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General Information
- Address
College of the Holy Cross
1 College Street
Worcester, MA 01610- Control:
Board of Trustees
- Academic Calendar:
Semester
- Religious Affiliation:
Catholic Church (The Society of Jesus)
- Founded:
1843
- Web Site:
www.holycross.edu
- Main Phone:
(508) 793-2011
- Admissions Phone:
(508) 793-2443 or
(800) 442-2421
Student Body
- Full-Time Undergraduates:
2,718
- Part-Time Undergraduates:
27
- Total Male Undergraduates:
1,261
- Total Female Undergraduates:
1,484
Admissions
- Overall Acceptance Rate:
44%
- Early Decision Acceptance Rate:
69%
- Regular Acceptance Rate:
43%
- Total Applicants:
4,969
- Total Acceptances:
2,209
- Freshman Enrollment:
704
- Yield (% of admitted students who actually enroll):
32%
- Early Decision Available?
Yes
- Early Action Available?
No
- Early Decision Deadline:
December 15
- Early Decision Notification:
January 15
- Regular Decision Deadline:
January 15
- Regular Decision Notification:
April 1
- Must-Reply-By Date:
May 1
- Applicants Placed on Waiting List:
1,045
- Applicants Accepted from Waiting List:
374
- Students Enrolled from Waiting List:
93
- Transfer Applications Received:
110
- Transfer Students Accepted:
46
- Transfer Students Enrolled:
17
- Transfer Application Acceptance Rate:
42%
- Common Application Accepted?
Yes
- Supplemental Forms?
No
- Admissions E-Mail:
admissions@holycross.edu
- Admissions Web Site:
www.holycross.edu/departments/adm-fa-bur/admissions/ad.htm
- SAT I or ACT Required?
Either
- SAT I Range (25th–75th Percentile):
1160–1350
- SAT I Verbal Range (25th–75th Percentile):
580–670
- SAT I Math Range (25th–75th Percentile):
580–680
- Freshman Retention Rate:
96%
- Top 10% of High School Class:
60%
- Application Fee:
$50
Financial Information
- Full-Time Tuition:
$31,444
- Room and Board:
$9,220
- Books and Supplies:
$700
- Average Need-Based Financial Aid Package (including loans, work-study, grants, and other sources):
$25,984
- Students Who Applied for Aid:
58%
- Students Who Received Aid:
51%
- Financial Aid Forms Deadline:
Early Decision: October 15
Regular Decision: February- Financial Aid Phone:
(508) 793-2266
- Financial Aid E-Mail:
financialaid@holycross.edu
- Financial Aid Web Site:
www.holycross.edu/financial_aid
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