About Holy Cross, 2018

About Holy Cross, 2018 Dec 6, 2018 11:13:00 GMT -5 mm67 likes this

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Post by alum on Dec 6, 2018 11:13:00 GMT -5

Dec 6, 2018 10:46:16 GMT -5 mm67 said:

The new numbers appear to indicate that HC is doing fine. It would have been great if the endowment had shown more growth but overall in my view the numbers indicate that the school is holding steady and in fact has shown improvement in the number of applicants, admissions and yield.Graduation rates continue to impress. HC continues to be a great school. LoveHC

I assume our esteemed mm67 is referencing these

www.holycross.edu/about-holy-cross/holy-cross-glance

Fall 2018

Total Full-Time Enrollment 3,102

% Male 48%

% Female 52%

% Minority & International 25%

% Out of State 58%

Residents of:

# of U.S. States & District of Columbia 47

# of Foreign Countries 24

Admissions

Class of 2022 Total %

Applicants 7,054

Accepted 2,681 38%

Enrolled 868 32%

Middle 50% of test scores Range

SAT- Math 640-710

SAT - Reading and Writing 640-710

ACT- Composite 28-32

Student Life

Percent of Students (Fall 2018)

Housed on Campus 90%

Number Participants

Varsity Sports 27 711

Intramural Sports 11

Club Sports 22

Student Organizations 103

Honor Societies 20

Freshmen Retention Rate 95%

Percent of junior class studying abroad 21%

Average class size (2017-2018 academic year) 19

Faculty

Fall 2018

Full Time 290

Part Time 38

Percent of FT with Terminal Degree 96%

Student-to-Faculty Ratio 10:1

Alumni

2017-2018

Holy Cross Alumni of Record 37,503

Alumni donors 16,944

Total Alumni Donations to the Annual Fund $10.4 million

Number of Active Alumni Clubs 25

Campus Setting

2018-2019

Population of Worcester (estimated, 2017) 186,000

Miles west of Boston 44

Miles north of Providence 39

Miles northeast of Hartford 61

Acres 174

Number of Campus Buildings 35

Annual Capital Budget $18.2 million

Student Fees

2018-2019

Tuition $52,100

Room & Board (standard) $14,520

Mandatory Fees $670

Total $67,290

Financial Aid

Fall 2018

Percent of Need Met 100%

Percent of Students Aided 62%

Percent of Students with Need-Based Scholarship/Grants 45%

Average Need-Based Scholarship/Grant $37,537

Total Financial Aid - Fiscal Year 2018 $61.4 million

Information Resources

2017-2018

Library Holdings (books, serials, periodicals) 651,949

Computers for general student use 298

Residential rooms with network access 100%

Student computer purchase program Yes

Number of multimedia classrooms 16

Number of computer labs 18

Financial Resources

(Fiscal Year Ended 6/30/18)

$ Millions Per Student

Total Net Assets $1,026.5 $338,562

Endowment Market Value $783.2 $258,314

Operating Expenditures $182.9 $60,331

Student Outcomes

2017-2018

Four-year graduation rate:

For students who graduated 2017-18 90%

Six-year graduation rates:

For all students who first enrolled in fall 2012 92%

For all students who enrolled in fall 2012, by financial aid status:

Students who received a Pell Grant 91%

Students who received a subsidized Stafford Loan 94%

Students who did not receive a Pell Grant or subsidized Stafford Loan 90%

Number of degrees awarded: 739

Number of Fulbright Scholars: 5

Most popular major at graduation

Economics 14%

Psychology 12%

Political Science 11%

History 7%

English 7%

Professional school admissions
Percent admitted to medical school 90%

Percent admitted to law school 90%

Last updated: December 5, 2018 (figures updated annually in November/December)

Comparing these to info from last year's Common Data Set:

Enrollment is up 50
Acceptance rate improved from 39.8%
Yield is up from 31.2%
There was a slight improvement on SAT Reading (630 to 640 on the low end of the middle range) while Math was static. ACT Composite was up one from 31 to 32 at the high end.