College of the Holy Cross
College of the Holy Cross admitted 18% of applicants. Students who submitted scores typically had 1240–1410 on the SAT. Its average net price after aid was $38,829 a year. Within six years, 86% of first-time, full-time students graduated.
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Admissions
- Admission rate
- 18%
- SAT/ACT scores
- Considered if submitted
- SAT middle 50%
- 1240–1410
- ACT middle 50%
- 27–32
Cost
- Cost of attendance, before aid
- $84,988 a year
- Average net price after aid
- $38,829 a year
- Net price for families earning under $30,000
- $9,931 a year
- Tuition and fees
- $68,090 a year
Outcomes
- Graduation rate (within 6 years)
- 86%
- Students who return for a second year
- 95%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- $100,485 a year
- Median debt at graduation
- $21,500
Students
- Undergraduates
- 3,106
- Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
- 16%
- Student-faculty ratio
- 9 to 1
- Campus setting
- City
Most common fields of study
Share of the degrees the college awarded, by field.
- Social sciences
- 33%
- Biological and biomedical sciences
- 13%
- Psychology
- 12%
- Physical sciences
- 8%
- Mathematics and statistics
- 6%
Colleges with similar selectivity
Closest by admission rate and SAT scores.
- Colorado College CO · 19% admitted
- United States Air Force Academy CO · 14% admitted
- United States Coast Guard Academy CT · 22% admitted
- United States Military Academy NY · 12% admitted
- Florida State University FL · 24% admitted
- Denison University OH · 17% admitted
More colleges in Massachusetts
- University of Massachusetts-Amherst MA · 60% admitted
- Boston University MA · 11% admitted
- Northeastern University MA · 5.2% admitted
- University of Massachusetts-Boston MA · 84% admitted
- University of Massachusetts-Lowell MA · 83% admitted
- Boston College MA · 16% admitted
- Bridgewater State University MA · 88% admitted
- Harvard University MA · 3.6% admitted
Official sources
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, most recent institution-level data (October 2026 release). Admission figures are reported by the college; check its website for current requirements.