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
19.3%
Racial/Ethnic
White
51%
Hispanic
28%
Black
6%
Mixed
6%
International
5%
Asian
1%
Native American
0%
Men in the Entering Class
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Men: 66.0% 66.0%
2012 Men: 62.9% 62.9%
2013 Men: 59.9% 59.9%
2014 Men: 60.4% 60.4%
2015 Men: 56.8% 56.8%
2016 Men: 56.1% 56.1%
2017 Men: 55.8% 55.8%
2018 Men: 56.7% 56.7%
2019 Men: 58.2% 58.2%
2020 Men: 53.3% 53.3%
2021 Men: 50.9% 50.9%
2022 Men: 62.6% 62.6%
2023 Men: 62.8% 62.8%
2024 Men: 60.1% 60.1%
Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2012 Native: 0.5% 0.5%
2013 Native: 2.3% 2.3%
2014 Native: 1.0% 1.0%
2015 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2016 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2017 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2018 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2019 Native: 1.2% 1.2%
2020 Native: 1.3% 1.3%
2021 Native: 2.2% 2.2%
2022 Native: 0.9% 0.9%
2023 Native: 0.5% 0.5%
2024 Native: 0.6% 0.6%
2011 Asian: 1.3% 1.3%
2012 Asian: 3.1% 3.1%
2013 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2014 Asian: 1.5% 1.5%
2015 Asian: 2.4% 2.4%
2016 Asian: 2.1% 2.1%
2017 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2018 Asian: 0.9% 0.9%
2019 Asian: 1.2% 1.2%
2020 Asian: 2.6% 2.6%
2021 Asian: 2.8% 2.8%
2022 Asian: 1.4% 1.4%
2023 Asian: 4.7% 4.7%
2024 Asian: 0.6% 0.6%
2011 Black: 2.0% 2.0%
2012 Black: 3.1% 3.1%
2013 Black: 4.5% 4.5%
2014 Black: 7.0% 7.0%
2015 Black: 13.7% 13.7%
2016 Black: 7.6% 7.6%
2017 Black: 7.4% 7.4%
2018 Black: 7.0% 7.0%
2019 Black: 5.9% 5.9%
2020 Black: 7.1% 7.1%
2021 Black: 6.7% 6.7%
2022 Black: 5.1% 5.1%
2023 Black: 5.3% 5.3%
2024 Black: 4.2% 4.2%
2011 Hispanic: 5.3% 5.3%
2012 Hispanic: 7.1% 7.1%
2013 Hispanic: 8.0% 8.0%
2014 Hispanic: 11.1% 11.1%
2015 Hispanic: 7.3% 7.3%
2016 Hispanic: 10.3% 10.3%
2017 Hispanic: 16.4% 16.4%
2018 Hispanic: 14.8% 14.8%
2019 Hispanic: 8.2% 8.2%
2020 Hispanic: 12.3% 12.3%
2021 Hispanic: 7.3% 7.3%
2022 Hispanic: 13.0% 13.0%
2023 Hispanic: 13.7% 13.7%
2024 Hispanic: 16.3% 16.3%
2011 White: 88.7% 88.7%
2012 White: 85.2% 85.2%
2013 White: 84.7% 84.7%
2014 White: 74.9% 74.9%
2015 White: 72.6% 72.6%
2016 White: 71.0% 71.0%
2017 White: 70.5% 70.5%
2018 White: 66.1% 66.1%
2019 White: 81.2% 81.2%
2020 White: 68.8% 68.8%
2021 White: 68.5% 68.5%
2022 White: 67.9% 67.9%
2023 White: 63.2% 63.2%
2024 White: 77.1% 77.1%
2011 International: 2.7% 2.7%
2012 International: 1.0% 1.0%
2013 International: 0.6% 0.6%
2014 International: 4.5% 4.5%
2015 International: 2.4% 2.4%
2016 International: 4.8% 4.8%
2017 International: 3.3% 3.3%
2018 International: 7.0% 7.0%
2019 International: 1.8% 1.8%
2020 International: 5.2% 5.2%
2021 International: 2.2% 2.2%
2022 International: 0.9% 0.9%
2023 International: 1.6% 1.6%
2024 International: 0.6% 0.6%
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
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2020 Native: 0.5% 0.5%
2021 Native: 0.2% 0.2%
2022 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2023 Native: 0.5% 0.5%
2024 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2025 Native: 0.2% 0.2%
2020 Asian: 1.4% 1.4%
2021 Asian: 2.1% 2.1%
2022 Asian: 0.7% 0.7%
2023 Asian: 1.6% 1.6%
2024 Asian: 1.1% 1.1%
2025 Asian: 1.5% 1.5%
2020 Black: 6.5% 6.5%
2021 Black: 6.2% 6.2%
2022 Black: 4.6% 4.6%
2023 Black: 5.4% 5.4%
2024 Black: 5.9% 5.9%
2025 Black: 5.6% 5.6%
2020 Hispanic: 23.5% 23.5%
2021 Hispanic: 21.4% 21.4%
2022 Hispanic: 21.3% 21.3%
2023 Hispanic: 24.8% 24.8%
2024 Hispanic: 29.1% 29.1%
2025 Hispanic: 28.3% 28.3%
2020 White: 57.8% 57.8%
2021 White: 55.5% 55.5%
2022 White: 57.5% 57.5%
2023 White: 54.6% 54.6%
2024 White: 50.3% 50.3%
2025 White: 51.4% 51.4%
2020 International: 2.8% 2.8%
2021 International: 5.5% 5.5%
2022 International: 5.8% 5.8%
2023 International: 6.1% 6.1%
2024 International: 5.7% 5.7%
2025 International: 5.1% 5.1%
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
⇅
Holy Cross College
77
69% / 31%
6%
$63,120
61
96%
Computer Science
7 —
86% / 14%
0%
$83,367
87
—
Biology
3 —
33% / 67%
33%
$60,372
54
—
General Business
27 —
70% / 30%
7%
$72,972
78
95%
Communication
— —
—
—
$52,342
31
100%
English
2 —
100% / 0%
0%
—
—
—
History
2 —
100% / 0%
0%
$50,815
26
—
Philosophy
3 —
100% / 0%
0%
—
—
—
Political Science
8 +1
50% / 50%
0%
$59,071
51
—
Psychology
8 —
62% / 38%
25%
$53,128
33
100%
Theology/Theological Studies
1 —
100% / 0%
0%
$47,535
18
—
Elementary Education
4 —
25% / 75%
0%
$52,044
30
—
General Education
7 —
71% / 29%
0%
$51,695
29
—
Studio Art
5 —
80% / 20%
0%
$38,585
6
—
Financial
Tuition & Fees
$39,162
ROI Percentile
61th
Retention & Graduation
Full-Time Retention
73%
4-Year Graduation Rate
40%
6-Year Graduation Rate
73%
Transfer-Out Rate
15%
Six-Year Graduation Rate
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Graduated: 12.7% 12.7%
2012 Graduated: 30.6% 30.6%
2013 Graduated: 48.9% 48.9%
2014 Graduated: 32.2% 32.2%
2015 Graduated: 27.4% 27.4%
2016 Graduated: 40.7% 40.7%
2017 Graduated: 40.2% 40.2%
2018 Graduated: 39.1% 39.1%
2019 Graduated: 51.2% 51.2%
2020 Graduated: 55.2% 55.2%
2021 Graduated: 68.0% 68.0%
2022 Graduated: 32.6% 32.6%
2023 Graduated: 29.5% 29.5%
2024 Graduated: 72.9% 72.9%
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
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Men: 13.8% 13.8%
2012 Men: 29.6% 29.6%
2013 Men: 44.7% 44.7%
2014 Men: 28.9% 28.9%
2015 Men: 25.6% 25.6%
2016 Men: 39.4% 39.4%
2017 Men: 32.5% 32.5%
2018 Men: 37.5% 37.5%
2019 Men: 49.5% 49.5%
2020 Men: 51.6% 51.6%
2021 Men: 66.0% 66.0%
2022 Men: 29.2% 29.2%
2023 Men: 28.2% 28.2%
2024 Men: 67.4% 67.4%
2011 Women: 11.1% 11.1%
2012 Women: 32.4% 32.4%
2013 Women: 54.8% 54.8%
2014 Women: 38.0% 38.0%
2015 Women: 31.6% 31.6%
2016 Women: 43.1% 43.1%
2017 Women: 53.3% 53.3%
2018 Women: 41.9% 41.9%
2019 Women: 53.6% 53.6%
2020 Women: 60.3% 60.3%
2021 Women: 70.4% 70.4%
2022 Women: 36.8% 36.8%
2023 Women: 31.0% 31.0%
2024 Women: 79.2% 79.2%
IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.
Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Black: 0.0% 0.0%
2012 Black: 33.3% 33.3%
2013 Black: 62.5% 62.5%
2014 Black: 14.3% 14.3%
2015 Black: 5.9% 5.9%
2016 Black: 27.3% 27.3%
2017 Black: 44.4% 44.4%
2018 Black: 25.0% 25.0%
2019 Black: 60.0% 60.0%
2020 Black: 63.6% 63.6%
2021 Black: 33.3% 33.3%
2022 Black: 36.4% 36.4%
2023 Black: 60.0% 60.0%
2024 Black: 57.1% 57.1%
2011 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0%
2012 Hispanic: 28.6% 28.6%
2013 Hispanic: 71.4% 71.4%
2014 Hispanic: 36.4% 36.4%
2015 Hispanic: 33.3% 33.3%
2016 Hispanic: 20.0% 20.0%
2017 Hispanic: 50.0% 50.0%
2018 Hispanic: 47.1% 47.1%
2019 Hispanic: 28.6% 28.6%
2020 Hispanic: 68.4% 68.4%
2021 Hispanic: 61.5% 61.5%
2022 Hispanic: 60.7% 60.7%
2023 Hispanic: 46.2% 46.2%
2024 Hispanic: 55.6% 55.6%
2011 White: 12.8% 12.8%
2012 White: 32.3% 32.3%
2013 White: 45.6% 45.6%
2014 White: 32.9% 32.9%
2015 White: 32.2% 32.2%
2016 White: 47.6% 47.6%
2017 White: 36.0% 36.0%
2018 White: 39.5% 39.5%
2019 White: 53.6% 53.6%
2020 White: 52.8% 52.8%
2021 White: 75.4% 75.4%
2022 White: 27.4% 27.4%
2023 White: 27.5% 27.5%
2024 White: 77.3% 77.3%
2011 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2012 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2013 International: 100.0% 100.0%
2014 International: 22.2% 22.2%
2015 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2016 International: 42.9% 42.9%
2017 International: 75.0% 75.0%
2018 International: 50.0% 50.0%
2019 International: 33.3% 33.3%
2020 International: 50.0% 50.0%
2021 International: 100.0% 100.0%
2022 International: 50.0% 50.0%
2023 International: 33.3% 33.3%
2024 International: 100.0% 100.0%
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
⇅
Business & Economics
35.1%
27
70% / 30%
7%
$72,972
78
95%
Humanities & Social Sciences
31.2%
24
71% / 29%
8%
$55,092
39
100%
Education
14.3%
11
55% / 45%
0%
$51,822
29
—
Computer Science
9.1%
7
86% / 14%
0%
$83,367
87
—
Arts
6.5%
5
80% / 20%
0%
$38,585
6
—
Life & Natural Sciences
3.9%
3
33% / 67%
33%
$60,372
54
—
Admissions
Uses Common App
Yes
Acceptance Rate
86%
Yield (Unbound)
18%
Acceptance Rates
In-State
Out-of-State
International
Regular Decision
86%
86%
86%
Acceptance & Yield
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Acceptance: 84.0% 84.0%
2012 Acceptance: 83.4% 83.4%
2013 Acceptance: 72.3% 72.3%
2014 Acceptance: 93.2% 93.2%
2015 Acceptance: 90.6% 90.6%
2016 Acceptance: 91.0% 91.0%
2017 Acceptance: 74.0% 74.0%
2018 Acceptance: 88.3% 88.3%
2019 Acceptance: 93.6% 93.6%
2020 Acceptance: 77.0% 77.0%
2021 Acceptance: 85.9% 85.9%
2022 Acceptance: 76.2% 76.2%
2023 Acceptance: 73.7% 73.7%
2024 Acceptance: 75.2% 75.2%
2011 Yield: 43.6% 43.6%
2012 Yield: 28.9% 28.9%
2013 Yield: 30.4% 30.4%
2014 Yield: 24.6% 24.6%
2015 Yield: 24.0% 24.0%
2016 Yield: 32.7% 32.7%
2017 Yield: 15.3% 15.3%
2018 Yield: 33.8% 33.8%
2019 Yield: 38.0% 38.0%
2020 Yield: 40.1% 40.1%
2021 Yield: 39.8% 39.8%
2022 Yield: 28.2% 28.2%
2023 Yield: 20.3% 20.3%
2024 Yield: 19.5% 19.5%
Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled
0
500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Applicants: 393 393
2012 Applicants: 481 481
2013 Applicants: 715 715
2014 Applicants: 585 585
2015 Applicants: 638 638
2016 Applicants: 712 712
2017 Applicants: 1,815 1,815
2018 Applicants: 597 597
2019 Applicants: 532 532
2020 Applicants: 644 644
2021 Applicants: 626 626
2022 Applicants: 944 944
2023 Applicants: 1,670 1,670
2024 Applicants: 1,954 1,954
2011 Admitted: 330 330
2012 Admitted: 401 401
2013 Admitted: 517 517
2014 Admitted: 545 545
2015 Admitted: 578 578
2016 Admitted: 648 648
2017 Admitted: 1,344 1,344
2018 Admitted: 527 527
2019 Admitted: 498 498
2020 Admitted: 496 496
2021 Admitted: 538 538
2022 Admitted: 719 719
2023 Admitted: 1,231 1,231
2024 Admitted: 1,469 1,469
2011 Enrolled: 144 144
2012 Enrolled: 116 116
2013 Enrolled: 157 157
2014 Enrolled: 134 134
2015 Enrolled: 139 139
2016 Enrolled: 212 212
2017 Enrolled: 206 206
2018 Enrolled: 178 178
2019 Enrolled: 189 189
2020 Enrolled: 199 199
2021 Enrolled: 214 214
2022 Enrolled: 203 203
2023 Enrolled: 250 250
2024 Enrolled: 286 286
IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Published SAT Distribution
SAT Composite
800
1000
1200
1400
1600
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 880 880
2012 25th: 860 860
2013 25th: 870 870
2014 25th: 840 840
2015 25th: 850 850
2016 25th: 850 850
2017 25th: 1010 1010
2018 25th: 1100 1100
2019 25th: 1050 1050
2020 25th: 1070 1070
2021 25th: 1110 1110
2022 25th: 1203 1203
2023 25th: 980 980
2011 75th: 1110 1110
2012 75th: 1080 1080
2013 75th: 1080 1080
2014 75th: 1060 1060
2015 75th: 1080 1080
2016 75th: 1170 1170
2017 75th: 1340 1340
2018 75th: 1400 1400
2019 75th: 1390 1390
2020 75th: 1380 1380
2021 75th: 1320 1320
2022 75th: 1373 1373
2023 75th: 1300 1300
SAT Math
400
500
600
700
800
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 440 440
2012 25th: 440 440
2013 25th: 430 430
2014 25th: 410 410
2015 25th: 420 420
2016 25th: 410 410
2017 25th: 500 500
2018 25th: 540 540
2019 25th: 510 510
2020 25th: 530 530
2021 25th: 550 550
2022 25th: 593 593
2023 25th: 490 490
2011 75th: 560 560
2012 75th: 530 530
2013 75th: 530 530
2014 75th: 520 520
2015 75th: 540 540
2016 75th: 590 590
2017 75th: 660 660
2018 75th: 710 710
2019 75th: 700 700
2020 75th: 700 700
2021 75th: 650 650
2022 75th: 670 670
2023 75th: 640 640
SAT Reading & Writing
400
500
600
700
800
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 440 440
2012 25th: 420 420
2013 25th: 440 440
2014 25th: 430 430
2015 25th: 430 430
2016 25th: 440 440
2017 25th: 510 510
2018 25th: 560 560
2019 25th: 540 540
2020 25th: 540 540
2021 25th: 560 560
2022 25th: 610 610
2023 25th: 490 490
2011 75th: 550 550
2012 75th: 550 550
2013 75th: 550 550
2014 75th: 540 540
2015 75th: 540 540
2016 75th: 580 580
2017 75th: 680 680
2018 75th: 690 690
2019 75th: 690 690
2020 75th: 680 680
2021 75th: 670 670
2022 75th: 703 703
2023 75th: 660 660
Submitting a Test Score
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2012 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2013 Submitted: 96.0% 96.0%
2014 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2015 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2016 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2017 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2018 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2019 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2020 Submitted: 99.0% 99.0%
2021 Submitted: 36.0% 36.0%
2022 Submitted: 8.0% 8.0%
2023 Submitted: 7.0% 7.0%
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.
