- The Inkwell
- Indiana
- Holy Cross College
Notre Dame, INSuburb: largeZIP 46556Founded 1966
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1966
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate: arts & sciences focus
- Highest degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Federal aid since
- 1967
- Website
- www.hcc-nd.edu
IndianaReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Holy Cross College
Holy Cross College is a private nonprofit college in Notre Dame, Indiana, with 639 undergraduates. It admits 75% of applicants, graduates 72% within six years and costs $24,547 a year after aid.
72%graduate
Admission rate75%
Retention70%
4-year graduation22%
Pell Grant share35%
Federal loans56%
$24,547net price / year
75%admission rate
—average SAT
72%graduate in 6 years
$58,101median earnings, 10 yrs
$19,675median debt
#885 of 1,704 for earnings#1,198 of 1,739 for lowest net price#318 of 1,738 for graduation rate#708 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $51,743tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $37,700
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $37,700
- Average net price
- $24,547national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$22,017
$30,001–48,000$11,369
$48,001–75,000$12,647
$75,001–110,000$20,499
$110,001+$31,691
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 75%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college75%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college70%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college72%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college35%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 72%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 22%
- First-year retention
- 70%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 37%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $44,647
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $58,101middle 50%: $42,354–$85,760
- Median debt at graduation
- $19,675
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$85,760
Median, Holy Cross College$58,101
Lower quarter$42,354
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 639
- Part-time
- 7.7%
- Women / men
- 34% / 66%
- Average age at entry
- 21.1
- First-generation students
- 29%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 35%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 13 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 42%
- Average faculty salary
- $7,176 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $7,260
- Endowment, end of year
- $16,088,273
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White50%
Hispanic27%
Black7.0%
Asian1.7%
Two or more races5.9%
U.S. nonresident4.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.2%
Unknown2.2%
12 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management32%
Liberal arts & humanities17%
Psychology9.5%
Social sciences9.5%
Computer & information sciences8.3%
Visual & performing arts5.9%
Education4.8%
Biological & biomedical sciences3.6%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 150774. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q5885180.