Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Cambridge graduates 7 pts more of its students than U. Holy Cross (40% vs. 33%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    U. Holy Cross grads earn $3.3K more ten years out than Cambridge's ($49,316 vs. $45,998)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  3. 3

    Cambridge has 2 pts more Pell recipients than U. Holy Cross (30% vs. 28%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  4. 4

    Cambridge has 2 pts more first-gen students than U. Holy Cross (51% vs. 49%)

    First-generation students
  5. 5

    Cambridge is a bit larger (532 vs. 471)

    Undergrads
  6. 6

    U. Holy Cross is more diverse (index 0.73 vs. 0.72)

    Diversity index

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%; Cambridge doesn't report an acceptance rate.

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

Who's on each campus

Cambridge is a bit larger than U. Holy Cross (532 vs. 471 undergrads) and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Cambridge532
U. Holy Cross471
Pell Grant share
Cambridge30%
U. Holy Cross28%

Majors and faculty

Business Administration and Management leads at Cambridge, and Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse at U. Holy Cross.

Students per faculty member
Cambridge12 to 1
U. Holy Cross7 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • CambridgeBusiness Administration and Management, General44%
  • U. Holy CrossRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse43%

What each costs

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

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

What each pays off

U. Holy Cross's former students earn more, a median $49.3K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 40% at Cambridge to 33% at U. Holy Cross.

Median earnings, 10 years
Cambridge$46K
U. Holy Cross$49.3K
Graduation rate
Cambridge40%
U. Holy Cross33%
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