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Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach National
Religious Affiliation Catholic (Jesuit)
Location Worcester, MA
Population 1,000,000
Website http://www.holycross.edu/
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Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,350 (21%)
Days Without Precipitation 231 (22%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 3,209
Men / Women 46% / 54%
From State 36%
From Region 27%
Athletes 26.6%

Racial/Ethnic

White 68%
Hispanic 13%
Black 5%
Mixed 4%
Asian 3%
International 3%
Native American 0%

Men in the Entering Class

Men
0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 48.9% 48.9% 2012 Men: 50.7% 50.7% 2013 Men: 51.1% 51.1% 2014 Men: 49.4% 49.4% 2015 Men: 47.7% 47.7% 2016 Men: 47.3% 47.3% 2017 Men: 47.9% 47.9% 2018 Men: 49.5% 49.5% 2019 Men: 44.3% 44.3% 2020 Men: 41.6% 41.6% 2021 Men: 46.3% 46.3% 2022 Men: 45.0% 45.0% 2023 Men: 46.8% 46.8% 2024 Men: 44.8% 44.8%

Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2012 Native: 0.9% 0.9% 2013 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2014 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2015 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2016 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2017 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2018 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2019 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2020 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2021 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2022 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2023 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2024 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2011 Asian: 4.3% 4.3% 2012 Asian: 4.9% 4.9% 2013 Asian: 6.8% 6.8% 2014 Asian: 6.0% 6.0% 2015 Asian: 6.0% 6.0% 2016 Asian: 4.3% 4.3% 2017 Asian: 4.8% 4.8% 2018 Asian: 3.3% 3.3% 2019 Asian: 6.0% 6.0% 2020 Asian: 5.3% 5.3% 2021 Asian: 5.8% 5.8% 2022 Asian: 4.1% 4.1% 2023 Asian: 3.9% 3.9% 2024 Asian: 4.1% 4.1% 2011 Black: 4.4% 4.4% 2012 Black: 4.1% 4.1% 2013 Black: 5.3% 5.3% 2014 Black: 4.7% 4.7% 2015 Black: 4.7% 4.7% 2016 Black: 5.0% 5.0% 2017 Black: 4.9% 4.9% 2018 Black: 3.4% 3.4% 2019 Black: 2.9% 2.9% 2020 Black: 3.7% 3.7% 2021 Black: 3.8% 3.8% 2022 Black: 5.6% 5.6% 2023 Black: 4.2% 4.2% 2024 Black: 3.8% 3.8% 2011 Hispanic: 5.8% 5.8% 2012 Hispanic: 7.1% 7.1% 2013 Hispanic: 5.7% 5.7% 2014 Hispanic: 8.8% 8.8% 2015 Hispanic: 9.7% 9.7% 2016 Hispanic: 11.3% 11.3% 2017 Hispanic: 11.3% 11.3% 2018 Hispanic: 10.7% 10.7% 2019 Hispanic: 10.5% 10.5% 2020 Hispanic: 11.5% 11.5% 2021 Hispanic: 9.2% 9.2% 2022 Hispanic: 10.5% 10.5% 2023 Hispanic: 10.5% 10.5% 2024 Hispanic: 9.2% 9.2% 2011 White: 69.8% 69.8% 2012 White: 71.6% 71.6% 2013 White: 64.1% 64.1% 2014 White: 60.8% 60.8% 2015 White: 72.3% 72.3% 2016 White: 63.8% 63.8% 2017 White: 67.8% 67.8% 2018 White: 71.4% 71.4% 2019 White: 69.5% 69.5% 2020 White: 70.2% 70.2% 2021 White: 69.6% 69.6% 2022 White: 69.3% 69.3% 2023 White: 72.0% 72.0% 2024 White: 74.2% 74.2% 2011 International: 1.0% 1.0% 2012 International: 0.9% 0.9% 2013 International: 1.4% 1.4% 2014 International: 1.6% 1.6% 2015 International: 1.2% 1.2% 2016 International: 0.7% 0.7% 2017 International: 1.2% 1.2% 2018 International: 0.5% 0.5% 2019 International: 1.2% 1.2% 2020 International: 2.5% 2.5% 2021 International: 3.7% 3.7% 2022 International: 2.6% 2.6% 2023 International: 3.8% 3.8% 2024 International: 3.0% 3.0%

Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.

Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2020 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2021 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2022 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2023 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2024 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2025 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2020 Asian: 4.2% 4.2% 2021 Asian: 4.2% 4.2% 2022 Asian: 4.4% 4.4% 2023 Asian: 4.2% 4.2% 2024 Asian: 3.5% 3.5% 2025 Asian: 3.1% 3.1% 2020 Black: 4.8% 4.8% 2021 Black: 4.2% 4.2% 2022 Black: 4.4% 4.4% 2023 Black: 4.0% 4.0% 2024 Black: 4.0% 4.0% 2025 Black: 4.7% 4.7% 2020 Hispanic: 11.3% 11.3% 2021 Hispanic: 11.0% 11.0% 2022 Hispanic: 10.8% 10.8% 2023 Hispanic: 11.6% 11.6% 2024 Hispanic: 11.6% 11.6% 2025 Hispanic: 12.7% 12.7% 2020 White: 69.8% 69.8% 2021 White: 72.0% 72.0% 2022 White: 71.8% 71.8% 2023 White: 71.2% 71.2% 2024 White: 71.4% 71.4% 2025 White: 68.5% 68.5% 2020 International: 3.3% 3.3% 2021 International: 3.1% 3.1% 2022 International: 3.1% 3.1% 2023 International: 2.8% 2.8% 2024 International: 2.7% 2.7% 2025 International: 3.1% 3.1%

Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.

IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of the Holy Cross 747 45% / 55% 3% $81,386 78 96%
Computer Science — — — — $103,844 95 96%
Chemistry 46 — 30% / 70% 0% $81,261 78 82%
Mathematics 47 +11 47% / 53% 9% $101,035 93 96%
Physics 13 — 69% / 31% 15% $93,089 89 86%
Biology 73 +4 36% / 64% 3% $76,119 71 97%
Neuroscience 21 +9 5% / 95% 5% $71,831 62 —
Environmental Studies 8 +2 25% / 75% 0% $65,384 46 —
Accounting 31 +1 68% / 32% 0% $106,772 96 100%
Economics 123 +3 73% / 27% 2% $112,787 97 97%
Anthropology — — — — $64,261 42 —
Asian Studies/Civilization 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $67,152 51 —
Central/Eastern European Studies — — — — $67,333 51 —
Chinese 3 +1 33% / 67% 0% $68,790 55 —
Classical Languages 12 +2 33% / 67% 17% $49,437 8 100%
Comparative Literature — — — — $61,764 35 —
English 46 +6 37% / 63% 4% $78,232 74 96%
French 1 +3 0% / 100% 0% $71,690 62 95%
German 1 +1 0% / 100% 0% — — —
History 31 +5 77% / 23% 3% $71,929 62 98%
Interdisciplinary Studies 19 +12 11% / 89% 0% $67,316 51 96%
International Studies 13 +10 38% / 62% 0% $66,952 50 100%
Italian 3 +2 33% / 67% 0% $71,690 62 95%
Latin American Studies — — — — $67,345 51 —
Philosophy 8 +1 62% / 38% 0% $63,406 40 —
Political Science 92 +19 59% / 41% 0% $79,040 75 95%
Psychology 92 +10 24% / 76% 8% $60,472 31 99%
Religious Studies 2 +10 0% / 100% 0% $65,024 45 —
Russian — +1 — — $68,822 55 —
Sociology 33 +4 24% / 76% 0% $65,265 45 92%
Spanish 10 +11 30% / 70% 0% $71,690 62 95%
General Education — — — — $60,702 32 —
Art History — — — — $45,613 5 —
Art History and Criticism — — — — $45,620 5 —
Music 7 +2 71% / 29% 0% $45,658 5 —
Theater 4 +7 25% / 75% 0% $39,881 2 —
Visual and Performing Arts 7 +8 14% / 86% 0% $41,892 3 —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $70,220
ROI Percentile 78th

Retention & Graduation

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

Six-Year Graduation Rate

Graduated
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 91.4% 91.4% 2012 Graduated: 92.9% 92.9% 2013 Graduated: 91.4% 91.4% 2014 Graduated: 92.4% 92.4% 2015 Graduated: 91.7% 91.7% 2016 Graduated: 91.6% 91.6% 2017 Graduated: 92.3% 92.3% 2018 Graduated: 91.6% 91.6% 2019 Graduated: 89.9% 89.9% 2020 Graduated: 92.8% 92.8% 2021 Graduated: 92.5% 92.5% 2022 Graduated: 91.1% 91.1% 2023 Graduated: 89.6% 89.6% 2024 Graduated: 87.3% 87.3%

Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender

Men Women
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 91.0% 91.0% 2012 Men: 92.3% 92.3% 2013 Men: 88.4% 88.4% 2014 Men: 94.0% 94.0% 2015 Men: 91.0% 91.0% 2016 Men: 88.8% 88.8% 2017 Men: 93.7% 93.7% 2018 Men: 91.7% 91.7% 2019 Men: 89.7% 89.7% 2020 Men: 92.1% 92.1% 2021 Men: 90.9% 90.9% 2022 Men: 87.1% 87.1% 2023 Men: 87.7% 87.7% 2024 Men: 85.6% 85.6% 2011 Women: 91.7% 91.7% 2012 Women: 93.5% 93.5% 2013 Women: 93.7% 93.7% 2014 Women: 91.2% 91.2% 2015 Women: 92.3% 92.3% 2016 Women: 94.2% 94.2% 2017 Women: 90.9% 90.9% 2018 Women: 91.5% 91.5% 2019 Women: 90.1% 90.1% 2020 Women: 93.4% 93.4% 2021 Women: 94.0% 94.0% 2022 Women: 94.8% 94.8% 2023 Women: 91.3% 91.3% 2024 Women: 89.0% 89.0%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

Asian Black Hispanic White
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Asian: 93.5% 93.5% 2012 Asian: 97.3% 97.3% 2013 Asian: 85.7% 85.7% 2014 Asian: 90.9% 90.9% 2015 Asian: 88.9% 88.9% 2016 Asian: 87.1% 87.1% 2017 Asian: 94.4% 94.4% 2018 Asian: 92.0% 92.0% 2019 Asian: 90.7% 90.7% 2020 Asian: 85.4% 85.4% 2021 Asian: 95.3% 95.3% 2022 Asian: 93.5% 93.5% 2023 Asian: 75.0% 75.0% 2024 Asian: 80.6% 80.6% 2011 Black: 78.1% 78.1% 2012 Black: 87.1% 87.1% 2013 Black: 78.9% 78.9% 2014 Black: 85.7% 85.7% 2015 Black: 91.4% 91.4% 2016 Black: 97.2% 97.2% 2017 Black: 91.9% 91.9% 2018 Black: 92.3% 92.3% 2019 Black: 100.0% 100.0% 2020 Black: 96.6% 96.6% 2021 Black: 82.1% 82.1% 2022 Black: 83.7% 83.7% 2023 Black: 85.3% 85.3% 2024 Black: 93.9% 93.9% 2011 Hispanic: 73.8% 73.8% 2012 Hispanic: 88.7% 88.7% 2013 Hispanic: 92.7% 92.7% 2014 Hispanic: 87.7% 87.7% 2015 Hispanic: 87.5% 87.5% 2016 Hispanic: 86.6% 86.6% 2017 Hispanic: 89.4% 89.4% 2018 Hispanic: 91.5% 91.5% 2019 Hispanic: 85.5% 85.5% 2020 Hispanic: 89.9% 89.9% 2021 Hispanic: 92.6% 92.6% 2022 Hispanic: 90.0% 90.0% 2023 Hispanic: 89.5% 89.5% 2024 Hispanic: 86.2% 86.2% 2011 White: 94.3% 94.3% 2012 White: 94.1% 94.1% 2013 White: 94.3% 94.3% 2014 White: 94.6% 94.6% 2015 White: 92.6% 92.6% 2016 White: 91.6% 91.6% 2017 White: 92.5% 92.5% 2018 White: 90.8% 90.8% 2019 White: 91.0% 91.0% 2020 White: 93.6% 93.6% 2021 White: 93.6% 93.6% 2022 White: 91.5% 91.5% 2023 White: 91.0% 91.0% 2024 White: 88.2% 88.2%

Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.

IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Humanities & Social Sciences 49.1% 367 40% / 60% 3% $69,602 57 97%
Business & Economics 20.6% 154 72% / 28% 1% $111,576 97 98%
Physical Sciences & Math 14.2% 106 42% / 58% 6% $91,479 87 89%
Life & Natural Sciences 12.6% 94 29% / 71% 3% $75,161 69 97%
Arts 2.4% 18 39% / 61% 0% $42,910 3 —
Agriculture & Food Science 1.1% 8 25% / 75% 0% $65,384 46 —

Admissions

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

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 15% 15% 15%
Early Decision 67% 67% 67%

Early Action and Restrictive Early Action applicants are reported at the regular-decision rate.

Acceptance & Yield

Acceptance Yield
0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Acceptance: 33.1% 33.1% 2012 Acceptance: 33.5% 33.5% 2013 Acceptance: 33.0% 33.0% 2014 Acceptance: 43.3% 43.3% 2015 Acceptance: 37.0% 37.0% 2016 Acceptance: 38.5% 38.5% 2017 Acceptance: 39.6% 39.6% 2018 Acceptance: 38.0% 38.0% 2019 Acceptance: 34.2% 34.2% 2020 Acceptance: 37.9% 37.9% 2021 Acceptance: 42.9% 42.9% 2022 Acceptance: 36.4% 36.4% 2023 Acceptance: 21.1% 21.1% 2024 Acceptance: 17.6% 17.6% 2011 Yield: 30.8% 30.8% 2012 Yield: 31.5% 31.5% 2013 Yield: 30.8% 30.8% 2014 Yield: 33.7% 33.7% 2015 Yield: 30.2% 30.2% 2016 Yield: 29.7% 29.7% 2017 Yield: 31.2% 31.2% 2018 Yield: 32.4% 32.4% 2019 Yield: 33.6% 33.6% 2020 Yield: 27.3% 27.3% 2021 Yield: 29.5% 29.5% 2022 Yield: 35.3% 35.3% 2023 Yield: 45.0% 45.0% 2024 Yield: 49.6% 49.6%

Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled

Applicants Admitted Enrolled
0 2,500 5,000 7,500 10,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Applicants: 7,353 7,353 2012 Applicants: 7,228 7,228 2013 Applicants: 7,115 7,115 2014 Applicants: 5,302 5,302 2015 Applicants: 6,595 6,595 2016 Applicants: 6,693 6,693 2017 Applicants: 6,622 6,622 2018 Applicants: 7,054 7,054 2019 Applicants: 7,200 7,200 2020 Applicants: 7,087 7,087 2021 Applicants: 6,498 6,498 2022 Applicants: 7,036 7,036 2023 Applicants: 8,670 8,670 2024 Applicants: 9,568 9,568 2011 Admitted: 2,435 2,435 2012 Admitted: 2,424 2,424 2013 Admitted: 2,346 2,346 2014 Admitted: 2,298 2,298 2015 Admitted: 2,442 2,442 2016 Admitted: 2,574 2,574 2017 Admitted: 2,622 2,622 2018 Admitted: 2,681 2,681 2019 Admitted: 2,464 2,464 2020 Admitted: 2,689 2,689 2021 Admitted: 2,786 2,786 2022 Admitted: 2,558 2,558 2023 Admitted: 1,829 1,829 2024 Admitted: 1,685 1,685 2011 Enrolled: 751 751 2012 Enrolled: 763 763 2013 Enrolled: 722 722 2014 Enrolled: 774 774 2015 Enrolled: 738 738 2016 Enrolled: 765 765 2017 Enrolled: 819 819 2018 Enrolled: 868 868 2019 Enrolled: 829 829 2020 Enrolled: 735 735 2021 Enrolled: 821 821 2022 Enrolled: 903 903 2023 Enrolled: 823 823 2024 Enrolled: 835 835

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 45%
SAT Range 1240 – 1410
SAT Math Range 610 – 700
SAT RW Range 630 – 710

SAT Composite

25th 75th
1200 1300 1400 1500 1600 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2019 25th: 1260 1260 2020 25th: 1290 1290 2021 25th: 1240 1240 2022 25th: 1260 1260 2023 25th: 1250 1250 2024 25th: 1240 1240 2019 75th: 1430 1430 2020 75th: 1430 1430 2021 75th: 1420 1420 2022 75th: 1430 1430 2023 75th: 1420 1420 2024 75th: 1410 1410

SAT Math

25th 75th
600 650 700 750 800 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2019 25th: 630 630 2020 25th: 650 650 2021 25th: 610 610 2022 25th: 620 620 2023 25th: 620 620 2024 25th: 610 610 2019 75th: 730 730 2020 75th: 720 720 2021 75th: 710 710 2022 75th: 710 710 2023 75th: 700 700 2024 75th: 700 700

SAT Reading & Writing

25th 75th
625 650 675 700 725 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2019 25th: 630 630 2020 25th: 640 640 2021 25th: 630 630 2022 25th: 640 640 2023 25th: 630 630 2024 25th: 630 630 2019 75th: 700 700 2020 75th: 710 710 2021 75th: 710 710 2022 75th: 720 720 2023 75th: 720 720 2024 75th: 710 710

Submitting a Test Score

Submitted
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2019 Submitted: 65.0% 65.0% 2020 Submitted: 59.0% 59.0% 2021 Submitted: 59.0% 59.0% 2022 Submitted: 54.0% 54.0% 2023 Submitted: 54.0% 54.0% 2024 Submitted: 45.0% 45.0%

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.