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Holy Cross College is a private liberal arts college located in Notre Dame, Indiana. Holy Cross College is very inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Holy Cross College is in the bottom 50% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $44,032 10 years after enrolling, 28th in Indiana, and in the bottom 50% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Holy Cross College bachelor students earn 6% more than the national average. Holy Cross College is ranked 26th in Indiana.
Holy Cross College’s median net annual cost of $23,997 and average years to graduate of 4.1 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 2 programs at Holy Cross College sorted by number of graduates - Business and Commerce, Psychology - are shown below.
Annual net cost
$23,997
Average years to graduate
4.1
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.1 years. 57% of all students graduate within 8 years. The graduation rate at Holy Cross College is 3% lower than the state average, and 12% below the average for all liberal arts colleges in the country.
At Holy Cross College, Pell Grant recipients represent 29% of the measured graduating class, 6% lower than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Holy Cross College graduates within 4.1 years.
Holy Cross College is in the top 50% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
Holy Cross College’s economic mobility score of 12.58 is calculated by adjusting the 4.22 economic score of lower-income students by the 29% pell grant recipients within the student body. Holy Cross College’s EMS of 12.58 ranks in the bottom 50% nationally.false
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
Bottom 50%
The average Title IV recipient at Holy Cross College pays $23,997 a year, $23,403 less than the $47,400 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $23,997
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Holy Cross College, 66% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $23,997 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 63% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $6,473. This is 9% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$5,338
Pell grants
$5,054
State grants
$8,086
Institutional grants
$20,990
Holy Cross College's very inclusive admissions are indicated by their 86% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 626 applicants, of which 538 were admitted and 214 enrolled. Holy Cross College has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
Full time
100%
83%
Female
40%
59%
First time
80%
59%
In-state
30%
68%
1st generation
29%
35%
White
55%
52%
Black
6%
14%
Hispanic
22%
15%
Asian
2%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
14%
12%