Holy Cross College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large suburb.

Overview

Holy Cross College is a liberal arts, Catholic college located in Norte Dame, Indiana. It opened in 1966 as Holy Cross Junior College. Its name was changed to Holy Cross in 1990. The college offers associate’s and bachelor’s degrees in diverse concentrations, such as history, theology, psychology, arts and business.

HC’s athletics department sponsors several men’s and women’s sports teams in sports like baseball, basketball, hockey and soccer. The college publishes an athletics newspaper known as ‘the Halo.’ The college also offers a wide variety of financial aid programs to its students in the form of loans, grants and scholarships.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Roman Catholic religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in liberal arts.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• High male/female ratio.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Associates Colleges.

Features of note:

• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students have meal (board) plans.
• Students may study abroad.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 499 in 2009-2010 (485 full-time equivalent).

About 72% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 28% of the class.

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 94% of the student body. About 1% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 99% are full-time and 1% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Holy Cross provides on-campus housing for 263 of its 485 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 18 meals weekly.

Athletics

The school is in the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference for major sports.

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Bachelor.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (7 awarded)

• Business Administration and Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (1 awarded)

• Computer and Information Sciences

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (3 awarded)

• Elementary Education and Teaching

LIBERAL ARTS (30 awarded)

• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (3 awarded)

• Theology/Theological Studies