College of the Holy Cross: Admission & Tests

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Below is a brief overview of College of the Holy Cross general admissions procedures, application policies and fees, as well as desirable SAT and ACT college test scores that you might need to have in order to enroll at this school.

Admission Information

Dual Credits
Accepted
Yes
College of the Holy Cross admission criteria are rather strong - the school accepts only about 36 percent of those who apply.

This college requires you to submit reference letters with your application but does not require admission test scores.

College of the Holy Cross will usually accept your:
  • dual credits
    (from the courses giving both high school and college credits)
  • advanced placement credits
    (from the college-level courses taught in high school)
and will decline your:
  • credits for life experience

Application Fee

Application
Fee
$60
College of the Holy Cross requires a fee paid when you submit an application for admission.

The undergraduate application fee at College of the Holy Cross is $60.00.

SAT Test Scores

Taking Scholastic Aptitude Test is common bit of the application procedure. 35% of applicants at College of the Holy Cross submitted results of their SAT test.

Most of the accepted applicants who took SAT scored from 630 to 700 on Math. Taking these numbers into account, if you scored above 670 in SAT Math, that is good enough to get accepted at this school.

Test Section
Minimum Score
Desired Score
Safe Score

SAT Math
630
670
700

ACT Test Scores

Completing American College Test is not an important element of the application procedure at College of the Holy Cross. Only 19% of applicants submitted results of their ACT test.

Most of the accepted applicants who took ACT scored
ACT
Composite
30
from 28 to 34 on English, from 25 to 30 on Math, and from 28 to 32 on Composite. Based off those numbers, if you got above 31 in ACT English, 28 in ACT Math, and 30 in ACT Composite, this should make you safe for being admitted at this college.

Test Section
Minimum Score
Desired Score
Safe Score

ACT English
28
31
34

ACT Math
25
28
30

ACT Composite
28
30
32

Contact Admissions

Phone
(508)
793-2011
To receive the most accurate and up-to-date information about applying to College of the Holy Cross, please contact this college directly.

You can call the school's general information office at (508) 793-2011 or check College of the Holy Cross Website

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