Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    U. Holy Cross has 20 pts more first-gen students than Holy Cross (49% vs. 29%)

    First-generation students
  2. 2

    U. Holy Cross costs about $10.8K less per year on average than Holy Cross ($21,078 vs. $31,844, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  3. 3

    Holy Cross's yield is 14 pts higher than U. Holy Cross's

    Yield rate
  4. 4

    Holy Cross graduates 10 pts more of its students than U. Holy Cross (42% vs. 33%)

    Graduation rate
  5. 5

    U. Holy Cross is more diverse (index 0.73 vs. 0.66)

    Diversity index
  6. 6

    Holy Cross is a bit larger (639 vs. 471)

    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

U. Holy Cross admits 74%, Holy Cross 75%; Holy Cross's yield is higher, at 19%.

Acceptance rate
Holy Cross75%
U. Holy Cross74%
Quad's selectivity
  • Holy CrossAccessible
  • U. Holy CrossAccessible
SAT middle 50%
Holy CrossTest-blind
U. Holy CrossTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Holy CrossGPA and school record required
  • U. Holy CrossGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Holy Cross is a bit larger than U. Holy Cross (639 vs. 471 undergrads) and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Holy Cross639
U. Holy Cross471
Pell Grant share
Holy Cross30%
U. Holy Cross28%

Majors and faculty

Business/Commerce leads at Holy Cross, and Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse at U. Holy Cross; U. Holy Cross has 7 students per faculty member to Holy Cross's 13.

Students per faculty member
Holy Cross13 to 1
U. Holy Cross7 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Holy CrossBusiness/Commerce, General35%
  • U. Holy CrossRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse43%

What each costs

U. Holy Cross costs about $10.8K less a year than Holy Cross on average; Holy Cross's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Holy Cross$31.8K
U. Holy Cross$21.1K
Aid generosity
Holy Cross39%
U. Holy Cross37%

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 33% at U. Holy Cross.

Median earnings, 10 years
Holy Cross$50.4K
U. Holy Cross$49.3K
Graduation rate
Holy Cross42%
U. Holy Cross33%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Holy Cross, which got more selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Holy CrossGrowing+234%
  • U. Holy CrossNot enough data
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