College of the Holy Cross

Entering Class Stats

Fall 2010 Selectivity

Selectivity	more selective
Fall 2010 acceptance rate	35%
Early decision acceptance rate	73%
Early action acceptance rate	N/A
Acceptance rate (excluding early action and early decision students)	33%

Fall 2010 Applications, Acceptances & Enrollments

Applicants	6,911
Female applicants	3,580
Male applicants	3,331
Applicants accepted	2,451
Female applicants accepted	1,179
Male applicants accepted	1,272
Freshman enrollment	727
Female freshman enrollment	379
Male freshman enrollment	348
Early decision applicants	454
Early decision applicants accepted	332
Early decision applicants enrolled	331
Early action applicants	N/A
Early action applicants accepted	N/A
Early action applicants enrolled	N/A
Total enrolled incoming freshmen who were accepted under early acceptance or early action	46%

Fall 2010 Wait List

School has a wait list	Yes
Applicants placed on wait list	1,691
Students accepting place on wait list	538
Students accepted from wait list	19

Fall 2010 High School Rank

Freshman students submitting high school class standing

44%

Fall 2010 High School GPA

Freshman students submitting high school GPA	78%
Average high school GPA	3.8
High school GPA 25th-75th percentile range	N/A

Fall 2010 Freshman SAT Scores

Freshman students submitting SAT scores	49%
SAT Critical Reading average score	635
SAT Critical Reading 25th-75th percentile range	590-680
SAT Critical Reading score breakdown

SAT Math average score	644
SAT Math 25th-75th percentile range:	600-690

SAT Writing average score	642
SAT Writing 25th-75th percentile range	600-690
SAT Essay 25th-75th percentile range	8-10

Fall 2010 Freshman ACT Scores

Freshman students submitting ACT scores	19%
Average ACT Composite score	29
ACT Composite 25th-75th percentile range	27-31

ACT English 25th-75th percentile range	27-33

ACT Math 25th-75th percentile range	25-31