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Accredited by the Higher Learning Commission, Holy Cross College is incorporated in the state of Indiana and chartered to grant Associate of Arts and Bachelor of Arts degrees. Holy Cross College has been approved for attendance of veterans under provisions of the G.I. Bill, is authorized to enroll non-immigrant alien students, and is eligible to participate in various federal and state financial aid programs.
Holy Cross College is a member of the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, the Council of Independent Colleges, the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities, Independent Colleges of Indiana, the Northern Indiana Consortium for Education, and numerous other academic and professional organizations.
Institutional Self Study Report
Holy Cross College is authorized by name in statute as an approved institution of higher education in the state of Indiana. In full compliance with federal rules, please consider contacting the Indiana Commission for Higher Education for Indiana’s higher education complaint resolution process.
The reauthorization in August 2008 of the Higher Education Act requires colleges and universities to make information available to prospective students, including the cost of college attendance, accreditation status, graduation and retention information, safety and security reports, and institutional policies and procedures that focus on student enrollment. Please find links to this important information below.
In addition to an overview of the composition of the campus at https://www.hcc-nd.edu/about-holy-cross, detailed statistics about the Holy Cross student body can be found on the College Scorecard and through the College Navigator of the National Center for Education Statistics.
Transfer of Credit from Other Institutions
Please see the Transfer Credit section of the Academic Catalog for an explanation of the College’s generous policy on accepting transfer credits from regionally-accredited institutions.
Financial Aid Statistics
Detailed statistics about the numbers of students receiving aid, what kinds of aid, etc. can be found on the Holy Cross College site at the College Navigator of the National Center for Education Statistics.
To view Holy Cross College Security and Crime Statistics online at the US Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education, click here and type in “Holy Cross College,” “Notre Dame” (institution city), and select “Indiana.”
Based on the post-graduation information we have collected from the Class of 2022 and Class of 2023:
Extensive data about student outcomes at Holy Cross, such as retention and graduation rates, can be found on College Navigator of the National Center for Education Statistics and through College Scorecard.
Retention rate (from the College Navigator): The percentage of full-time first-time students who began their studies in Fall 2022 and returned in Fall 2023 is 79%. In addition to graduating students from its BA programs, Holy Cross College has a rigorous core curriculum that prepares students for transfer to colleges and universities with highly competitive admissions.
Graduation/Transfer rates (from the College Navigator): Of the students who began their studies in Fall 2016, the percentage of full-time, first-time students who graduated or transferred out within 150% of normal time to completion is 33% and 58%, respectively, which reflects the College’s tradition of preparing significant numbers of its students for transfer to colleges and universities with highly competitive admissions.