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Is College of the Holy Cross worth it?
A first pass affordability and outcome read for College of the Holy Cross, using national average inputs. Run your own numbers for a personalized score.
Worth-It Score
Workable
College of the Holy Cross lands in the workable band for a typical family. Median debt of $27,000 can be carried by median long-run earnings of $90,543, but the margin is not huge. For context, College of the Holy Cross's net price runs about 55% above the typical 4-year, private nonprofit school. This is the kind of school where your actual aid offer can move the answer meaningfully.
Is the price fair?
Compared to 1237 similar 4-year, private nonprofit schools
This school
$35,455
/yrAverage school like this
$22,837
/yrThis weighs on your Worth-It Score
You'd pay about $12,618 more per year than the typical student at a similar school. Over 4 years that's roughly $50,000 in extra cost.
Score breakdown
The public version of the score weighs affordability, after graduation outcomes, and repayment burden.
Affordability
40% weight
The yearly net price is manageable, but it makes the aid offer matter a lot.
Outcome
40% weight
Graduation and earnings data create a stronger long-run payoff picture.
Repayment
20% weight
Median debt stays in a more comfortable repayment range for a typical graduate.
The numbers behind the score
Median net price per year
$38,782
Median earnings 10 years out
$90,543
Median debt at graduation
$27,000
Graduation rate
88%
At College of the Holy Cross, a typical graduate carries about $27,000 in student debt and earns roughly $90,543 ten years after enrolling. On a standard 10-year repayment plan, that works out to about $307 per month, or 4% of pre-tax income. That sits inside a borrower comfort range for many graduates.
What this means for your family
College of the Holy Cross is a private nonprofit four year school in Worcester, MA. Private pricing can swing more dramatically based on aid, so your personalized score matters more here than the national average view alone.
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Common questions about College of the Holy Cross
The median net price at College of the Holy Cross is $38,782 per year. That is the average yearly price after typical grant aid for students in the public federal data, not the published sticker price.
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The Worth-It Score weighs affordability (40%), after graduation outcomes (40%), and repayment burden (20%). Underlying data points come from publicly available federal higher education reporting. See full methodology →