- AcademicsC
- ValueB
- DiversityA-
- CampusC+
- AthleticsC+
- Party SceneB
- ProfessorsC+
- LocationB
- DormsB-
- Campus FoodC+
- Student LifeB-
- SafetyB+
Holy Cross College is ...
Private not-for-profit, Catholic
Athletic Division
NAIA Division II
Athletic Conference
Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference
Address
54515 State Road 933 North
Notre Dame, IN 46556
Website
Admissions
Acceptance Rate
93%
SAT Range
840-1060
ACT Range
18-24
Application Fee
$0
SAT/ACT
Required
High School GPA
Required
Application Website
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Test Scores and GPA for Holy Cross College
Cost
Net Price
$20,672/ year
National
$15,431Average cost after financial aid for students receiving grant or scholarship aid, as reported by the college.
Academics
Professors
C+
Based on faculty accomplishments, salary, student reviews, and additional factors.
Student Faculty Ratio
14:1
Evening Degree Programs
No
- 88%
- of students agree that professors put a lot of effort into teaching their classes.16 responses
- 65%
- of students agree that it is easy to get the classes they want.17 responses
- 59%
- of students agree that the workload is easy to manage.17 responses
Majors
Students
Full-Time Enrollment
481Undergrads
Undergrads Over 25
6%
Pell Grant
23%
Varsity Athletes
29%
Campus Life
Freshmen Live On-Campus
77%
Poll
- 100%
- of students say they don't have Greek life.10 responses
Poll
- 53%
- of students say varsity sporting events are attended, but not a huge part of campus life.17 responses
After Holy Cross College
Median Earnings 6 Years After Graduation
$36,300/ year
National
$33,028Graduation Rate
32%
National
47%Employed 2 Years After Graduation
91%
National
83%- 57%
- of students feel confident they will find a job in their field after graduation.14 responses
Holy Cross College Reviews
112 reviews
All Categories
Holy Cross College offers each and every one of its students an experience unmatched to any other. With round table discussions that make classes engaging, students are given the one on one attention from their professors in order to better understand the material being taught. Outside the classroom, the tri-campus community offers students opportunities to build their resumes with relevant work experience that puts the student's major into practice. Engaging campus life provides students the opportunity to make a positive impact on the school in which they attend. Holy Cross has provided me a foundation to discover my passion for graphic design and marketing and allowed me the privilege to represent the school as the Holy Cross College mascot, Basil the St. Bernard these past four years. As my time at Holy Cross dwindles down, I am left reflecting on my time here and am undoubtedly grateful for the chance to be a Holy Cross Saint.
Holy Cross College is an interesting school. First the school itself only has 600 students, making it one of the smallest institutions in the area; however, due to the school's proximity to both Saint Mary's College and the University of Notre Dame it has the feel of a much larger college or university. Moreover, Holy Cross students have access to the immense amount of resources at Notre Dame, this aspect of the school is what drew me here. The second aspect of Holy Cross that I enjoy is the student to teacher ratio. Due to the fact that the school has a tremendously small student population, students are often in extremely small classes, sometimes with less than five students, and are therefore, expected to interact with their professors. Through this expectation, I have been able to cultivate close relationships with my professors, and ultimately it has helped me to stay on track with my education. In summary, the greatest part of the college experience is being in large environment where you are challenged, while also being able to lean vast and new fields of information, and Holy Cross offers its students the opportunity to be a part of the larger Notre Dame community while simultaneously providing a close knit classroom experience that allows students to flourish.
Overall I'd like to say that my school is a very welcoming and friendly place to be. You really get to know your fellow classmates and professors. The student to teacher ratio is great, unlike most schools where there are too many in a class, here the professors have the ability to make time to help individual students. As far as the options for classes go, they are limited. One example is there is no computer science major, which is one is the biggest and ever growing popular major in today's society. The benefit of going back here is that it is also right across from Notre Dame, and Saint Marrys, so you do have other options that you could try to squeeze into your schedule. In conclusion this school is very welcoming and friendly, however there aren't as many traditional options.