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Holy Cross Facts & Figures

  • Catholic, Jesuit liberal arts college founded in 1843; oldest Catholic college in New England.
  • Located in Worcester, Massachusetts; 45 miles west of Boston, 40 miles north of Providence, 45 miles northeast of Hartford.
  • 2,817 undergraduate students (Male 44%, Female 56%, Minority 16%; Out of State 61%)
  • 240 faculty members; 94% with doctorate or highest degree in field.
  • Student-faculty ratio of 11:1; average class size of 18-20 students.
  • 94% freshman retention rate; graduates 88% of students in four years. 
  • In the top 3% of four-year colleges in the number of students going on to earn doctorates.
  • Graduates are admitted to medical school at rates better than twice the national average.
  • Highest rank of the 28 U.S. Jesuit colleges and universities in the percentage of its graduates who go on to serve in the Jesuit Volunteer Corps.
  • Among the top 10 undergraduate schools nationwide in the number of American Chemical Society-certified chemistry majors that it graduates.
  • 174-acre residential campus is registered arboretum with award-winning mix of contemporary and traditional architecture.
  • Total structures: 36. Academic Buildings: 10; Residence Halls: 10; Theatres: 3; Libraries: 4, with total holdings of 650,000 volumes.
  • Under construction: $60 million state-of-the-art integrated science complex (the most ambitious building project in the College’s history).
  • Athletics: NCAA Division I; member of Patriot League; 2,227 students (79% of enrollment) participate in 27 varsity sports, 14 club sports, and seven intramural sports.
  • Active community service program: 40 Student Programs for Urban Development, averaging 700 students volunteering approximately 10,000 hours annually.
  • Alumni of record: 34,484; Donors: 14,763; Annual giving: $7.5 million; 55.5% participation in 2007-08
  • Cost of attendance for 2008-2009: $36,710 tuition; $10,260 room and board; $532 other fees; $47,502 total annual cost. 
  • Financial aid: $37.4 million total annual aid; more than 59% of students aided with 100% of need met.