University

College of the Holy Cross

Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Verified · last verified 2026-09-02

University details

Institution type: Private, nonprofit
Campus setting: Urban
Application platforms: Not available
Testing policy: Not available
In-state tuition: $64,500
Out-of-state tuition: $64,500
Cost of attendance: Not available (2024–2025)
Undergraduate enrollment: 3,106

Website

Common Data Set

Institution-reported facts by reporting cycle. Missing and withheld values are shown explicitly.

2024–2025 · most recent available

First-year admission rate

17.6%

Calculated from applications and admissions reported in CDS C1. This is a factual calculation, not a CollegePath rating.

First-year admission

High-school GPA distribution · GPA 4.0 (C11): Not reported by institution
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.75-3.99 (C11): Not reported by institution
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.50-3.74 (C11): Not reported by institution
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.25-3.49 (C11): Not reported by institution

Majors

Accounting and Related Services
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services
Anthropology
Social Sciences
Architectural History, Criticism, and Conservation
Architecture and Related Services
Area Studies
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Biology, General
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Chemistry
Physical Sciences
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
Computer Science

Deadlines

Early decision · 2026–2027
2026-11-15 — First-year deadline listed in the Common App 2026–2027 Requirements Grid, updated 2026-08-14.
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Early decision II · 2026–2027
2027-01-15 — First-year deadline listed in the Common App 2026–2027 Requirements Grid, updated 2026-08-14.
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Regular decision · 2026–2027
2027-01-15 — First-year deadline listed in the Common App 2026–2027 Requirements Grid, updated 2026-08-14.
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf

Supplemental essays

No supplemental essays are required for this university.

Application requirements

2026–2027

Application fee · Required
Value: $65
First-year application fee.
https://www.holycross.edu/admissions-aid/how-to-apply
Fee waiver · Optional
Value: Available
Holy Cross waives the application fee for eligible applicants, including Common Application and Coalition fee-waiver criteria and listed access programs.
https://www.holycross.edu/admissions-aid/how-to-apply
Supplemental essays · Not required
No supplemental essays are required for this university.
https://www.holycross.edu/admissions-aid/how-to-apply

Sources

Direct sources supporting this university’s facts, with retrieval dates.

Official source · supports requirements:2026–2027
https://www.holycross.edu/admissions-aid/how-to-apply
Retrieved 2026-09-02 — Official Holy Cross first-year application fee, waiver, and required materials page.
Common App 2026–2027 Requirements Grid · supports deadlines:2026–2027
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Retrieved 2026-08-20 — Common App member-reported first-year deadlines; grid updated 2026-08-14.
Official source
https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?166124
Retrieved 2026-06-10

High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.00-3.24 (C11)

Not reported by institution

High-school GPA distribution · GPA 2.50-2.99 (C11)

Not reported by institution

High-school GPA distribution · GPA 2.00-2.49 (C11)

Not reported by institution

High-school GPA distribution · GPA 1.00-1.99 (C11)

Not reported by institution

High-school GPA distribution · GPA below 1.0 (C11)

Not reported by institution

Average high-school GPA (C12)

Not reported by institution

First-year applications (C1)

9,568 applicants

IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS

First-year students admitted (C1)

1,685 students

IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS

First-year students enrolled (C1)

835 students

IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS

Academics and class size

Student-to-faculty ratio (I2): Not reported by institution

Enrollment

Undergraduate enrollment (B1): 3,126 students; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
Full-time undergraduate enrollment (B1): 3,106 students; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
Part-time undergraduate enrollment (B1): 20 students; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS

Testing

Enrolled students submitting scores · SAT (C9): 30%; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
Enrolled students submitting scores · ACT (C9): 15%; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing · 25th percentile (C9): 630 score; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing · 75th percentile (C9): 710 score; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
SAT Math · 25th percentile (C9): 610 score; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
SAT Math · 75th percentile (C9): 700 score; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
ACT Composite · 25th percentile (C9): 27 score; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
ACT Composite · 75th percentile (C9): 32 score; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS

Source: College of the Holy Cross Common Data Set 2024-2025 (institutional data not reported) · Retrieved 2026-09-02

Open the official institutional source

Document ID: url:https://www.holycross.edu/ · Import: cds-2026-09-v85

2023–2024 · earlier reporting cycle

First-year admission rate

21.1%

Calculated from applications and admissions reported in CDS C1. This is a factual calculation, not a CollegePath rating.

Enrollment

Undergraduate enrollment (B1): 3,219 students; Official CDS B1 total undergraduate enrollment for Fall 2023.
Full-time undergraduate enrollment (B1): 3,198 students; Official CDS B1 full-time undergraduate enrollment for Fall 2023.
Part-time undergraduate enrollment (B1): 21 students; Official CDS B1 part-time undergraduate enrollment for Fall 2023.

First-year admission

First-year applications (C1): 8,670 applicants; Official CDS C1 total first-time, first-year applicants for Fall 2023.
First-year students admitted (C1): 1,829 students; Official CDS C1 total first-time, first-year admits for Fall 2023.
First-year students enrolled (C1): 824 students; Official CDS C1 total first-time, first-year enrollees for Fall 2023.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 4.0 (C11): Not reported by institution; The official CDS reports GPA data as unavailable and provides 0.0 percent.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.75-3.99 (C11): Not reported by institution; The official CDS reports GPA data as unavailable and provides 0.0 percent.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.50-3.74 (C11): Not reported by institution; The official CDS reports GPA data as unavailable and provides 0.0 percent.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.25-3.49 (C11): Not reported by institution; The official CDS reports GPA data as unavailable and provides 0.0 percent.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.00-3.24 (C11): Not reported by institution; The official CDS reports GPA data as unavailable and provides 0.0 percent.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 2.50-2.99 (C11): Not reported by institution; The official CDS reports GPA data as unavailable and provides 0.0 percent.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 2.00-2.49 (C11): Not reported by institution; The official CDS reports GPA data as unavailable and provides 0.0 percent.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 1.00-1.99 (C11): Not reported by institution; The official CDS reports GPA data as unavailable and provides 0.0 percent.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA below 1.0 (C11): Not reported by institution; The official CDS reports GPA data as unavailable and provides 0.0 percent.
Average high-school GPA (C12): Not reported by institution; The official CDS reports average high-school GPA as 0.0 and GPA data as unavailable.

Testing

Enrolled students submitting scores · SAT (C9): 35%; Official CDS C9 reports 35 percent of enrolled first-year students submitted SAT scores.
Enrolled students submitting scores · ACT (C9): 19%; Official CDS C9 reports 19 percent of enrolled first-year students submitted ACT scores.
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing · 25th percentile (C9): 630 score; Official CDS C9 SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 25th percentile.
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing · 75th percentile (C9): 720 score; Official CDS C9 SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 75th percentile.
SAT Math · 25th percentile (C9): 620 score; Official CDS C9 SAT Math 25th percentile.
SAT Math · 75th percentile (C9): 700 score; Official CDS C9 SAT Math 75th percentile.
ACT Composite · 25th percentile (C9): 28 score; Official CDS C9 ACT Composite 25th percentile.
ACT Composite · 75th percentile (C9): 32 score; Official CDS C9 ACT Composite 75th percentile.

Academics and class size

Student-to-faculty ratio (I2): 9.8:1; Official CDS I2 reports a Fall 2023 student-to-faculty ratio of 9.8 to 1, based on 3,205 students and 326 faculty.

Source: College of the Holy Cross Common Data Set 2023-2024 · Retrieved 2026-09-02

Open the official institutional source

Document ID: url:https://www.holycross.edu/media/2068 · Import: cds-2026-09-v121-holy-cross

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services

Dance

Visual and Performing Arts

Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft

Visual and Performing Arts

East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Economics

Social Sciences

English Language and Literature, General

English Language and Literature/Letters

Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies

Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies

Film/Video and Photographic Arts

Visual and Performing Arts

Fine and Studio Arts

Visual and Performing Arts

Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

International/Globalization Studies

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities

Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Mathematics

Mathematics and Statistics

Medieval and Renaissance Studies

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies

Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies

Music

Visual and Performing Arts

Natural Resources Conservation and Research

Natural Resources and Conservation

Neurobiology and Neurosciences

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies

Philosophy

Philosophy and Religious Studies

Physics

Physical Sciences

Political Science and Government

Social Sciences

Psychology, General

Psychology

Public Policy Analysis

Public Administration and Social Service Professions

Radio, Television, and Digital Communication

Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs

Religion/Religious Studies

Philosophy and Religious Studies

Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies

English Language and Literature/Letters

Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Sociology

Social Sciences

Statistics

Mathematics and Statistics

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods

Education

Visual and Performing Arts, General

Visual and Performing Arts