University of Holy Cross Student Population

How many students at UHC?

For the academic year 2024-2025, University of Holy Cross has a total enrollment of 802 students, including 471 undergraduate and 331 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 132 male students (16.5%) and 670 female students (83.5%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 312 White students (38.9%) and 271 Black students (33.8%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 471 undergraduate students (58.7%) and 331 graduate students (41.3%).
• Class Delivery: 425 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 180 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar private (not-for-profit) Master's College and University (smaller programs) - which average 1,493 - UHC's body is much smaller.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 132 male (16.46%) and 670 female (83.54%) students are attending University of Holy Cross. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 19.70.

By class level, 471 (58.73%) are undergraduate students and 331 (41.27%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 15.29% are male and 84.71% are female, while among graduate students, 18.13% are male and 81.87% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 312 White, 271 Black, and 20 Asian students out of a total of 802 are attending at University of Holy Cross. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

University of Holy Cross is quite diverse with a diversity index of 71.3% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, UHC has 333 students under 18 years old and 12 students over 65 years old. There are 627 students under 25 years old, and 524 students over 25 years old out of 1,152 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 333 students are younger than 18 and 4 students are older than 65. UHC has 606 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 199 students aged 25 and over.

It has 21 graduate students aged under 25 and 325 students aged 25 and over.

*The age distribution is based on 2023-2024 enrollment data.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At University of Holy Cross, 425 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 180 students are enrolled in some online courses.

386 students who live in Louisiana or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 39 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 471 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 42 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 8.92%.26 students have transferred in as full-time status and 16 students transferred in as part-time status.