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Holy Cross College

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach National
Religious Affiliation Catholic
Location Notre Dame, IN
Population 320,000
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 533
Men / Women 67% / 33%
White 54%
Hispanic 19%
Black 11%
Mixed 6%
International 5%
Native American 3%
Asian 2%
From State 41%
From Region 15%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 39%
Business & Economics 34%
Life & Natural Sciences 14%
Education 9%
Arts 3%
Computer Science 3%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $36,600
Est. Cost of Attendance $50,881
10-Year ROI $87,000
ROI Percentile 16th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 70%
4-Year Graduation Rate 40%
6-Year Graduation Rate 73%
Transfer-Out Rate 15%

Weather

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

Admissions

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

Research

Research Level

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy optional
ACT Range 23 – 31

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).

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Holy Cross College 80 48% / 52% 10% $59,074 97%
Computer Science 2 100% / 0% 50% $82,401 88
Biology 11 36% / 64% 9% $59,647 54
General Business 27 63% / 37% 7% $69,795 75 95%
Communication 1 100% / 0% 0% $51,186 30 100%
History 2 50% / 50% 0% $48,910 24
Political Science 4 0% / 100% 0% $58,467 51
Psychology 17 24% / 76% 18% $50,710 29 100%
Theology/Theological Studies 7 71% / 29% 0% $49,874 26
Elementary Education 2 0% / 100% 0% $49,335 25
General Education 5 80% / 20% 20% $50,231 27
Studio Art 2 0% / 100% 0% $38,331 6