University of Holy Cross Healthcare Programs

University of Holy Cross is a private not-for-profit institution situated in New Orleans, Louisiana. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

Where Is University of Holy Cross?

Contact details for UHC are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	4123 Woodland Drive, New Orleans, LA 70131-7399
Phone:	504-394-7744
Website:	uhcno.edu
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/OLHCCStudentLife
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/OLHCC

How Do I Get Into UHC?

You can apply to UHC online at: uhcno.edu/apply

Admission Requirements for UHC

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	3
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	3
Recommendations	3
SAT or ACT Scores	3
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into UHC?

UHC has the high acceptance rate of 87%, which means it is fairly easy to gain admittance as long as you submit a complete application with requested materials.

Approximately 22% of accepted students are men and 78% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 84%, and the acceptance rate for women is 88%.

Can I Afford University of Holy Cross?

The overall average net price of UHC is $28,072. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At UHC, approximately 69% of students took out student loans averaging $6,204 a year. That adds up to $24,816 over four years for those students.

University of Holy Cross Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 881 undergraduate students at UHC, with 341 being full-time and 540 being part-time.

There are also 355 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 341 full-time undergraduates at UHC, 18% are male and 82% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of University of Holy Cross students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	14
Black or African American	83
Hispanic or Latino	44
White	166
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	34

Over 3 countries are represented at UHC. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Jamaica, Philippines, and Bulgaria.

Online Learning at University of Holy Cross

In 2022-2023, 766 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at UHC has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 14th most popular in Louisiana for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

University of Holy Cross Healthcare Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
Registered Nursing	0	34	0	34
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	0	0	26	26
Electroneurodiagnostic/Electroencephalographic Technology/Technologist	2	2	0	4
Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling	0	4	0	4
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling	0	0	3	3
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences	0	2	0	2
General Public Health	0	2	0	2
Hospital & Health Care Facilities Administration/Management	0	0	1	1
Other Health/Medical Preparatory Programs	0	1	0	1
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies	0	1	0	1
General Health & Wellness	0	1	0	1
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	0	1	0	1
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician	0	0	0	0
Polysomnography	0	0	0	0
Radiologic Technology	0	0	0	0
Respiratory Care Therapy	0	0	0	0
Pre-Dentistry Studies	0	0	0	0
Pre-Pharmacy Studies	0	0	0	0
Pre-Physical Therapy Studies	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	2	48	30	80

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Infrogmation of New Orleans under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.