Acceptance Rate
Fall 2021 admitted students
The data shows that the ACT was more popular among the first-time enrolled students, with a majority of students opting for this test.
Average ACT Score
The average ACT score of admitted students for Fall 2021 enrollment season.
19
Students who Submitted ACT Score
Out of the 990 admitted students 47 students submitted their ACT score when applying.
77%
Similar to the SAT, University of Holy Cross does not require applicants to submit either SAT or ACT scores. However, during the Fall 2021 admissions season, around 77% of admitted students submitted ACT scores.
The middle 50% of admitted students received a composite ACT score between 16 and 21, with 25% scoring above 21 and another 25% scoring below 16.
For the admitted students who submitted ACT scores, their scores placed most of them around the middle, above 49% of test takers nationally.
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English
15-22 -
Math
16-18 -
Composite
16-21
Applicants Stats
The following table details the number of students who applied, admitted, and enrolled in University of Holy Cross during the Fall 2021 enrollment season.
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Total Applicants
During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, University of Holy Cross received a total of 1,320 applications. These applications included 308 male applicants and 1,012 female applicants. -
Admitted Students
Out of the 1,320 applicants, University of Holy Cross admitted 990 students. Among the admitted students, there were 219 males and 771 females who received offers of admission. -
Enrolled Students
Among the admitted students, 61 students chose to enroll at University of Holy Cross. This means that 61 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 10 were male and 51 were female. -
Acceptance Rate
The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, University of Holy Cross had an overall acceptance rate of 75% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 71% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 76%. -
Yield Rate
The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. University of Holy Cross had an overall yield rate of 6% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 5%, and for female admitted students, it was 7%.
Admission and Enrollment Trends
The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for University of Holy Cross over the past 7 years.
Admission Requirements
Fall 2021
University of Holy Cross uses the following list of admission requirements and recommended documents when evaluating students' applications. All documents listed under the Required sections must be submitted with your application, but those listed under the Recommended section are optional.
University of Holy Cross is a test-optional college where applicants are not required to submit standardized test (SAT or ACT) scores with their applications. Test scores are considered if submitted, but they are not mandatory. In the 1 enrollment season, 1 of admitted students submitted SAT scores, and 1 submitted ACT scores for admission. Please double-check with the school to verify the current and complete admission requirements.Required
- Secondary school GPA
- Secondary school record
- TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)
Considered
- Test scores (SAT/ACT)
Neither required nor recommended
- Secondary school rank
- Completion of college-preparatory program
- Recommendation letters
- Formal demonstration of competencies
- Other tests (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)
Accepted Credits
Fall 2021
The following is a list of college preparatory work and life experience that are accepted at University of Holy Cross.
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Credit for life experiences
Accepted -
Advanced placement (AP) credits
Accepted -
Dual credit (college credit earned while in high school)
Accepted
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