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College of the Holy Cross Scholarships and Merit Aid

Worcester, Massachusetts

8 scholarships College of the Holy Cross publishes, each with the amount, what the school says it takes, and the sentence we read it in. This is what the school states, not a list of every award it offers.

3,015Undergraduates
21%Admit rate

Merit awarded on published numbers (1)

These are the awards the school ties to stated GPA and test bars. No separate application is listed for them.

Holy Cross Grant

$2,500

Renewable
Yes, per the school
Amounts range from $2,500 to more than $60,000, depending on financial need.holycross.edu (read 2026-06-26)

Awards that take an application (1)

The school publishes an amount for these, and also publishes that something beyond the admission file decides them.

Ellis Scholarship

$0

Renewable
Yes, per the school
The Ellis Scholarship is a full tuition scholarship that is offered to a Worcester resident entering their first year at Holy Cross.holycross.edu (read 2026-06-26)

Department awards open to incoming freshmen (6)

Run by a college or department, and published as open to students entering as freshmen.

Organ Scholarship

$0

Renewable
Yes, per the school
The Organ Scholarship is a four-year, full tuition scholarship offered by the College of the Holy Cross through the Department of Musicholycross.edu (read 2026-06-26)

Rev. Henry Bean, S.J., Scholarship

$0

four-year, full-tuition scholarshipsholycross.edu

Rev. William Fitzgerald, S.J., Scholarship

$0

four-year, full-tuition scholarshipsholycross.edu

Brooks Scholarship

$0

a four-year, full tuition scholarshipholycross.edu

Organ Scholarship

$0

a four-year, full tuition scholarshipholycross.edu

Freije Scholarship

$0

a four-year, half tuition scholarshipholycross.edu
Which of these a student actually clears depends on GPA, test score, home state, and major. A free Graidy account works that out award by award, and shows what is left to pay after it.
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What College of the Holy Cross costs

Cost of attendance as published: tuition, fees, housing, and food for one year. It is the sticker, before any of the awards above and before need-based aid.

Where College of the Holy Cross lists its scholarships

Where this came from

Every amount on this page was read off a College of the Holy Cross page on the date shown. Schools change award tables, so check the school's page before you count on a number.