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College of the Holy Cross

Basic Information

Type Private
Location Worcester, MA
Population 1,000,000
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 3,015
Men / Women 46% / 54%
White 55%
Hispanic 9%
Black 4%
Mixed 4%
Asian 3%
International 3%
Native American 0%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 56%
Business & Economics 18%
Life & Natural Sciences 17%
Engineering, Computing & Math 7%
Arts 1%
Education 1%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $64,500
Est. Cost of Attendance $80,334
10-Year ROI $207,000
ROI Percentile 84th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 95%
4-Year Graduation Rate 85%
6-Year Graduation Rate 87%
Transfer-Out Rate 6%

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71th pctl)
Sunshine Hours 2,350 (21th pctl)
Days Without Precipitation 231 (22th pctl)
Muggyness Nice

Admissions

Acceptance Rate 20%
Yield (Unbound) 28%
Early Decision Nov 1
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1
Early Decision 2 Jan 15

Research

Research Level

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy test_optional
Submitted Test Scores 45%
SAT Range 1,240 – 1,410
ACT Range 27 – 32

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of the Holy Cross 751 43% / 57% 2% $78,565
Computer Science 12 +7 75% / 25% 0%
Mathematics 25 +7 60% / 40% 16% $97,876
Physics 15 +2 73% / 27% 0%
Biology 64 +4 30% / 70% 0% $73,785
Chemistry 34 +1 32% / 68% 0% $78,550
Environmental Studies 12 8% / 92% 0%
Neuroscience 17 +4 29% / 71% 6%
Accounting 19 +2 63% / 37% 5%
Economics 116 +12 56% / 44% 2% $109,354
Anthropology 4 +1 25% / 75% 0%
Asian Studies/Civilization 2 +3 50% / 50% 0%
Central/Eastern European Studies
Chinese 4 +1 25% / 75% 0%
Classical Languages 9 +1 56% / 44% 11%
Comparative Literature
English 51 +4 39% / 61% 0% $75,878
French 1 +4 0% / 100% 0% $69,265
History 46 +5 59% / 41% 0% $69,522
Interdisciplinary Studies 25 +13 32% / 68% 0% $65,031
International Studies 13 +6 38% / 62% 0%
Italian 3 +1 0% / 100% 0% $69,265
Latin American Studies
Philosophy 6 +2 67% / 33% 17%
Political Science 109 +14 58% / 42% 1% $76,634
Psychology 101 +13 17% / 83% 4% $58,621
Religious Studies 3 +5 100% / 0% 0%
Russian 1 +2 0% / 100% 0%
Sociology 34 +6 24% / 76% 3% $63,278
Spanish 8 +10 38% / 62% 0% $69,265
General Education 6 +3 67% / 33% 0%
Art History
Art History and Criticism
Music 4 +2 0% / 100% 0%
Theater 2 +4 50% / 50% 0%
Visual and Performing Arts 5 +13 20% / 80% 0%