College of the Holy Cross
Worcester, Massachusetts · Private · 3,106 undergraduates · holycross.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
18%
of applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1240 to 1410
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$97,390Est.Estimate
before aid
Your chances and merit aid at College of the Holy Cross
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
18% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$97,390
a year in 2027-28, from a $97,390 sticker price
What to do with your 1330
Send your score
About 58% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 1190, and yours is above it.
Source: College Navigator (federal data on fall 2024 freshmen)
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
- Superscores: it combines your best section scores from different test dates.
- You can type your scores into the application; official reports come later.
Source: First-Year Applicants | College of the Holy Cross · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Nov15Early Decision · November 15, 2026Binding: if admitted, you commit to enroll.
- Jan15Early Decision II · January 15, 2027A second binding round, after Early Decision.
- Jan15Regular Decision · January 15, 2027The standard deadline.
Who gets in
18%
of applicants are admitted.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above.
SAT total 1240 to 1410
Reading and Writing 630 to 710
Math 610 to 700
ACT composite 27 to 32
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$97,390
a year
- Tuition$74,000
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24, by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$9,931
- $30,001 to $48,000$5,164
- $48,001 to $75,000$18,565
- $75,001 to $110,000$24,516
- Over $110,000$58,649
Financial aidEstimate
100%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
56%
of freshmen receive grants
$44,334
average grant to freshmen
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
36 of 36
Earn credit with a score of 3
None
You need a 4 or 5 for credit here.
A 3-credit course is worth
about $7,400Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 4 | 1 |
| 3-D Art and Design | 4 | 1 |
| Art History | 4 | 1 |
| Biology | 4 | 1 |
| Calculus AB | 4 | 1 |
| Calculus BC | 4 | 1 |
| Calculus BC: AB Subscore | 4 | 1 |
| Chemistry | 4 | 1 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 4 | 1 |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 4 | 1 |
| Computer Science A | 4 | 1 |
| Drawing | 4 | 1 |
| English Language and Composition | 4 | 1 |
| English Literature and Composition | 4 | 1 |
| Environmental Science | 4 | 1 |
| European History | 4 | 1 |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 1 |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | 1 |
| Human Geography | 4 | 1 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 4 | 1 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 4 | 1 |
| Latin | 4 | 1 |
| Macroeconomics | 4 | 1 |
| Microeconomics | 4 | 1 |
| Music Aural Subscore | 4 | 1 |
| Music Non-Aural Subscore | 4 | 1 |
| Music Theory | 4 | 1 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 4 | 1 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 4 | 1 |
| Psychology | 4 | 1 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 1 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 4 | 1 |
| Statistics | 4 | 1 |
| United States Government and Politics | 4 | 1 |
| United States History | 4 | 1 |
| World History: Modern | 4 | 1 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
86%
Come back for a second year
95%
Typical earnings
$100,485
a year, 10 years after starting here
- College of the Holy Cross$124,418
- All colleges$89,628
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 13 majors here have earnings data.
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