Holy Cross College

Notre Dame, IN · private, nonprofit · 639 undergraduates

Which tennis teams does Holy Cross College field?

Holy Cross College, in Notre Dame, IN, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NAIA as a member of the Patriot League and the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference.

The men's roster is the larger of the two, 11 players against 8, in the school's latest Equity in Athletics filing.

Holy Cross College's men's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 7 players in 2020 to 11 in 2025. That 2025 roster is in line with the Patriot League median of 11, and about the same distance from the NAIA median. Holy Cross College lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for men's tennis, which works out to about 5.5 players per coach, 21% below the NAIA median of 7.

Holy Cross College's women's tennis roster has moved around, as low as 7 in 2021 and as high as 10 in 2024, and ended 2025 at 8. That 2025 roster is well below the Patriot League median of 11, by 27%, and 11% below the NAIA median of 9. Holy Cross College lists 1 head coach and 2 assistants for women's tennis, which works out to about 2.7 players per coach, well below the Patriot League median of 5.5, by 52%.

Each team page below covers roster size and its trend, coaching staff, spending per player against conference and division medians, and what the school and town are like for a recruit.

How does Holy Cross College fund its athletes?

Holy Cross College reported 114 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 67 men and 47 women, a roster count that leans heavily male.

Athletically related student aid came to $977,466, about $8,323 per male athlete and $8,933 per female athlete across all sports; tennis's share of that is not reported separately, so a recruit should ask the coach directly what a tennis award typically covers.

Recruiting spending was $13,762 for men's sports and $12,379 for women's, roughly balanced between the two, or about $205 and $263 per athlete.

What is Holy Cross College like academically?

Holy Cross College is a small private, nonprofit college whose highest award is the bachelor's degree that admits 75% of applicants, moderately selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.

The full cost of attendance is around $50,881 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $26,728 after grants and scholarships, in the top quarter nationally, so aid covers roughly 47% of the sticker price on average.

73% of students finish their degree within six years, in the top quarter of colleges nationally and 70% of first-year students return for a second year.

Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $50,416, above the median of $40,747.

What can you study at Holy Cross College?

Business, Management & Marketing is the largest field at 28% of degrees, followed by Liberal Arts & Sciences (21%) and Psychology (18%).

The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.

  • Business/Commerce, General (15 degrees)
  • Psychology, General (10 degrees)
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (8 degrees)
  • Biology, General (7 degrees)
  • Theological and Ministerial Studies (6 degrees)
  • Fine and Studio Arts (3 degrees)
  • English Language and Literature, General (2 degrees)
  • History (1 degrees)
  • Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (1 degrees)
  • Communication and Media Studies

What is Notre Dame, IN like to live in?

Holy Cross College sits in Notre Dame, a suburb of a large city of about 6,754 people in St. Joseph County, Indiana.

Household incomes in Notre Dame, a median of about $19,082, sit far below the Indiana median and likewise far below the national one, 76% lower than the country as a whole.

Housing is where the area is cheapest: a typical owner-occupied home is valued around $179,800, 11% below the Indiana median and a typical rent of $1,268 a month is 24% over the state figure.

Getting around is quick: the average commute is 12 minutes against a national average near 27, and driving is common but not universal, though 58% of workers walk and 24% work from home.

It reads as a college town: 48% of residents are 20 to 24, roughly 7.4 times the national share, and the median age of 20 is younger than the country's 39.

80% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the Indiana average of 29%.

Frequently asked questions

Does Holy Cross College have a tennis program?
Yes. Holy Cross College fields men's tennis (NAIA, Patriot League) and women's tennis (NAIA, Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
Where is Holy Cross College?
Holy Cross College is in Notre Dame, IN, in the Great Lakes region of the United States.
How much does Holy Cross College cost?
The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $50,881 a year, and an average net price of $26,728 after grants and scholarships.