College of the Holy Cross

Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach National
Religious Affiliation Catholic (Jesuit)
Population 1,000,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,350 (21%)
Days Without Precipitation 231 (22%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 3,209
Men / Women 46% / 54%
From State 36%
From Region 27%
Athletes 712 (22.9%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 68%
Hispanic 13%
Black 5%
Mixed 4%
Asian 3%
International 3%
Native American 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
College of the Holy Cross 747 45% 73% 3% 5% 10% 3% $91,073 90 +1.79 82 96%
Computer Science — — — — — — — — $103,845 28 -0.62 91 96% — — — —
Chemistry 46 — 30% 74% 9% 0% 7% 0% $107,472 99 +3.47 93 94% — — — —
Mathematics 47 +11 47% 64% 9% 4% 11% 9% $106,061 86 +0.78 92 98% — — — —
Physics 13 — 69% 62% 0% 0% 15% 15% $93,091 79 +0.68 84 86% — — — —
Biology 73 +4 36% 70% 11% 7% 5% 3% $90,373 98 +2.78 81 93% — — — —
Neuroscience 21 +9 5% 62% 0% 10% 19% 5% $78,385 89 +1.00 65 — — — — —
Environmental Studies 8 +2 25% 88% 0% 0% 0% 0% $71,404 93 +1.60 49 — — — — —
Accounting 31 +1 68% 97% 0% 0% 0% 0% $121,662 97 +2.24 97 100% — — — —
Economics 123 +3 73% 80% 0% 6% 9% 2% $118,821 82 +0.78 97 99% — — — —
Asian Studies/Civilization 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $70,386 79 +0.89 46 — — — — —
Central/Eastern European Studies — — — — — — — — $70,794 80 +0.92 47 — — — — —
Chinese 3 +1 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $69,422 88 +1.02 43 — — — — —
Classical Languages 12 +2 33% 67% 0% 8% 0% 17% $66,469 81 +0.75 35 94% — — — —
Comparative Literature — — — — — — — — $67,019 96 +1.78 37 — — — — —
English 46 +6 37% 78% 7% 0% 2% 4% $76,007 99 +2.88 60 95% — — — —
French 1 +3 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $69,603 88 +1.03 44 91% — — — —
German 1 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $70,640 89 +1.12 47 — — — — —
History 31 +5 77% 71% 0% 10% 6% 3% $83,745 97 +2.62 74 92% — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 19 +12 11% 74% 0% 16% 11% 0% $74,649 95 +1.66 57 98% — — — —
Italian 3 +2 33% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $69,603 88 +1.03 44 91% — — — —
Latin American Studies — — — — — — — — $70,892 80 +0.93 47 — — — — —
Philosophy 8 +1 62% 62% 12% 0% 12% 0% $69,123 78 +0.58 43 — — — — —
Religious Studies 2 +10 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $74,640 99 +2.93 57 — — — — —
Russian — +1 — — — — — — $70,797 90 +1.14 47 — — — — —
Spanish 10 +11 30% 50% 0% 0% 20% 0% $69,603 88 +1.03 44 91% — — — —
Anthropology — — — — — — — — $71,981 94 +1.37 50 — — — — —
International Studies 13 +10 38% 85% 0% 0% 15% 0% $66,952 38 -0.30 37 100% — — — —
Political Science 92 +19 59% 73% 0% 4% 14% 0% $92,535 93 +1.50 83 99% — — — —
Psychology 92 +10 24% 70% 3% 5% 11% 8% $74,054 98 +2.88 56 97% — — — —
Sociology 33 +4 24% 48% 6% 12% 33% 0% $67,585 91 +0.97 39 94% — — — —
General Education — — — — — — — — $76,387 99 +2.50 61 — — — — —
Art History — — — — — — — — $53,840 71 +0.16 8 — — — — —
Art History and Criticism — — — — — — — — $53,891 71 +0.16 8 — — — — —
Music 7 +2 71% 86% 0% 0% 0% 0% $53,359 81 +0.71 8 — — — — —
Theater 4 +7 25% 75% 0% 0% 25% 0% $48,459 84 +0.72 4 — — — — —
Visual and Performing Arts 7 +8 14% 86% 14% 0% 0% 0% $51,966 94 +1.19 6 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $70,220
ROI Percentile 82th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 95%
4-Year Graduation Rate 85%
6-Year Graduation Rate 87%
Transfer-Out Rate 6%

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
Social Sciences 30.8% 230 39% 69% 2% 6% 16% 3% $80,117 96 +1.87 68 97% —
Business & Economics 20.6% 154 72% 83% 0% 5% 7% 1% $119,393 95 +1.08 97 99% —
Humanities 18.3% 137 42% 73% 3% 5% 7% 4% $75,433 96 +2.07 59 94% —
Physical Sciences & Math 14.2% 106 42% 68% 8% 2% 9% 6% $105,083 89 +1.93 92 95% —
Life & Natural Sciences 12.6% 94 29% 68% 9% 7% 9% 3% $87,695 99 +2.38 79 93% —
Arts 2.4% 18 39% 83% 6% 0% 6% 0% $51,728 51 +0.90 6 — —
Agriculture & Food Science 1.1% 8 25% 88% 0% 0% 0% 0% $71,404 91 +1.60 49 — —

Sports NCAA D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 100 $8.0M $8.0M $0
Track & Field (combined) 84 $524K $524K $0
Rowing 54 $616K $616K $0
Lacrosse 48 $838K $838K $0
Baseball 39 $622K $622K $0
Soccer 34 $874K $874K $0
Ice Hockey 28 $2.8M $2.8M $0
Swimming & Diving 26 $192K $192K $0
Basketball 16 $2.8M $2.8M $0
Tennis 13 $81K $81K $0
Golf 11 $160K $160K $0
Total 407 $17.5M $17.5M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 122 $473K $473K $0
Rowing 40 $525K $525K $0
Lacrosse 34 $1.3M $1.3M $0
Soccer 33 $1.3M $1.3M $0
Swimming & Diving 27 $357K $357K $0
Ice Hockey 26 $2.2M $2.2M $0
Field Hockey 24 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Softball 18 $800K $800K $0
Volleyball 15 $843K $843K $0
Basketball 13 $2.0M $2.0M $0
Golf 12 $186K $186K $0
Tennis 10 $70K $70K $0
Total 305 $11.4M $11.4M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 206 $997K $997K $0
Football 100 $8.0M $8.0M $0
Rowing 94 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Lacrosse 82 $2.2M $2.2M $0
Soccer 67 $2.2M $2.2M $0
Ice Hockey 54 $5.0M $5.0M $0
Swimming & Diving 53 $550K $550K $0
Baseball 39 $622K $622K $0
Basketball 29 $4.8M $4.8M $0
Field Hockey 24 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Golf 23 $347K $347K $0
Tennis 23 $151K $151K $0
Softball 18 $800K $800K $0
Volleyball 15 $843K $843K $0
Total 712 $34.2M $34.2M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 17.0%
Yield (non-ED) 19%
Early Decision 1 Nov 1
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1
Early Decision 2 Jan 15

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 12% 12% 12%
Early Decision 64% 64% 64%
Unhooked Early Decision 64% 64% —

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.

Early Action and Restrictive Early Action applicants are reported at the regular-decision rate.

Hooked: legacy, recruited athletes, faculty-related, and Questbridge

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 45%
SAT Range 1240 – 1410
SAT Math Range 610 – 700
SAT RW Range 630 – 710