Quad

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.

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Who's hardest to get into

College of the Holy Cross admits 18%, Lafayette 31%; College of the Holy Cross's yield is higher, at 50%.

Acceptance rate
Lafayette31%
College of the Holy Cross18%
Quad's selectivity
  • LafayetteVery selective
  • College of the Holy CrossHighly selective
SAT middle 50%Axis 1100–1600
Lafayette
1360–1490
College of the Holy Cross
1240–1410
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • LafayetteRigor and GPA very important37%
  • College of the Holy CrossSchool record required

Who's on each campus

College of the Holy Cross is a bit larger than Lafayette (3,106 vs. 2,757 undergrads) and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Lafayette2.8K
College of the Holy Cross3.1K
Pell Grant share
Lafayette12%
College of the Holy Cross15%

Majors and faculty

Econometrics and Quantitative Economics leads at Lafayette, and Economics at College of the Holy Cross.

Students per faculty member
Lafayette10 to 1
College of the Holy Cross9 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • LafayetteEconometrics and Quantitative Economics18%
  • College of the Holy CrossEconomics, General16%

What each costs

Lafayette and College of the Holy Cross cost about the same a year on average; Lafayette's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Lafayette$55.9K
College of the Holy Cross$55.1K
Aid generosity
Lafayette33%
College of the Holy Cross32%

What each pays off

Lafayette's former students earn more, a median $91.4K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 80% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Lafayette$91.4K
College of the Holy Cross$90.5K
Graduation rate
Lafayette89%
College of the Holy Cross92%

How each has changed

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

Applications, 10-year change
  • LafayetteGrowing+31%
  • College of the Holy CrossGrowing+80%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
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