University of Holy Cross
New Orleans, LA · Private · Large city · UHC
Private institution in New Orleans, LA · 405 undergraduates · 99% acceptance rate · $49,316 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 4%Student-faculty ratio
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
- $16,780810th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $16,1601,004th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $16,160615th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $28,380877th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $26,9951,600th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $49,3161,113th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $46,296779th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 35.8%1,627th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 69.0%1,295th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 99.0%1,531st most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- 19867th highest of 954 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 4051,733rd largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 6.0:195th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 28.4%1,297th highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 320 mi (IAH)
List appearances
This school doesn’t place in the top slice of any of our 111 lists. Most lists are Top 25–50, so absence here is common and says little on its own.
Applying
- RDJul 24
- Common App member
- Yes
- Application fee
- Free
- Personal essay
- Optional / not required
- Writing supplement
- No
Deadlines and essay flags come from the Common App Requirements Grid, joined by school name. Always confirm against the school’s own admissions page before applying.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 24 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $62,074 | $63,880 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsHealth Professions | bachelors | $46,924 | $48,667 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $39,369 | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | $39,369 | $39,523 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral SciencesHealth Professions | bachelors | — | — |
| Behavioral SciencesMultidisciplinary Studies | bachelors | — | — |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| CriminologySocial Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Culinary Arts and Related ServicesCulinary & Personal Services | bachelors | — | — |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralEnglish Language & Literature | bachelors | — | — |
| Food Science and TechnologyAgriculture | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
Key links
- Official websiteuhcno.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 160065)
- Compare colleges in LARe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in LouisianaEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Showdown: University of Holy Cross vs Centenary College of LouisianaHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
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- What acceptance rate actually measuresSelectivity is a competition statistic — not a quality score, and not your personal odds.
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