How much does College of the Holy Cross cost per year?

The average net price at College of the Holy Cross, what students pay after grants and scholarships, is $38,829 per year. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How much do College of the Holy Cross graduates earn?

Former College of the Holy Cross students earn a median of $100,485 a year ten years after starting college. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

What is the graduation rate at College of the Holy Cross?

86% of College of the Holy Cross students graduate within 150% of normal time. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How much student debt do College of the Holy Cross graduates have?

The median federal student debt at graduation from College of the Holy Cross is $21,500. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Private nonprofit · Mostly bachelor's degrees · Midsize city

College of the Holy Cross

Worcester, Massachusetts. 3,106 undergraduates. Admits 18% of applicants.

86%Graduation rate32 pts above the national median for similar colleges (54%)

$38,829Average net price per year95% above the national median for similar colleges ($19,899)

$100,485Median earnings 10 years after starting71% above the national median for similar colleges ($58,912)

$21,500Median debt at graduationAbout the same as the national median for similar colleges

Our read

Graduates' median debt ($21,500) equals 21% of former students' median earnings ten years after starting ($100,485). That is a light load relative to pay.

What families actually pay

Under $30,000$9,931

$30,000–$48,000$5,164

$48,001–$75,000$18,565

$75,001–$110,000$24,516

Over $110,000$58,649

Average yearly net price for first-time, full-time students who received federal aid, by family income. Net price is the cost of attendance minus grants and scholarships. Source: College Scorecard.

Compare net price across collegesPublished tuition and fees: $68,090.

Do students finish, and what do they earn?

Measure	This college	Similar colleges nationally
Graduation rate	86%	54%
Return for second year	95%	76%
Median earnings, 6 years after starting	$74,703	$49,318
Median earnings, 10 years after starting	$100,485	$58,912
Median debt at graduation	$21,500	$21,609

Graduation rate within 150% of normal time; retention is the share of first-year students who return. Earnings are medians for former students who received federal aid, working and not enrolled. National comparison is the median for colleges of the same type (mostly bachelor's degrees).

Programs and what graduates earn

28 programs reported

Program	Graduates / yr	Median earnings, 1 yr	Median earnings, 5 yrs	Median debt
Accounting and Related Services	21	$82,078	$127,397	$25,000
Economics	128	$75,524	$124,418	$23,000
Chemistry	35	$51,144	$112,196	$19,000
Mathematics	32	$56,157	$110,963	$21,500
Political Science and Government	123	$54,462	$96,894	$23,000
Biology, General	68	$46,673	$94,609	$19,500
History	51	$56,591	$87,418	$21,500
English Language and Literature, General	55	$45,432	$79,617	$23,000
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	38	$49,260	$77,884	$22,082
Computer Science	19	$77,708	—	—
Psychology, General	114	$47,016	$77,531	$23,000
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	27	$51,434	$72,626	$23,000
Sociology	40	$45,840	$70,769	$23,771
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	10	—	$69,356	—
International/Globalization Studies	19	$59,021	—	$25,500
Visual and Performing Arts, General	18	$35,473	—	—
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	12	—	—	—
Area Studies	5	—	—	—
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	5	—	—	—
Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	3	—	—	—
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	9	—	—	—
Neurobiology and Neurosciences	21	—	—	$25,000
Philosophy	8	—	—	—
Religion/Religious Studies	8	—	—	—
Physics	17	—	—	—
Anthropology	5	—	—	—
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	6	—	—	—
Music	6	—	—	—

Program-level medians for graduates who received federal aid. A dash means the Department of Education suppressed the figure to protect privacy, usually because the program is small. At four-year colleges, certificate graduates often earned a bachelor's at the same time, so their earnings can reflect the degree. Source: College Scorecard, field of study data.

Getting in

18%Admission rate

1,353Average SAT of admitted students

27–32ACT middle 50%

9:1Students per faculty member

16%Undergraduates with a Pell Grant

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Quick answers

How much does College of the Holy Cross cost per year?: The average net price at College of the Holy Cross, what students pay after grants and scholarships, is $38,829 per year. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
How much do College of the Holy Cross graduates earn?: Former College of the Holy Cross students earn a median of $100,485 a year ten years after starting college. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
What is the graduation rate at College of the Holy Cross?: 86% of College of the Holy Cross students graduate within 150% of normal time. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
How much student debt do College of the Holy Cross graduates have?: The median federal student debt at graduation from College of the Holy Cross is $21,500. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.