Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    College of the Holy Cross grads earn $25.3K more ten years out than Colorado's ($90,543 vs. $65,222)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    College of the Holy Cross's yield is 19 pts higher than Colorado's

    Yield rate
  3. 3

    College of the Holy Cross graduates 6 pts more of its students than Colorado (92% vs. 86%)

    Graduation rate
  4. 4

    College of the Holy Cross has 1.5× as many undergrads as Colorado

    Undergrads
  5. 5

    College of the Holy Cross costs about $3.6K less per year on average than Colorado ($55,128 vs. $58,712, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  6. 6

    Colorado's SAT midpoint is 20 points higher than College of the Holy Cross's

    SAT midpoint

The shape of each school

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

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Who's hardest to get into

College of the Holy Cross admits 18%, Colorado 18%; College of the Holy Cross's yield is higher, at 50%.

Acceptance rate
College of the Holy Cross18%
Colorado18%
Quad's selectivity
  • College of the Holy CrossHighly selective
  • ColoradoVery selective
SAT middle 50%Axis 1100–1600
College of the Holy Cross
1240–1410
Colorado
1240–1430
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • College of the Holy CrossSchool record required
  • ColoradoRigor and GPA important68%

Who's on each campus

College of the Holy Cross has 1.5× as many undergrads as Colorado and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
College of the Holy Cross3.1K
Colorado2K
Pell Grant share
College of the Holy Cross15%
Colorado14%

Majors and faculty

Economics leads at College of the Holy Cross, and Business/Managerial Economics at Colorado; both have 9 students per faculty member.

Students per faculty member
College of the Holy Cross9 to 1
Colorado9 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • College of the Holy CrossEconomics, General16%
  • ColoradoBusiness/Managerial Economics8%

What each costs

College of the Holy Cross costs about $3.6K less a year than Colorado on average; Colorado's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
College of the Holy Cross$55.1K
Colorado$58.7K
Aid generosity
College of the Holy Cross32%
Colorado33%

What each pays off

College of the Holy Cross's former students earn more, a median $90.5K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 80% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
College of the Holy Cross$90.5K
Colorado$65.2K
Graduation rate
College of the Holy Cross92%
Colorado86%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; College of the Holy Cross got more selective while Colorado held steady.

Applications, 10-year change
  • College of the Holy CrossGrowing+80%
  • ColoradoGrowing+12%
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