College of the Holy Cross Teaching Programs

Located in Worcester, Massachusetts, College of the Holy Cross is a private not-for-profit institution. Worcester is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

Where Is College of the Holy Cross?

Contact details for Holy Cross are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	One College Street, Worcester, MA 01610-2395
Phone:	508-793-2011
Website:	www.holycross.edu

How Do I Get Into Holy Cross?

You can apply to Holy Cross online at: https://www.holycross.edu/admissions-aid/apply

Admission Requirements for Holy Cross

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	Recommended
High School Rank	Recommended
High School Transcript	Required
College Prep Program	Recommended
Recommendations	Required
SAT or ACT Scores	Considered but not required
TOEFL	Required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Holy Cross?

You'll need to do what you can to make your application stand out if you plan to apply to Holy Cross. The school screens its applicants carefully and has a fairly low acceptance rate of 43%. So, don't just throw your admission packet together at the last minute!

Approximately 45% of accepted students are men and 55% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 42%, and the acceptance rate for women is 44%.

Average Test Scores

About 40% of students accepted to Holy Cross submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 630 and 710. Math scores were between 610 and 710.

Holy Cross received ACT scores from 19% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 27 and 34. Math scores were between 25 and 31. Composite scores were between 28 and 32.

Can I Afford College of the Holy Cross?

The overall average net price of Holy Cross is $49,046. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Holy Cross, approximately 38% of students took out student loans averaging $5,946 a year. That adds up to $23,784 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Holy Cross is 0.9%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

College of the Holy Cross Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 3,029 undergraduate students at Holy Cross, with 3,005 being full-time and 24 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 3,005 full-time undergraduates at Holy Cross, 46% are male and 54% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of College of the Holy Cross students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	125
Black or African American	132
Hispanic or Latino	315
White	2,182
International Students	93
Other Races/Ethnicities	158

Geographic Diversity

Massachusetts students aren't the only ones who study at College of the Holy Cross. At this time, 32 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 18 countries are represented at Holy Cross. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Canada, and South Korea.

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By George Rypysc III under License

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