Illinois State University vs College of the Holy Cross

Normal, IL · Worcester, MA · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair IL:MA

MIXED-SECTOR · CROSS-STATE · ACCEPT-GAP · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-ACCEPT

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE IL × MA
  • 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

Net-price paths do not share a shape

NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023

One school has a directional average-net-price path over 2013–2023; the other sits in a measured range (or the two move opposite ways). Cost gaps on this board are moving targets.

  • College of the Holy Cross: average net price rose +14.8% from $32,118 (2013) to $36,868 (2023), r² 0.61.
  • Illinois State University: net price ranged $18,996–$21,345 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -3.9% is not a trend (r² 0.04).
  • Illinois State University: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.34).
  • College of the Holy Cross: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.15).

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: Illinois State University vs College of the Holy Cross

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE College of the Holy Cross leads on acceptance rate (17.6% vs 88.1% at Illinois State University)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION Illinois State University leads on in-state tuition ($16,144 vs $64,500 at College of the Holy Cross)
  3. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Illinois State University leads on out-of-state tuition ($28,210 vs $64,500 at College of the Holy Cross)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between Illinois State University and College of the Holy Cross?
College of the Holy Cross leads on acceptance rate at 17.6% versus 88.1% at Illinois State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Illinois State University and College of the Holy Cross?
Illinois State University leads on in-state tuition at $16,144 versus $64,500 at College of the Holy Cross. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Illinois State University and College of the Holy Cross?
Illinois State University leads on out-of-state tuition at $28,210 versus $64,500 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