New Orleans, Louisiana · Private nonprofit · 4-year · Large city
Overview
Located in New Orleans, Louisiana, University of Holy Cross is a private nonprofit four-year institution. Its campus is in a large city. It enrolled 802 students in fall 2024, including 471 undergraduates and 331 graduate students. Its religious affiliation is Roman Catholic.
University of Holy Cross offers associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and doctoral degrees across 50 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Registered Nursing, Psychology, Other, and Education, Other. It awarded 178 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 30 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
71% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 7 to 1.
Key figures
802
Students enrolled
71%
First-year retention
178
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
50
Programs and majors
7:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
AssociateBachelorMasterPhD
Programs and majors offered 50
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
71%
First-year retention, part-time students
100%
Student-to-faculty ratio
7:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
81
Associate degrees
5
Master's degrees
54
Doctoral degrees (research)
38
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
802
Undergraduates, fall 2024
471
Graduate students, fall 2024
331
Full-time, fall 2024
59%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
1,443
Undergraduates, 2024-25
950
Graduate students, 2024-25
493
Full-time, 2024-25
32%
Size category
Under 1,000 students
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
70%
Men
30%
White
44%
Hispanic or Latino
8%
Black or African American
28%
Asian
6%
Two or more races
6%
Race or ethnicity unknown
9%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
30
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
52%
Students taking some online courses
29%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes
Campus and services
Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
Roman Catholic
Carnegie classification
Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
President
Dr. Stanton F. McNeely III
Services and opportunities
Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact