The average composite SAT score for admitted College of the Holy Cross freshman is 1335 out of 1600. Holy Cross students have the 144th highest average SAT score in the United States. For perspective, a 1335 is in the 91st percentile of all SAT test takers.
The middle fifty percent of incoming students have SAT composite scores ranging from 1250 to 1420. The 75th percentile score is 1420 while the 25th percentile score is 1250.
The lowest SAT score accepted is not reported by Holy Cross but we estimate it to be around a 1160 total composite SAT score.
The average score for Holy Cross students on the math portion of the SAT is 660 out of 800. The 25th percentile of students score a 620 and the 75th percentile score 700.
The 25th and 75th percentile range for SAT reading scores range from 630 to 720 and the average score for College of the Holy Cross students is 675.
Below are estimated chances of being accepted at College of the Holy Cross based on SAT score ranges and the overall admission rate of 21.1%. These chances assume you have an average GPA for the school.
An SAT score of 1420 or higher is very competitive at Holy Cross and is a better score than three quarters of students who are accepted. While having an above average chance of acceptance, admission is very competitive. The estimated chance of getting in is around 34% or higher.
Scores between 1340 to 1410 are above average giving you an advantage over most applicants. While scores in this range are higher than many who apply, admission is very competitive. The estimated chance of getting in is around 22% to 32%.
SAT scores between 1250 to 1330 are still in the middle range of accepted students a but a little lower than the average. You can get in and have about a 12% to 20% percent chance of being admitted.
SAT scores from 1160 to 1240 are on the very low end of the range where students are accepted. Scores in this range are not competitive with most other applicants but you still have a chance. We estimate scores in this range have less than a 11% chance of admission to Holy Cross. SAT scores below 1160 likely fall out of the range where students are regularly accepted.
Data Sources, IPEDS for Fall 2023 starting classSAT Score | Admission Chances |
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1600 | 66% |
1590 | 65% |
1580 | 63% |
1570 | 61% |
1560 | 59% |
1550 | 57% |
1540 | 56% |
1530 | 54% |
1520 | 52% |
1510 | 50% |
1500 | 48% |
1490 | 46% |
1480 | 44% |
1470 | 42% |
1460 | 41% |
1450 | 39% |
1440 | 37% |
1430 | 35% |
1420 | 34% |
1410 | 32% |
1400 | 30% |
1390 | 29% |
1380 | 27% |
1370 | 26% |
1360 | 24% |
1350 | 23% |
1340 | 22% |
1330 | 20% |
1320 | 19% |
1310 | 18% |
1300 | 17% |
1290 | 16% |
1280 | 15% |
1270 | 14% |
1260 | 13% |
1250 | 12% |
1240 | 11% |
1230 | 11% |
1220 | 10% |
1210 | 9% |
1200 | 9% |
1190 | 8% |
1180 | 8% |
1170 | 7% |
1160 | 7% |
Primary data source, U.S. Department of Education https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=166124 IPEDS survey data for College of the Holy Cross.