University of Holy Cross Teaching Programs

University of Holy Cross is a private not-for-profit institution located in New Orleans, Louisiana. New Orleans is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

Where Is University of Holy Cross?

Contact details for UHC are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	4123 Woodland Drive, New Orleans, LA 70131-7399
Phone:	504-394-7744
Website:	uhcno.edu
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/OLHCCStudentLife
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/OLHCC

How Do I Get Into UHC?

You can apply to UHC online at: uhcno.edu/apply

Admission Requirements for UHC

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	3
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	3
Recommendations	3
SAT or ACT Scores	3
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into UHC?

Since UHC has an acceptance rate of 87%, it is not too hard to gain acceptance into the school. Still, you need to be sure you complete your application in full and send in any other requested documents.

Approximately 22% of accepted students are men and 78% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 84%, and the acceptance rate for women is 88%.

Can I Afford University of Holy Cross?

The overall average net price of UHC is $28,072. 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

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At UHC, approximately 69% of students took out student loans averaging $6,204 a year. That adds up to $24,816 over four years for those students.

University of Holy Cross Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 881 undergraduate students at UHC, with 341 being full-time and 540 being part-time.

There are also 355 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 341 full-time undergraduates at UHC, 18% are male and 82% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	14
Black or African American	83
Hispanic or Latino	44
White	166
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	34

Over 3 countries are represented at UHC. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Jamaica, Philippines, and Bulgaria.

Online Learning at University of Holy Cross

In 2022-2023, 766 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at UHC has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 11th most popular in Louisiana for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

University of Holy Cross Teaching Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services	9	5	0	14
Curriculum & Instruction	0	10	0	10
Other Education	0	0	10	10
Elementary Education	6	0	0	6
General Educational Leadership & Administration	0	5	0	5
Biology Education	0	0	0	0
Social Science Teacher Education	0	0	0	0
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	15	20	10	45

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 Infrogmation of New Orleans under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.