College of the Holy Cross
MA · Private · Northeast · Liberal arts college · Top 25 tier · 3,198 undergraduates (small)
Admission rates
Latest admit rates
How much of the class comes from ED
~62% of enrolled freshmen were admitted through Early Decision.
This is a share of the freshman class, not an admit rate.
† Regular round (est.) = (all admitted students − Early Decision admits) ÷ (all applicants − Early Decision applicants).
Trends, Fall 2019–Fall 2023
Admission rates
Early plans
Fall 2027 applicants
Testing
Testing policy
Superscoring
What this means:
How to send scores
Self-report accepted; school doesn’t say when official scores are due
You can self-report or send official scores. The school’s page doesn’t say when official scores are required.
School’s words: “If you choose to submit your test scores, you may self-report your scores on the Common App or Coalition Application, or request that your scores be sent to the College.”
Source ↗ · checked Nov 3, 2026
Students submitting scores
‡ Est. % submitting scores adds the share of enrolled first-years who submitted the SAT to the share who submitted the ACT.
Score ranges (middle 50%)
Enrolled first-years who submitted scores, Fall 2023. A quarter scored below the range and a quarter above.
Trends, Fall 2019–Fall 2023
Share of enrolled students submitting scores
SAT composite, middle 50%
ACT composite, middle 50%
Year-by-year data, Fall 2019–Fall 2023
| CDS year | Admitted | Admit rate | ED rate | ED share of class | Est. % submitting | % SAT | % ACT | SAT mid-50 | ACT mid-50 | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 ↗ | 2,464 | 34.2% | 82.9% | Not reported | 65.3% | 44.1% | 21.2% | 1280-1410 | 28-32 | ||
| 2020-21 ↗ | 2,689 | 37.9% | 76.2% | Not reported | 59% | 40% | 19% | 1300-1410 | 29-32 | ||
| 2021-22 ↗ | 2,786 | 42.9% | 81.8% | Not reported | 59% | 40% | 19% | 1240-1420 | 28-32 | ||
| 2022-23 ↗ | 2,558 | 36.4% | 80.9% | Not reported | 54% | 35% | 19% | 1270-1420 | 28-32 | ||
| 2023-24 ↗ | 1,829 | 21.1% | 67.1% | Not reported | 54% | 35% | 19% | 1270-1420 | 28-32 | ||
| 2024-25 | Common Data Set not found online | ||||||||||
| 2025-26 | Common Data Set not found online | ||||||||||
Waitlist admit rate
Share of students who stayed on the waitlist and were later admitted, by entering class.
- 2023: 3%
- 2022: 0.1%
- 2021: 0.7%
- 2020: 3%
- 2019: 1%
Test policy in each Common Data Set
History only. The current policy is under Testing above.
- No CDS found CDS not available2025-26 CDS
- No CDS found CDS not available2024-25 CDS
- Fall 2025 Not reported2023-24 CDS
- Fall 2023 Test-optional2022-23 CDS
- Fall 2023 Test-optional2021-22 CDS
- Fall 2022 Test-optional2020-21 CDS
- Fall 2021 Test-optional2019-20 CDS
From the school's website
Figures from the school’s own pages that add to its Common Data Set. Each links its source.
Holy Cross Magazine reports 837 first-year students. Holy Cross did not post an admit rate or score range for this class. The Common Data Set on this page is 2023-24.