Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Southern California Institute of Architecture graduates 43 pts more of its students than U. Holy Cross (76% vs. 33%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    Southern California Institute of Architecture grads earn $22.6K more ten years out than U. Holy Cross's ($71,909 vs. $49,316)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  3. 3

    U. Holy Cross has 2.0× as many undergrads as Southern California Institute of Architecture

    Undergrads
  4. 4

    U. Holy Cross has 6 pts more Pell recipients than Southern California Institute of Architecture (28% vs. 21%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  5. 5

    U. Holy Cross is more diverse (index 0.73 vs. 0.71)

    Diversity index
  6. 6

    Southern California Institute of Architecture's yield is 1 pts higher than U. Holy Cross's

    Yield rate

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%, Southern California Institute of Architecture 77%; Southern California Institute of Architecture's yield is higher, at 7%.

Acceptance rate
U. Holy Cross74%
Southern California Institute of Architecture77%
Quad's selectivity
  • U. Holy CrossAccessible
  • Southern California Institute of ArchitectureSelective
SAT middle 50%
U. Holy CrossTest-blind
Southern California Institute of ArchitectureNot reported
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • U. Holy CrossGPA and school record required
  • Southern California Institute of ArchitectureGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

U. Holy Cross is twice Southern California Institute of Architecture's size and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
U. Holy Cross471
Southern California Institute of Architecture236
Pell Grant share
U. Holy Cross28%
Southern California Institute of Architecture21%

Majors and faculty

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse leads at U. Holy Cross, and Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology at Southern California Institute of Architecture.

Students per faculty member
U. Holy Cross7 to 1
Southern California Institute of Architecture9 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • U. Holy CrossRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse43%
  • Southern California Institute of ArchitectureArchitectural and Building Sciences/Technology100%

What each costs

Only U. Holy Cross reports an average cost ($21.1K).

Average cost, all students
U. Holy Cross$21.1K
Southern California Institute of ArchitectureNot reported
Aid generosity
U. Holy Cross37%
Southern California Institute of ArchitectureNot reported

What each pays off

Southern California Institute of Architecture's former students earn more, a median $71.9K ten years after enrolling.

Median earnings, 10 years
U. Holy Cross$49.3K
Southern California Institute of Architecture$71.9K
Graduation rate
U. Holy Cross33%
Southern California Institute of Architecture76%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Southern California Institute of Architecture, which got more selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • U. Holy CrossNot enough data
  • Southern California Institute of ArchitectureGrowing+268%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
Sources for this comparisonEvery dataset and year behind the numbers in this comparison; tap any ⓘ for one number's source

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