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College of the Holy Cross

Worcester, MA · Private · Midsize city · CHC · Holy Cross

Private institution in Worcester, MA · 3,015 undergraduates · 21% acceptance rate · $90,543 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$36,8681,860th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$60,8501,933rd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$60,8501,933rd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$76,5101,861st cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$27,0001,593rd lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$90,54367th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$69,984107th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
89.6%87th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
93.0%169th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
21.1%80th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1354134th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
3099th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
3,015696th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
9.0:1298th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
14.7%1,928th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 42 mi (BOS)

On 5 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
$60
Personal essay
Required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 43 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
EconomicsSocial Sciencesbachelors$63,005$66,519
MathematicsMathematics & Statisticsbachelors$61,144$52,733
ChemistryPhysical Sciencesbachelors$49,331$45,175
Historybachelors$47,260$42,363
Political Science and GovernmentSocial Sciencesbachelors$44,595$46,357
SociologySocial Sciencesbachelors$42,682$42,458
English Language and Literature, GeneralEnglish Language & Literaturebachelors$42,402$44,590
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherMultidisciplinary Studiesbachelors$39,927$42,309
Psychology, GeneralPsychologybachelors$38,289$37,856
Visual and Performing Arts, GeneralVisual & Performing Artsbachelors$38,289—
Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsForeign Languagesbachelors$37,568$42,682
PhilosophyPhilosophy & Religious Studiesbachelors$36,848$42,682

Campus facts

Athletics — 14 sports

NCAA Division I-FCS · NCAA Division I

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $14,721,373 (M $8,245,632 · W $6,475,741)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to College of the Holy Cross’s 3,015 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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