Iona University vs College of the Holy Cross

New Rochelle, NY · Worcester, MA · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair NY:MA

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

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE NY × MA
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • 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.
  • Iona University: net price ranged $26,578–$30,234 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +0.7% is not a trend (r² 0.35).
  • Iona University: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.03).
  • 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: Iona University vs College of the Holy Cross

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE College of the Holy Cross leads on acceptance rate (17.6% vs 86.9% at Iona University)
  2. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI College of the Holy Cross leads on 150%-time completion (88.4% vs 56.7% at Iona University)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 College of the Holy Cross leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($69,984 vs $51,218 at Iona University)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between Iona University and College of the Holy Cross?
College of the Holy Cross leads on acceptance rate at 17.6% versus 86.9% at Iona University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between Iona University and College of the Holy Cross?
College of the Holy Cross leads on 150%-time completion at 88.4% versus 56.7% at Iona University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Iona University and College of the Holy Cross?
College of the Holy Cross leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $69,984 versus $51,218 at Iona University. 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