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College of the Holy Cross Common Data Set 2023-24

MATest policy: Test-optional: SAT/ACT not required for admission but considered for some applicants; scores not used for advisingCompare with other schools

Acceptance rate

21.1%

1,829 of 8,670

Early decision rate

67.1%

Non-ED pool: 16.7%

SAT middle 50%

1270–1420

ACT middle 50%

28–32

Admissions
AppliedC18,670
AdmittedC11,829
EnrolledC1824
YieldC145.1%
Early decisionC21511 of 761 (67.1%)
Early actionC22Not offered
Waitlist
Offered a placeC23,700
Accepted a placeC21,572
Admitted from waitlistC242
Odds if you stay on the listC22.7%
Test scores and GPA
Submitted SATC935%
Submitted ACTC919%
SAT Reading & Writing (25th–75th)C9630–720
SAT Math (25th–75th)C9620–700
Average high school GPAC12—
GPA of 4.0C11—
GPA 3.75–3.99C11—
GPA 3.50–3.74C11—
GPA below 3.50C11—
Cost and financial aid
TuitionG1—
Required feesG1—
Food and housingG1—
Need fully met (first-years)H2100%
Average % of need metH2100%
Average need-based packageH2$51,739
Average need-based grantH2$48,881
What admissions looks at
  • Rigor of secondary school recordVery important
  • Class rankConsidered
  • Academic GPAVery important
  • Standardized test scoresConsidered
  • Application essayVery important
  • Recommendation(s)Very important
  • InterviewVery important
  • Extracurricular activitiesImportant
  • Talent/abilityImportant
  • Character/personal qualitiesVery important
  • First generationConsidered
  • Alumni/ae relationConsidered
  • Geographical residenceConsidered
  • State residencyConsidered
  • Religious affiliation/commitmentConsidered
  • Volunteer workConsidered
  • Work experienceConsidered
  • Level of applicant's interestConsidered

From item C7.

Outcomes
UndergraduatesB13,219
First-year retentionB2293%
4-year graduation rateB—
6-year graduation rateB90%
Notes on this filing
  • Year set to 2023-24 from the Fall 2023 enrollment and July 2022–June 2023 degree data; some items reference Fall 2025 and may reflect a later template.
  • A0/Section G: 2024-25 tuition and fee data marked 'Not Available' (expected 3/15/2024), so all cost fields are null.
  • C1: no gender total printed; applied, admitted and enrolled taken from the printed in-state/out-of-state/international totals (8,670 / 1,829 / 824).
  • C1 enrolled total is 824, while B2/B1 first-time first-year counts total 823 (B1 shows 385 men and 438 women).
  • C2: waitlist counts were mapped by position (offered 3,700; accepted place 1,572; admitted 42). Ranking and release questions were left blank.
  • C8: policy taken from the 'Not required for admission, but considered for some' dropdown. The SAT-only and ACT-only fields are blank. The C8 latest score-receipt date reads 1/15/2023, which appears outdated or mistyped.
  • C9: a 25th/50th/75th percentile is printed for SAT and ACT; percent submitting is 35% SAT and 19% ACT.
  • C11 GPA bands were left blank and C12 average GPA is printed as 0.0, so GPA fields are null.
  • C21: the early decision 'offered' dropdown is blank, but ED dates and counts are printed; offered is recorded as true. Early action is 'No'.
  • Graduation: the most recent cohort is 2017 (AY-7). The printed six-year rate is 90%. No four-year rate is printed (D = 717 of 818 initial), so grad_rate_4yr is null.
  • H2: first-time, full-time first-year column used. Need-based fully met is 363/363 = 100.0 (computed as instructed). pct_with_need_awarded_aid is not printed, so it is null.
  • H1/H2: the first-year column is used for the aid package (J = $51,739) and need-based grant (K = $48,881).

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College of the Holy Cross admissions FAQ
What is College of the Holy Cross's acceptance rate?
College of the Holy Cross admitted 1,829 of 8,670 first-year applicants for 2023-24, an acceptance rate of 21.1%, according to its Common Data Set.
What is College of the Holy Cross's early decision acceptance rate?
College of the Holy Cross admitted 511 of 761 early decision applicants (67.1%) for 2023-24.
What SAT score do you need for College of the Holy Cross?
The middle 50% of College of the Holy Cross's enrolled first-years scored 1270–1420 on the SAT and 28–32 on the ACT.
How many students get off College of the Holy Cross's waitlist?
College of the Holy Cross offered 3,700 students a waitlist spot and admitted 42 from it (2.7% of those who stayed on).
What is College of the Holy Cross's graduation rate?
90% of students graduate within six years.

Source: College of the Holy Cross Common Data Set 2023-24 . “—” means the college left the item blank.

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