Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Emmanuel's yield is 45 pts higher than Holy Cross's

    Yield rate
  2. 2

    Holy Cross grads earn $12.2K more ten years out than Emmanuel's ($50,416 vs. $38,208)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  3. 3

    Emmanuel has 7 pts more first-gen students than Holy Cross (36% vs. 29%)

    First-generation students
  4. 4

    Holy Cross is more diverse (index 0.66 vs. 0.63)

    Diversity index
  5. 5

    Holy Cross graduates 3 pts more of its students than Emmanuel (42% vs. 40%)

    Graduation rate
  6. 6

    Emmanuel is a bit larger (775 vs. 639)

    Undergrads

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Hollow dots at the center mean that measure isn't reported.

Who's hardest to get into

Emmanuel admits 74%, Holy Cross 75%; Emmanuel's yield is higher, at 64%.

Acceptance rate
Emmanuel74%
Holy Cross75%
Quad's selectivity
  • EmmanuelAccessible
  • Holy CrossAccessible
SAT middle 50%
EmmanuelTest-blind
Holy CrossTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • EmmanuelGPA, school record, and rank required
  • Holy CrossGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Emmanuel is a bit larger than Holy Cross (775 vs. 639 undergrads); Holy Cross has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Emmanuel775
Holy Cross639
Pell Grant share
Emmanuel29%
Holy Cross30%

Majors and faculty

Business Administration and Management leads at Emmanuel, and Business/Commerce at Holy Cross; Emmanuel has 11 students per faculty member to Holy Cross's 13.

Students per faculty member
Emmanuel11 to 1
Holy Cross13 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • EmmanuelBusiness Administration and Management, General28%
  • Holy CrossBusiness/Commerce, General35%

What each costs

Only Holy Cross reports an average cost ($31.8K).

Average cost, all students
EmmanuelNot reported
Holy Cross$31.8K
Aid generosity
EmmanuelNot reported
Holy Cross39%

What each pays off

Holy Cross's former students earn more, a median $50.4K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 42% at Holy Cross to 40% at Emmanuel.

Median earnings, 10 years
Emmanuel$38.2K
Holy Cross$50.4K
Graduation rate
Emmanuel40%
Holy Cross42%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Holy Cross but fell at Emmanuel; Holy Cross got more selective while Emmanuel got less.

Applications, 10-year change
  • EmmanuelShrinking−66%
  • Holy CrossGrowing+234%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
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