College of the Holy Cross Business Programs

College of the Holy Cross is a private not-for-profit institution located in Worcester, Massachusetts. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

Where Is College of the Holy Cross?

Contact details for Holy Cross are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	One College Street, Worcester, MA 01610-2395
Phone:	508-793-2011
Website:	www.holycross.edu

How Do I Get Into Holy Cross?

You can apply to Holy Cross online at: https://www.holycross.edu/admissions-aid/apply

Admission Requirements for Holy Cross

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	5
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	5
Recommendations	1
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Holy Cross?

Holy Cross has a fairly low acceptance rate of 36%, which makes it more selective than most schools. Take time to make sure you submit all the requested materials and you prepare the application in full. You don't want to get denied right off the bat due to an incomplete application!

Approximately 46% of accepted students are men and 54% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 35%, and the acceptance rate for women is 38%.

Average Test Scores

About 35% of students accepted to Holy Cross submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 640 and 720. Math scores were between 620 and 710.

Holy Cross received ACT scores from 19% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 28 and 34. Math scores were between 25 and 0. Composite scores were between 28 and 32.

Can I Afford College of the Holy Cross?

The overall average net price of Holy Cross is $49,046. 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

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Holy Cross, approximately 38% of students took out student loans averaging $5,946 a year. That adds up to $23,784 over four years for those students.

College of the Holy Cross Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 3,029 undergraduate students at Holy Cross, with 3,005 being full-time and 24 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 3,005 full-time undergraduates at Holy Cross, 46% are male and 54% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	125
Black or African American	132
Hispanic or Latino	315
White	2,182
International Students	93
Other Races/Ethnicities	158

Geographic Diversity

Massachusetts students aren't the only ones who study at College of the Holy Cross. At this time, 32 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 18 countries are represented at Holy Cross. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Canada, and South Korea.

College of the Holy Cross Business Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
General Economics	128	128
Accounting	28	28
TOTAL	156	156

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 George Rypysc III under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.