Overall Rating Reporter
Overall Score
Liaison Carly Thibodeau
Submission Date March 7, 2025

STARS v3.0

College of the Holy Cross
PRE-3: Institutional Characteristics

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Complete Reporter Carly Thibodeau
Director of Sustainability
Sustainability
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Institution type:
Baccalaureate

Institutional control:
Private non-profit

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The College of the Holy Cross was founded in 1843 by the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) in Worcester, Massachusetts. Holy Cross is a highly selective, four-year, undergraduate, liberal arts institution. Beyond the main 174 acre campus, the college owns the 52 acre Joyce Contemplative Center located in West Boylston, MA.


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Locale:
Mid-size city

Climate zone:
5 - Cool

Gross floor area of building space:
219,903.29 Square meters

Full-time equivalent of employees:
1,174

Full-time equivalent student enrollment:
3,219

Percentage of students that live in campus housing:
97.62

Percentage of students enrolled exclusively in distance education:
0

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