the college of the holy cross was founded in 1843 by the society of jesus (jesuits) in worcester, massachusetts. holy cross is a highly selective, four-year, undergraduate, liberal arts institution and is ranked among the nation's leading four year liberal arts colleges.
enrollment
| fall 2020 |
| total enrollment |
2,997 |
| % male |
45% |
| % female |
55% |
| % Students of Color & International Students |
26% |
| % from massachusetts |
39% |
| % out of state |
57% |
| % international |
4% |
| |
|
| residents of: |
|
| # of U.S. States & District of Columbia |
42 |
| # of foreign countries |
17 |
admissions
| class of 2024 |
total |
% |
| applicants |
7,087 |
|
| accepted |
2,689 |
38% |
| enrolled |
735 |
27% * |
| middle 50% of test scores |
range |
|
| sat- math |
640-710 |
|
| sat - reading and writing |
650-720 |
|
| act- composite |
29-32 |
|
student life
| percent of students (fall 2020) |
| housed on campus |
8% * |
|
| |
number |
participants |
| varsity sports |
27 |
728 |
| intramural sports |
12 |
|
| club sports |
22 |
|
| student organizations |
88 |
|
| honor societies |
20 |
|
| first-year retention rate |
89% * |
|
| percent of third-year class studying abroad |
0% * |
|
| average class size (2019-2020 academic year) |
19 |
|
faculty
| fall 2020 |
| full time |
295 |
| part time |
35 |
| percent of ft with terminal degree |
97% |
| student-to-faculty ratio |
10:1 |
alumni
| 2019-2020 |
| holy cross alumni of record |
38,511 |
| alumni donors |
14,207 |
| total alumni donations to the annual fund |
$10.3 million |
| number of active alumni clubs |
25 |
campus setting
| 2020-2021 |
| population of worcester (estimated, 2019) |
185,000 |
| miles west of boston |
44 |
| miles north of providence |
39 |
| miles northeast of hartford |
61 |
| acres |
174 |
| number of campus buildings |
35 |
| annual capital budget |
$14.0 million |
student fees
| 2020-2021 |
| tuition |
$54,050 |
| Room & Board (standard) |
$15,560 |
| mandatory fees |
$540 |
| total |
$70,150 |
financial aid
| fall 2020 |
| percent of need met |
100% |
| percent of students aided |
62% |
| percent of students with grant aid |
60% |
| average grant award |
$37,100 |
| total financial aid - fiscal year 2020 |
$67.5 million |
| average debt at graduation |
$24,700 |
information resources
| 2019-2020 |
| library holdings (books, serials, periodicals) |
653,901 |
| computers for general student use |
298 |
| residential rooms with network access |
100% |
| student computer purchase program |
yes |
| number of multimedia classrooms |
16 |
| number of computer labs |
8 |
financial resources
| (fiscal year ended 6/30/20) |
| |
$ millions |
per student |
| total net assets |
$1,022.3 |
$324,139 |
| endowment market value |
$760.3 |
$241,059 |
| operating expenditures |
$190.0 |
$60,250 |
student outcomes
| 2019-2020 |
|
| four-year graduation rate: |
|
| for students who graduated 2019-20 |
87% |
| six-year graduation rates: |
|
| for all students who first enrolled in fall 2014 |
93% |
| |
|
| for all students who enrolled in fall 2014, by financial aid status: |
|
students who received a pell grant
|
90% |
students who received a subsidized stafford loan
|
93% |
students who did not receive a pell grant or subsidized stafford loan
|
94% |
| |
|
| number of degrees awarded: |
708 |
| number of fulbright scholars: |
7 |
| most popular major at graduation |
| economics |
13% |
| political science |
13% |
| psychology |
13% |
|
english
|
8% |
|
biology
|
6% |
| professional school admissions |
| percent admitted to medical school |
76% |
| percent admitted to law school |
91% |
* figure has been negatively impacted by the substantial campus closure in fall 2020 created by the covid-19 pandemic and is not typical of holy cross.
last updated: november 16, 2020 (figures updated annually in november/december); student fees information updated july 24, 2020
