Holy Cross College

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach National
Religious Affiliation Catholic
Population 320,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,280 (12%)
Days Without Precipitation 228 (17%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 605
Men / Women 65% / 35%
From State 41%
From Region 15%
Athletes 114 (19.3%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 51%
Hispanic 28%
Black 6%
Mixed 6%
International 5%
Asian 1%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Holy Cross College 77 69% 56% 1% 4% 30% 6% $58,506 6 -0.69 39 97%
Computer Science 7 — 86% 43% 0% 0% 57% 0% $88,369 9 -1.07 87 — — — — —
Biology 3 — 33% 33% 0% 0% 0% 33% $64,755 41 -0.20 55 — — — — —
General Business 27 — 70% 63% 0% 4% 22% 7% $59,149 8 -0.96 41 96% — — — —
English 2 — 100% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% $50,831 46 -0.19 19 — — — — —
History 2 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,371 34 -0.44 23 — — — — —
Philosophy 3 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,590 40 -0.36 34 — — — — —
Theology/Theological Studies 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $40,868 6 -1.23 5 — — — — —
Communication — — — — — — — — $52,340 16 -0.89 23 100% — — — —
Political Science 8 +1 50% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $60,353 17 -0.87 44 — — — — —
Psychology 8 — 62% 12% 12% 12% 38% 25% $53,125 41 -0.29 24 100% — — — —
Elementary Education 4 — 25% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,909 52 -0.06 21 — — — — —
General Education 7 — 71% 57% 0% 0% 43% 0% $53,908 45 -0.14 26 — — — — —
Studio Art 5 — 80% 40% 0% 0% 60% 0% $37,047 9 -1.05 3 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $39,162
ROI Percentile 39th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 73%
4-Year Graduation Rate 40%
6-Year Graduation Rate 73%
Transfer-Out Rate 15%

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 White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 35.1% 27 70% 63% 0% 4% 22% 7% $59,149 4 -0.96 41 96% —
Social Sciences 20.8% 16 56% 31% 6% 6% 44% 12% $56,739 43 -0.58 34 100% —
Education 14.3% 11 55% 73% 0% 0% 27% 0% $53,181 47 -0.11 25 — —
Humanities 10.4% 8 100% 88% 0% 12% 0% 0% $52,130 31 -0.45 22 — —
Computer Science 9.1% 7 86% 43% 0% 0% 57% 0% $88,369 14 -1.07 87 — —
Arts 6.5% 5 80% 40% 0% 0% 60% 0% $37,047 3 -1.05 3 — —
Life & Natural Sciences 3.9% 3 33% 33% 0% 0% 0% 33% $64,755 35 -0.20 55 — —

Sports

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Soccer 27 $366K $366K $0
Basketball 18 $387K $387K $0
Golf 11 $175K $175K $0
Tennis 11 $198K $198K $0
Total 67 $1.1M $1.1M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Soccer 22 $246K $246K $0
Basketball 12 $339K $339K $0
Tennis 8 $154K $154K $0
Golf 5 $120K $120K $0
Total 47 $860K $860K $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Soccer 49 $612K $612K $0
Basketball 30 $727K $727K $0
Tennis 19 $352K $352K $0
Golf 16 $295K $295K $0
Total 114 $2.5M $2.5M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 86%
Yield (non-ED) 18%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 86% 86% 86%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional