College of the Holy Cross vs Georgetown University

Worcester, MA · Washington, DC · largest Scorecard gap: median debt at graduation

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Pair MA:DC

PRIVATE-NP-PAIR · CROSS-STATE · ACCEPT-PAR · NET-PAR · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-HIGH · GAP-DEBT

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE MA × DC
  • ACCEPT-PAR Admission near-par
  • NET-PAR Net near-par
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-HIGH High completion
  • GAP-DEBT Largest gap · Median Debt at Graduation

Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the ADM-ASYM · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Selectivity moved on only one side of this board

ADM-ASYM · 2013–2023

Over 2013–2023, one school's acceptance-rate series clears the r² ≥ 0.40 floor while the other does not. Read the directional claim as one-sided, then check the companion metric below.

  • College of the Holy Cross: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.15).
  • Georgetown University: acceptance rate tightened -22.9% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.70).
  • College of the Holy Cross: enrollment ranged 2,689–3,062 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Georgetown University: enrollment ranged 7,089–7,462 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.

College Scorecard institution series; dollars are nominal. Direction claims require r² ≥ 0.40 on the fitted annual slope, otherwise the page reports the observed range. Descriptive history, not a recommendation.

Scorecard metrics

Cards ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side.

Largest gaps: College of the Holy Cross vs Georgetown University

  1. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Georgetown University leads on median debt at graduation ($15,500 vs $27,000 at College of the Holy Cross)
  2. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Georgetown University leads on acceptance rate (12.9% vs 17.6% at College of the Holy Cross)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Georgetown University leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($83,222 vs $69,984 at College of the Holy Cross)

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Median Debt at Graduation and other Scorecard questions

On median debt at graduation, who leads between College of the Holy Cross and Georgetown University?
Georgetown University leads on median debt at graduation at $15,500 versus $27,000 at College of the Holy Cross. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On acceptance rate, who leads between College of the Holy Cross and Georgetown University?
Georgetown University leads on acceptance rate at 12.9% versus 17.6% at College of the Holy Cross. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between College of the Holy Cross and Georgetown University?
Georgetown University leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $83,222 versus $69,984 at College of the Holy Cross. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); median debt at graduation focus for this pair · 2025