: DOE Campus Safety and Security data, reported under the Clery Act.

EADA

Athletics

Title IX participation55% / 45%
MenWomen

Men's

Baseball39Basketball16Football100Golf11Ice Hockey28Lacrosse48Rowing54Soccer34Swimming26Tennis13Track & Field84

Women's

Basketball13Field Hockey24Golf12Ice Hockey26Lacrosse34Rowing40Soccer33Softball18Swimming27Tennis10Track & Field122Volleyball15

Popular Majors (Bachelor's)

Economics, General116 grads
Political Science and Government, General109 grads
Psychology, General101 grads
Biology/Biological Sciences, General64 grads
English Language and Literature, General51 grads
History, General46 grads
Chemistry, General34 grads
Sociology34 grads
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other25 grads
Mathematics, General25 grads

4yr Grad Rate

90%

6yr Grad Rate

93%

Retention Rate

95%

Median Earnings

$90,543