University of Holy Cross
New Orleans, Louisiana · Website
$49,316
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$49,316
median earnings, 10 years after starting
University of Holy Cross is a private nonprofit 4-year college in New Orleans, Louisiana with 471 undergraduates and 331 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $15,635 a year (tuition and fees $16,576). It admits 74% of applicants and 49% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $49,316 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $26,995 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$15,635
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$16,576
US median $11,837
Admission rate
74%
US median 78%
Completion rate
49%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$26,995
About $286 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$49,316
Rank 1,531 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $15,635
- Tuition and fees
- $16,576
- Cost of attendance
- $27,541
- Students with a need-based grant
- 28%
- Students with federal loans
- 34%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $14,202
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $15,215
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $15,314
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $19,073
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $16,087
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $11,510 in 2015-16 to $16,576 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 74%
- ACT, middle
- 19
- Undergraduates
- 471
- Graduate students
- 331
- Part-time students
- 29%
- Women
- 85%
- Students per teacher
- 7
- Completion rate
- 49%
- Retention rate
- 71%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 46
- Endowment
- $23.0M
- Other
- Religious affiliation
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 1,531 of 5,094 US colleges and 15 of 94 in Louisiana (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | LA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $15,635 | $14,810 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $16,576 | $9,181 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 74% | 78% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 49% | 57% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 71% | 71% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $26,995 | $13,136 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $46,296 | $27,631 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $49,316 | $32,992 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 69% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 77% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
46 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 34 | $31,500 | $70,806 | $83,877 | $88,910 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsOnlineMaster's | Master's | 26 | $54,667 | $42,650 | $52,833 | $59,571 |
| Psychology, OtherOnlineDoctoral | Doctoral | 25 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $100,857 |
| Education, OtherOnlineDoctoral | Doctoral | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $90,635 |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionOnlineMaster's | Master's | 11 | $41,000 | $60,037 | $68,360 | $71,685 |
| Curriculum and InstructionOnlineMaster's | Master's | 10 | Withheld | $54,899 | $54,473 | $63,399 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | Withheld | $54,241 | $56,488 | $70,786 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel ServicesOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Student Counseling and Personnel ServicesOnlineMaster's | Master's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $60,111 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $47,382 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineMaster's | Master's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $103,485 |
| Biology, GeneralMaster's | Master's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $69,830 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $76,194 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $53,072 |
| Psychology, GeneralOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,706 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $52,119 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $57,214 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesOnlineMaster's | Master's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $89,981 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's | Associate's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $65,389 |
| Public HealthBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $68,257 |
| Food Science and TechnologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $70,873 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $61,296 |
| Health/Medical Preparatory ProgramsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $61,911 |
| Agriculture/Veterinary Preparatory ProgramsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: Louisiana on Local Economy
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Questions and answers
How much does University of Holy Cross cost?
$15,635 a year is the average net price at University of Holy Cross after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $16,576, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $27,541. Families earning under $30,000 pay $14,202 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at University of Holy Cross?
74% of applicants are admitted to University of Holy Cross. The median admission rate of colleges in Louisiana is 78%.
How much do University of Holy Cross graduates earn?
$49,316 a year is the median pay of former University of Holy Cross students who work, 10 years after they started ($46,296 after 6 years). That ranks 1,531 of 5,094 US colleges and 15 of 94 in Louisiana. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's) at $70,806.
How much student debt do University of Holy Cross graduates have?
$26,995 is the median federal student loan debt of University of Holy Cross graduates, about $286 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 34% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at University of Holy Cross?
49% of first-time, full-time students at University of Holy Cross finish within 6 years. 71% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at University of Holy Cross?
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (34 bachelor's graduates), Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions (26 master's graduates), Psychology, Other (25 doctoral graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 46 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.