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, 60 miles northeast of Hartford.
- 2,866 undergraduate students (Male 44%, Female 56%, Minority 17%; Out of State 63%)
- 259 full-time faculty members; 92% with doctorate or highest degree in field.
- Student-faculty ratio of 10:1; average class size of 18-20 students.
- 95% freshman retention rate; graduates 92% 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.
- 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 616,751 volumes.
- Under construction: $63 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: 34,862; Donors: 16,363; Annual giving: $7.7 million; 55.5% participation in 2007-08
- Cost of attendance for 2009-10: $38,180 tuition; $10,620 room and board; $542 other fees; $49,342 total annual cost.
- Financial aid: $31.3 million total aid; more than 58% of students aided with 100% of need met.
