College of the Holy Cross vs University of the Pacific

Worcester, MA · Stockton, CA · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair MA:CA

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

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE MA × CA
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-ACCEPT Largest gap · Acceptance Rate

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

Decade path · College Scorecard

One campus shows net-price relief; the peer does not

NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023

Over 2013–2023, only one school has a directional decline in average net price; the other stays a measured range. Cost gaps on this board are moving targets, not fixed snapshot deltas.

  • College of the Holy Cross: average net price rose +14.8% from $32,118 (2013) to $36,868 (2023), r² 0.61.
  • University of the Pacific: average net price fell -14.5% from $30,318 (2013) to $25,926 (2023), r² 0.49.
  • College of the Holy Cross: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.15).
  • University of the Pacific: acceptance rate eased +30.6% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.59).

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 University of the Pacific

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE College of the Holy Cross leads on acceptance rate (17.6% vs 71.3% at University of the Pacific)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE University of the Pacific leads on avg net price ($25,447 vs $38,782 at College of the Holy Cross)
  3. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA University of the Pacific leads on median debt at graduation ($19,500 vs $27,000 at College of the Holy Cross)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between College of the Holy Cross and University of the Pacific?
College of the Holy Cross leads on acceptance rate at 17.6% versus 71.3% at University of the Pacific. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between College of the Holy Cross and University of the Pacific?
University of the Pacific leads on avg net price at $25,447 versus $38,782 at College of the Holy Cross. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between College of the Holy Cross and University of the Pacific?
University of the Pacific leads on median debt at graduation at $19,500 versus $27,000 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); acceptance rate focus for this pair · 2025