University of Holy Cross

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for University of Holy Cross

University of Holy Cross operates as a private nonprofit institution located in New Orleans, Louisiana (city: large), with a total reported enrollment of 471 students of which 1,126 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. University of Holy Cross is categorized as “20” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 73.7%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey and an ACT midpoint of 19. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $15,635, with published in-state tuition of $16,576 and a Pell grant recipient share of 27.5%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $26,995, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 42.3%, and the first-year retention rate is 71.0%. Graduates earn a median of $49,316 ten years after enrolling, compared with $46,296 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 52600.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 75.3% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.