The student population at Holy Cross College is 661 (all undergraduate). The number of students has increased by 83 (14.36%) over the past decade.
The average student population over the last 11 years is 526 where 661 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 5 year-over-year increases and 4 decreases. It peaked at 661 students in 2025 and was lowest at 434 in 2023. Overall, enrollment rose from 578 to 661 students, a net gain of 83 (14.4%).
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Holy Cross College since 2015.
| Year | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 578 | 336 | 242 |
| 2016-17 | 618 40 | 361 25 | 257 15 |
| 2017-18 | 557 -61 | 342 -19 | 215 -42 |
| 2018-19 | 499 -58 | 305 -37 | 194 -21 |
| 2019-20 | 447 -52 | 260 -45 | 187 -7 |
| 2020-21 | 455 8 | 256 -4 | 199 12 |
| 2021-22 | 468 13 | 251 -5 | 217 18 |
| 2022-23 | 434 -34 | 246 -5 | 188 -29 |
| 2023-24 | 547 113 | 334 88 | 213 25 |
| 2024-25 | 661 114 | 429 95 | 232 19 |
| Average | 526 | 312 | 214 |
The percentage of white students is 50.38%. The percentage was 64.88% 10 years ago and Holy Cross still has a high percentage of white students. 1.66% of enrolled students is Asian and 6.81% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 26.63% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 64.88% to 50.38%. Asian enrollment declined from 1.73% to 1.66%. Black student enrollment decreased from 10.73% to 6.81%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 9.86% to 26.63%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6667 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.5562 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Holy Cross College over the past 11 years (2015-2025).
| Year | American Indian or Native American | Asian | Black | Hispanic | Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | White | Two or More Races |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 4 | 10 | 62 | 57 | 1 | 375 | 21 |
| 2016-17 | 3 | 14 | 77 | 60 | 3 | 389 | 22 |
| 2017-18 | 4 | 15 | 60 | 71 | 1 | 337 | 20 |
| 2018-19 | 5 | 6 | 40 | 76 | 0 | 314 | 16 |
| 2019-20 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 99 | 0 | 248 | 26 |
| 2020-21 | 2 | 9 | 27 | 99 | 0 | 247 | 23 |
| 2021-22 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 100 | 0 | 262 | 28 |
| 2022-23 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 106 | 0 | 233 | 21 |
| 2023-24 | 2 | 7 | 31 | 159 | 0 | 275 | 33 |
| 2024-25 | 5 | 11 | 45 | 176 | 1 | 333 | 40 |
| Average | 3 | 9 | 42 | 100 | 1 | 301 | 25 |
Holy Cross College does not offer online degree/certificate programs. All Students have enrolled in on-campus programs.
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