University of Holy Cross Campus Life
Campus life
The campus as a place: setting, size, calendar and who studies here.
Campus at a glance
Large city
Inside an urbanized area and a principal city.
- City (this campus)
- Suburb
- Town
- Rural
471 students
Smaller than 80% of colleges
National median 1,603 students
Undergraduates with Pell Grants
- Receive a Pell Grant
- 25.2%
- TypePrivate nonprofit
- ClassMaster's college
- CalendarSemester
Nearby college towns
- Chalmette3.6 mi
Verified data from IPEDS and the College Scorecard. Distances are straight-line miles.
Race/ethnicity
Source: U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
Among undergraduates at University of Holy Cross, the largest reported group is White (39.7%), followed by Black (29.3%).
| Group | Undergraduates | Full-time instructional staff |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 1.9% | 0% |
| Asian | 3.4% | 0% |
| Black | 29.3% | 13.2% |
| Hispanic | 14% | 7.6% |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0% | 0% |
| White | 39.7% | 73.6% |
| Two or more races | 4.9% | 3.8% |
| Non-resident | 0% | 0% |
| Unknown | 6.8% | 1.9% |
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- 73.7%University of Holy Cross admitted 990 of 1,320 applicants.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- 5.5%of admitted students chose to enroll (the yield rate): 54 of 990.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- $8,705average net price after grants for aided students, against $17,206 published tuition.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
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