College of the Holy Cross

What are the graduation rates for students at College of the Holy Cross?

Holy Cross reports an 85% four-year graduation rate and an 87% six-year graduation rate for the relevant first-time, full-time undergraduate cohorts. These measures track students who began at the college and completed there within the stated periods; they do not describe every transfer student or every possible path to a degree.

The reported first-year retention rate is 95%, indicating that most students in the measured cohort returned for a second year. Retention and graduation rates answer different questions: returning after year one does not itself mean a student will graduate on time. For a prospective transfer student, these cohort-based rates are useful context but not a prediction of how accepted credits or major requirements will affect that student's timeline.

What is the earning potential for graduates at College of the Holy Cross?

College Scorecard field-of-study figures report earnings for some Holy Cross programs one year after graduation. They describe observed outcomes for the measured students, not starting-salary offers or what a future graduate is guaranteed to make.

For example, the reported one-year figures are $67,670 for accounting and related services, $61,612 for economics, and $50,599 for mathematics. Other reported fields include political science and government at $44,436 and biology at $36,352. These are field-specific figures, not a college-wide earnings estimate; the reporting does not identify a usable one-year figure for every major.

One-year earnings comparisons leave out important differences in occupation, location, further study, and who has earnings captured in the underlying records. They also cannot show how a graduate's career develops over time. Students comparing majors should use the figures as limited historical context alongside curriculum, internship access, career interests, and the cost of attendance.