Hellenic College-Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology

Private · Moderately Selective · MA

School data & stats

TypePrivate

LocationMA · Northeast

SettingSuburban

Undergrads64

Student:faculty7:1

Outcomes

4-yr grad rate44.4%

6-yr grad rate44.4%

Drop-out rate28.6%

Study abroad—

Cost

In-state tuition$22k

Out-of-state tuition$22k

Application fee—

Community

Racial diversity32.8%

Gender diversity21.9%

International3.1%

IdentityGreek Orthodox

Overview

Hellenic College and Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology, on a hilltop campus in Brookline, Massachusetts, form the principal institution of higher learning for the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America. Hellenic College is the undergraduate liberal-arts college; Holy Cross is its affiliated seminary, training priests for the Greek Orthodox Church and other Orthodox jurisdictions. Together they function as the intellectual and spiritual center of Greek Orthodox Christianity in the United States, drawing students from Orthodox communities nationally and internationally who want an undergraduate education embedded in Orthodox liturgical and theological life rather than added on top of it.

Academics

Hellenic College's undergraduate curriculum combines a classical liberal-arts core with coursework in Orthodox theology, Byzantine and Greek studies, and religious studies, reflecting the school's dual identity as both a liberal-arts college and a feeder into seminary formation. Class sizes are small, and many students move directly from Hellenic College's bachelor's program into Holy Cross's graduate theological program, giving the two schools a connected academic pathway that a standalone liberal-arts college would not offer.

Campus & student life

The campus sits on a hill in Brookline with views toward Boston, in the middle of the city's dense cluster of colleges and universities, though the community itself is small and tightly knit around Orthodox liturgical life - daily and weekly services structure campus rhythm as much as the academic calendar does. Students share the campus with Holy Cross seminarians, giving undergraduates regular contact with men further along in theological formation, and the small scale means most students and faculty know each other directly.

Worth knowing

This is a genuinely unusual dual institution - a small liberal-arts college and a graduate seminary sharing one campus and one mission - and Orthodox religious practice is not an elective add-on but the organizing rhythm of daily life. Applicants should understand they are choosing an Orthodox-centered community first and a liberal-arts college second.

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Admissions

Acceptance rate79.6%

Enrolled mid-50%—

Test policynot used

Rec letters1

Deadlines (2026–27 cycle)

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