University of Holy Cross
Admissions & acceptance rate
First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 28.5-point higher rate than Pell recipients.
Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 57 Title IV programs, 5 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 52 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing5 · 8.8%
- No Data52 · 91.2%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.
Earnings premium gap
Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.
Near the line (±5%)
Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
Programmatic accreditations · 3
Action history · 8
- Jun 2025Heightened Monitoring or Focused ReviewSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Jun 2024Heightened Monitoring or Focused ReviewSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Jun 2023Heightened Monitoring or Focused ReviewSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Apr 2022Renewal of AccreditationJoint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology · Radiologic Technology (RAD) - Programs for radiographers
- Mar 2022Renewal of AccreditationAccreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (NUR) - Baccalaureate program
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 235 students received $1.2M in Pell grants, alongside $6.2M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 415 borrowers who entered repayment, 8 (1.9%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.
Academic programs at University of Holy Cross
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
University of Holy Cross vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions University of Holy Cross selected for federal comparison reporting.
A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.
| Carnegie | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectUniversity of Holy Cross | 49% | — | 802 | $15,635 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs |
| 45% | 77.2% | 936 | $13,113 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs | |
| 37% | 96.5% | 1,318 | $16,646 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs | |
| 32% | 63.2% | 1,324 | $21,311 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs | |
| 57% | 99.5% | 980 | $15,464 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs | |
| 43% | 75.1% | 1,822 | $24,704 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs | |
| Peer group median | 44% | 77.2% | 1,149 | $16,141 |
Institutions like University of Holy Cross
Explore the federal data for institutions in University of Holy Cross's comparison group.
- Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsLouisiana
Louisiana Christian University
Grad rate45%Admit rate77.2%Enrollment936Net price$13,113View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsGeorgia
Shorter University
Grad rate37%Admit rate96.5%Enrollment1,318Net price$16,646View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsKentucky
Union Commonwealth University
Grad rate32%Admit rate63.2%Enrollment1,324Net price$21,311View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsSouth Carolina
Southern Wesleyan University
Grad rate57%Admit rate99.5%Enrollment980Net price$15,464View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsNorth Carolina
Methodist University
Grad rate43%Admit rate75.1%Enrollment1,822Net price$24,704View data
University of Holy Cross Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
The University of Holy Cross (UHC) identifies outcomes, assesses the extent to which it achieves these outcomes, and provides evidence of improvement based on the analysis of the results in the area of educational programs.
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