University of Holy Cross

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Catholic
Population 900,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 75 (8% 🥵) muggy
Sunshine Hours 2,649 (58%)
Days Without Precipitation 246 (48%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 287
Men / Women 20% / 80%

Racial/Ethnic

White 40%
Black 27%
Hispanic 16%
Mixed 6%
Asian 5%
Native American 0%
International 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
University of Holy Cross 81 16% 56% 4% 20% 9% 0% $72,127 50 -0.61 80 98%
Biology — — — — — — — — $62,336 28 -0.48 66 — — — — —
Culinary Science/Culinology — — — — — — — — $56,540 17 -0.71 53 — — — — —
Food Science — — — — — — — — $57,536 21 -0.61 56 — — — — —
Soil Chemistry and Physics — — — — — — — — $57,060 31 -0.41 55 — — — — —
Community Health — — — — — — — — $56,365 12 -0.83 53 100% — — — —
Health Sciences 5 — 20% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,896 5 -1.34 33 95% — — — —
Neurodiagnostic Technology 4 — 25% 25% 50% 25% 0% 0% $69,069 16 -0.87 76 89% — — — —
Nursing 35 — 6% 49% 3% 31% 11% 0% $84,459 18 -0.77 90 100% — — — —
Polysomnography — — — — — — — — $69,069 16 -0.87 76 89% — — — —
Pre-Dentistry Studies — — — — — — — — $62,727 10 -0.91 67 — — — — —
Pre-Health Studies — — — — — — — — $59,573 21 -0.61 61 — — — — —
Pre-Medicine 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $60,519 27 -0.54 63 — — — — —
Pre-Podiatry — — — — — — — — $59,721 21 -0.60 61 — — — — —
Public Health 3 — 0% 33% 0% 67% 0% 0% $61,628 36 -0.33 65 — — — — —
Radiologic Technology 4 — 25% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $69,069 16 -0.87 76 89% — — — —
Respiratory Care — — — — — — — — $69,069 47 -0.08 76 89% — — — —
Accounting 4 — 25% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $75,991 27 -0.71 83 — — — — —
Business Administration 2 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $68,108 33 -0.49 75 — — — — —
Marketing 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $67,632 19 -0.77 75 — — — — —
Organizational Leadership 9 — 22% 56% 0% 22% 22% 0% $66,627 20 -0.67 73 — — — — —
English 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,332 69 +0.36 50 — — — — —
General Studies 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,771 63 +0.04 57 — — — — —
History 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,125 61 +0.02 55 — — — — —
Liberal Studies 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,444 65 +0.11 58 — — — — —
Behavioral Sciences 3 — 0% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,286 71 +0.49 58 — — — — —
Psychology 3 — 33% 33% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,642 57 +0.09 51 — — — — —
Substance Abuse Counseling — — — — — — — — $57,720 77 +0.53 56 — — — — —
Biology Teacher Education — — — — — — — — $58,031 66 +0.03 57 — — — — —
Elementary Education 2 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 50% 0% $55,285 76 +0.45 50 — — — — —
School Counseling — — — — — — — — $56,893 62 +0.21 54 — — — — —
Social Science Teacher Education — — — — — — — — $57,178 70 +0.27 55 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $17,736
ROI Percentile 80th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 71%
4-Year Graduation Rate 9%
6-Year Graduation Rate 49%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

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
Health Sciences 64.2% 52 10% 56% 6% 27% 8% 0% $76,894 50 -0.81 84 98% —
Business & Economics 19.8% 16 38% 62% 0% 12% 12% 0% $69,216 23 -0.67 77 — —
Social Sciences 7.4% 6 17% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,964 44 +0.29 55 — —
Humanities 6.2% 5 20% 60% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,801 61 +0.18 54 — —
Education 2.5% 2 0% 0% 0% 0% 50% 0% $55,285 65 +0.45 50 — —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — 28 #154 — —
Education — — — — 11 #314 — —
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Business & Economics — — — — — — — —
Computer Science — — — — — — — —
Engineering — — — — — — — —
Health Sciences — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math — — — — — — — —
Total — — — — 39 #286 — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 75%
Yield (non-ED) 21%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 75% 75% 75%

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