Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at U of Holy Cross

At University of Holy Cross, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 55.02%, and 2024's acceptance rate is 99.01%. U of Holy Cross's acceptance rate has been higher every year for the past 4 years. For 2024 admission, it was easier to get into University of Holy Cross than the previous year.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 28.15%, and the 2024 yield is 9.00%.

The number of U of Holy Cross applicants decreased by -55.94% (513 applicants) compared to the previous year.

Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 55.02%, and this year's acceptance rate is 99.01% at University of Holy Cross. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 53.59% and women students' rate is 55.58%. For 2024 admission, it was easier to get into University of Holy Cross than the previous year.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
	2013-14	48.47%	35.29%	51.94%
2014-15	56.18% 7.71%	56.52% 21.23%	56.13% 4.19%
2015-16	32.97% -23.21%	33.33% -23.19%	32.91% -23.22%
2016-17	39.57% 6.59%	50.00% 16.67%	37.88% 4.97%
2017-18	46.15% 6.58%	47.81% -2.19%	46.11% 8.23%
2018-19	35.34% -10.81%	31.46% -16.36%	36.63% -9.48%
2019-20	32.45% -2.89%	27.93% -3.53%	33.86% -2.78%
2020-21	52.73% 20.29%	52.75% 24.82%	52.73% 18.87%
2021-22	75.00% 22.27%	71.10% 18.36%	75.99% 23.26%
2022-23	87.35% 12.35%	84.39% 13.29%	88.20% 12.21%
2023-24	99.01% 11.66%	98.96% 14.57%	99.03% 10.82%
Average	55.02%	53.59%	55.58%

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 28.15% where the current academic year yield is 9.00%.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	74.68%	75.00%	74.63%
2014-15	63.00% -11.68%	46.15% -28.85%	65.52% -9.11%
2015-16	51.32% -11.68%	50.00% 3.85%	51.54% -13.98%
2016-17	53.30% 1.98%	59.38% 9.38%	52.00% 0.46%
2017-18	9.95% -43.35%	5.88% -53.49%	10.94% -41.06%
2018-19	16.48% 6.53%	11.73% 5.85%	17.84% 6.90%
2019-20	12.67% -3.81%	10.48% -1.25%	13.24% -4.61%
2020-21	8.81% -3.86%	6.94% -3.53%	9.29% -3.95%
2021-22	5.96% -2.85%	5.02% -1.92%	7.02% -2.26%
2022-23	4.49% -1.47%	2.89% -2.13%	4.94% -2.09%
2023-24	9.00% 4.51%	7.37% 4.48%	8.85% 3.92%
Average	28.15%	25.53%	28.71%

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 968, the average number of admitted is 497, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 69.

The number of U of Holy Cross applicants decreased by -55.94% (513 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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

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Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	163	79	59
2014-15	178 9.20%	100 26.58%	63 6.78%
2015-16	461 158.99%	152 52.00%	78 23.81%
2016-17	460 -0.22%	182 19.74%	97 24.36%
2017-18	1,764 283.48%	814 347.25%	81 -16.49%
2018-19	2,060 16.78%	728 -10.57%	120 48.15%
2019-20	1,581 -23.25%	513 -29.53%	65 -45.83%
2020-21	1,335 -15.56%	704 37.23%	62 -4.62%
2021-22	1,320 -1.12%	990 40.63%	59 -4.84%
2022-23	917 -30.53%	801 -19.09%	36 -38.98%
2023-24	404 -55.94%	400 -50.06%	36
Average	968	497	69

Compare Acceptance Rate Change to Similar Colleges

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