Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   College of the Holy Cross's yield is 28 pts higher than Lafayette's

   Yield rate
2. 2

   Lafayette's SAT midpoint is 95 points higher than College of the Holy Cross's

   SAT midpoint
3. 3

   College of the Holy Cross is 1.8× more selective than Lafayette

   Acceptance rate
4. 4

   College of the Holy Cross has 3 pts more Pell recipients than Lafayette (15% vs. 12%)

   Pell Grant recipients
5. 5

   College of the Holy Cross graduates 3 pts more of its students than Lafayette (92% vs. 89%)

   Graduation rate
6. 6

   Lafayette is more diverse (index 0.53 vs. 0.51)

   Diversity index

The shape of each school

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