Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Holy Cross

At College of the Holy Cross, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 36.54%, and 2024's acceptance rate is 21.00%. For 2024 admission, it was slightly harder to get into College of the Holy Cross than the previous year.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 32.57%, and the 2024 yield is 44.98%. The number of Holy Cross applicants increased by 23.22% (1,634 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 36.54%, and this year's acceptance rate is 21.00% at College of the Holy Cross. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 39.16% and women students' rate is 34.40%. For 2024 admission, it was slightly harder to get into College of the Holy Cross than the previous year.

The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at College of the Holy Cross over the past 11 years (2013-2024).

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	32.97%	36.61%	29.88%
2014-15	43.34% 10.37%	49.11% 8.65%	38.53% 8.65%
2015-16	37.03% -6.31%	42.77% -6.20%	32.33% -6.20%
2016-17	38.46% 1.43%	43.53% 1.97%	34.30% 1.97%
2017-18	39.60% 1.14%	44.16% 1.53%	35.83% 1.53%
2018-19	38.01% -1.59%	42.76% -1.82%	34.01% -1.82%
2019-20	34.22% -3.78%	35.77% -1.05%	32.96% -1.05%
2020-21	37.94% 3.72%	38.05% 4.89%	37.86% 4.89%
2021-22	43.00% 5.06%	42.01% 6.15%	44.00% 6.15%
2022-23	36.36% -6.64%	34.95% -6.35%	37.65% -6.35%
2023-24	21.00% -15.35%	21.01% -16.65%	21.00% -16.65%
Average	36.54%	39.16%	34.40%

College of the Holy Cross Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 32.57% where the current academic year yield is 44.98%.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at College of the Holy Cross from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	30.78%	30.83%	30.72%
2014-15	33.68% 2.91%	32.26% 4.47%	35.19% 4.47%
2015-16	30.22% -3.46%	27.74% -2.28%	32.91% -2.28%
2016-17	29.72% -0.50%	27.59% -0.97%	31.93% -0.97%
2017-18	31.24% 1.52%	29.65% 0.91%	32.85% 0.91%
2018-19	32.38% 1.14%	31.20% 0.77%	33.61% 0.77%
2019-20	33.64% 1.27%	31.72% 1.73%	35.35% 1.73%
2020-21	27.33% -6.31%	25.29% -6.34%	29.01% -6.34%
2021-22	28.99% 1.66%	29.95% 0.00%	29.01% 0.00%
2022-23	35.30% 6.31%	34.49% 6.98%	35.99% 6.98%
2023-24	44.98% 9.67%	45.99% 8.00%	43.99% 8.00%
Average	32.57%	31.52%	33.69%

College of the Holy Cross Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 6,897, the average number of admitted is 2,481, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 798. The number of Holy Cross applicants increased by 23.22% (1,634 applicants) compared to the previous year.

The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at College of the Holy Cross from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	7,115	2,346	722
2014-15	5,302 -1,813	2,298 52	774 52
2015-16	6,595 1,293	2,442 -36	738 -36
2016-17	6,693 98	2,574 27	765 27
2017-18	6,622 -71	2,622 54	819 54
2018-19	7,054 432	2,681 49	868 49
2019-20	7,200 146	2,464 -39	829 -39
2020-21	7,087 -113	2,689 -94	735 -94
2021-22	6,498 -589	2,794 75	810 75
2022-23	7,036 538	2,558 93	903 93
2023-24	8,670 1,634	1,821 -84	819 -84
Average	6,897	2,481	798

College of the Holy Cross Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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