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College of the Holy Cross

College of the Holy Cross
1 College Street
Worcester, MA 01610-2395


Fax number: (508) 793-3888
Website: https://www.holycross.edu/
Screen last updated on: February 2024
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 3,233
Full-time undergraduates: 3,210
Part-time undergraduates: 21
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
0.0% American Indian or Alaskan Native
3.7% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
3.8% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
11.7% Hispanic/Latino
0.0% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
71.1% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
3.2% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
3.5% Nonresident Alien
2.9% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown
CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 174 acres
Nearest major city: Boston

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms
  • special housing for disabled students
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 98%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 88%
Percent of students who live off campus: 12%

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Computer equipment is provided in: computer center/lab(s)
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 298
School has a library on campus: yes
Additional library facilities/collections:
Other libraries on campus.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Additional services offered:
placement service, health service
Counseling services:
career, psychological
Career placement services:
interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training, Job fairs are available to students through the career center.

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Student activities:
student newspaper, radio station
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
Student Programs for Urban Development; Campus Activities Board; Student Government Association; Black Student Union; Habitat for Humanity

ATHLETICS
Athletic conference memberships: NCAA Division 1

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseball NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's basketballyes 
Men's basketball NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's crew NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's cross-country running NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's equestrian sports NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's field hockey NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's footballyes 
Men's football NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's golf NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's ice hockey NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's ice hockeyyes 
Men's indoor track NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's lacrosse NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's lacrosseyes 
Men's rowing NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's rugby NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's skiing (downhill) NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's socceryes 
Men's soccer NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's softball NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's swimming and diving NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's tennis NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's track and field NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's ultimate Frisbee NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's volleyball NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's baseball NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's basketballyes 
Women's basketball NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's crewyes 
Women's crew NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's cross-country running NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's cross-country runningyes 
Women's equestrian sports NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's field hockeyyes 
Women's field hockey NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's football NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's golf NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's ice hockeyyes 
Women's ice hockey NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's indoor track NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's lacrosse NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's lacrosseyes 
Women's rowing NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's rugby NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's skiing (downhill) NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's socceryes 
Women's soccer NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's softball NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's softballyes 
Women's swimming and divingyes 
Women's swimming and diving NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's tennis NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's track and field NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's track and fieldyes 
Women's ultimate Frisbee NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's volleyballyes 
Women's volleyball NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Intramural/Recreational sports:
baseball; basketball; crew; equestrian sports; field hockey; football; golf; ice hockey; lacrosse; rugby; soccer; softball; tennis; ultimate Frisbee; volleyball; indoor track; rowing; skiing (downhill); swimming and diving

GETTING AWAY
Nearest international airport: Logan International Airport, B

AFTER GRADUATION
Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major: 58% within six months of graduation

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