John Carroll University vs College of the Holy Cross

University Heights, OH · Worcester, MA · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE OH × MA
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • COMPLETE-HIGH High completion
  • 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 ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Only one enrollment path is a trend

ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023

Size changed directionally at one school over 2013–2023; the peer's series stays a range. Pair any selectivity note with that asymmetry before treating the two campuses as parallel growth stories.

  • John Carroll University: enrollment shrank -26.0% over 2013–2023; fitted -78 students/yr fitted, r² 0.78.
  • College of the Holy Cross: enrollment ranged 2,689–3,062 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • John Carroll University: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.04).
  • 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: John Carroll University vs College of the Holy Cross

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE College of the Holy Cross leads on acceptance rate (17.6% vs 80.9% at John Carroll University)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 College of the Holy Cross leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($90,543 vs $62,860 at John Carroll University)
  3. AVG-NET-PRICE John Carroll University leads on avg net price ($28,746 vs $38,782 at College of the Holy Cross)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between John Carroll University and College of the Holy Cross?
College of the Holy Cross leads on acceptance rate at 17.6% versus 80.9% at John Carroll University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between John Carroll University and College of the Holy Cross?
College of the Holy Cross leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $90,543 versus $62,860 at John Carroll University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between John Carroll University and College of the Holy Cross?
John Carroll University leads on avg net price at $28,746 versus $38,782 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