Complete the Holy Cross Supplement online. There are no additional essays.

Transcripts uploaded to the QuestBridge application are accepted as official, or your high school counselor can send transcripts directly to the Admission Office (see Contact Information below). 

Holy Cross adopted a test-optional policy in 2005. Holy Cross' experience shows that the rigor of your high school coursework and your overall academic performance are what best illustrate your commitment, motivation, and willingness to take on challenges, and therefore how well you would fit into the challenging academic community at Holy Cross. Holy Cross accepts self-reported test scores. Applicants may indicate their preferred testing policy on the QuestBridge Supplement and may also update their testing preference and/or submit additional test scores via the applicant portal.

Please select Early Decision as your admission application type.

College of the Holy Cross Admission and Financial Aid Office use your Social Security number (SSN) to ensure they are able to correctly match your Holy Cross QuestBridge Questionnaire with your FAFSA and CSS Profile records. If you do not report or incorrectly report your SSN on any one of these three forms, they may be unable to match your records to complete your application.

If your parents are divorced or separated:

• Both of your biological/adoptive parent(s) will complete their own CSS Profile with different log-in credentials. It is highly recommended that the student and custodial parent start the CSS Profile first, as the non-custodial cannot submit information until the student selects a school that requires the submission of non-custodial parent information.
• Your non-custodial parent must submit the online Non-Custodial Profile after creating a separate College Board account.
• If you do not have contact with your non-custodial parent or have extenuating circumstances as to why you cannot obtain this information, you can request to waive this requirement.

After completion of the CSS Profile, generally within 1-3 business days, you will receive information from the College Board regarding how to submit tax documentation via IDOC, the College Board’s secure online documentation service.

Submit your signed 2023 1040 federal tax return, with all schedules, attachments, W-2 forms and other earning statements. Include personal and corporate partnership tax returns (IRS 1065, 1120, 1120-S).

Your non-custodial parent must also submit copies of their 2023 federal income tax returns, signed with all schedules, attachments, W-2 forms and other earning statements.

Submit as soon as available

The FAFSA form will be available in the fall. Please complete the FAFSA as soon as it is available and submit it directly to Holy Cross.

U.S. Citizens and Eligible Noncitizens only. All other students do not complete the FAFSA. 

Finalists who do not match may apply Early Decision II to Holy Cross. Please notify the Admission Office that you would like to be considered for Early Decision II.

All Finalists who rank Holy Cross for the Match, but did not match to a binding college will automatically have their applications moved into the Regular Decision process. Please submit only your Midyear Report and any significant and relevant updates.

If you no longer wish to be considered, you must contact the Admission Office to withdraw your application.

Finalists who ranked Holy Cross and submitted all materials (but did not match to a binding college)

Finalists who did not rank Holy Cross

Complete the Holy Cross Supplement online. There are no additional essays.

Update including recent grades

Only if new scores to report

Finalists who ranked Holy Cross and submitted all materials (but did not match to a binding college)

Finalists who did not rank Holy Cross