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Is Holy Cross College worth it?
A first pass affordability and outcome read for Holy Cross, using national average inputs. Run your own numbers for a personalized score.
Worth-It Score
Heavy lift
Holy Cross lands in the heavy lift band for a typical family. The combination of $26,728 in yearly net price and $24,000 in median debt asks a lot relative to median earnings of $50,416. For context, Holy Cross's net price is about 6% above the typical 4-year, private nonprofit school. This does not make the school wrong for every student, but it does mean the price deserves a closer test.
Is the price fair?
Compared to 1237 similar 4-year, private nonprofit schools
This school
$24,214
/yrAverage school like this
$22,837
/yrNet price is slightly above average
You'd pay about $1,377 more per year than the typical student at a similar school. Over 4 years that's roughly $6,000 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 doing real work against the score and raises the financing burden quickly.
Outcome
40% weight
The outcome data does not create enough margin to fully offset the cost.
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
$26,728
Median earnings 10 years out
$50,416
Median debt at graduation
$24,000
Graduation rate
50%
At Holy Cross, a typical graduate carries about $24,000 in student debt and earns roughly $50,416 ten years after enrolling. On a standard 10-year repayment plan, that works out to about $273 per month, or 6% of pre-tax income. That sits inside a borrower comfort range for many graduates.
What this means for your family
Holy Cross is a private nonprofit four year school in Notre Dame, IN. 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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University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, IN
Worth-It Score: 94/100
Median net price: $26,780
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Trine
Angola, IN
Worth-It Score: 58/100
Median net price: $25,355
Private nonprofit 4-year
Saint Mary's
Notre Dame, IN
Worth-It Score: 63/100
Median net price: $25,292
Private nonprofit 4-year
Anderson
Anderson, IN
Worth-It Score: 44/100
Median net price: $25,021
Private nonprofit 4-year
Taylor
Upland, IN
Worth-It Score: 59/100
Median net price: $24,865
Common questions about Holy Cross
The median net price at Holy Cross is $26,728 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 →