Enrollment Trends at Holy Cross

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 2,945 where 3,126 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 7 year-over-year increases and 2 decreases. It peaked at 3,126 students in 2025 and was lowest at 2,720 in 2017. Overall, enrollment rose from 2,729 to 3,126 students, a net gain of 397 (14.5%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at College of the Holy Cross since 2015.

• Trends Table
• By Gender Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	2,729	1,372	1,357
2016-17	2,720 -9	1,332 -40	1,388 31
2017-18	2,855 135	1,395 63	1,460 72
2018-19	2,939 84	1,433 38	1,506 46
2019-20	2,963 24	1,416 -17	1,547 41
2020-21	2,970 7	1,340 -76	1,630 83
2021-22	3,029 59	1,382 42	1,647 17
2022-23	3,083 54	1,383 1	1,700 53
2023-24	3,035 -48	1,378 -5	1,657 -43
2024-25	3,126 91	1,434 56	1,692 35
Average	2,945	1,387	1,558

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 67.85%. The percentage was 69.70% 10 years ago and Holy Cross still has a high percentage of white students. 3.17% of enrolled students is Asian and 4.67% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 12.76% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 69.70% to 67.85%. Asian enrollment declined from 4.91% to 3.17%. Black student enrollment increased from 3.52% to 4.67%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 10.11% to 12.76%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.5185 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This increased from 0.4992 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at College of the Holy Cross over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

• Trends Table
• Interactive Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
	2015-16	5	134	96	276	1	1,902	92
2016-17	3	139	119	267	2	1,880	84
2017-18	2	136	127	291	2	2,013	104
2018-19	3	128	130	291	2	2,114	86
2019-20	1	129	142	330	2	2,066	99
2020-21	1	123	127	325	1	2,141	89
2021-22	2	125	132	315	1	2,206	82
2022-23	1	120	119	361	1	2,183	99
2023-24	2	101	126	358	1	2,148	118
2024-25	3	99	146	399	2	2,121	126
Average	2	123	126	321	2	2,077	98

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

College of the Holy Cross does not offer online degree/certificate programs. All Students have enrolled in on-campus programs.