Kent State University at Kent vs College of the Holy Cross

Kent, OH · Worcester, MA · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair OH:MA

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE OH × 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.
  • Kent State University at Kent: net price ranged $17,807–$19,614 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +1.9% is not a trend (r² 0.00).
  • Kent State University at Kent: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.51).
  • 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: Kent State University at Kent vs College of the Holy Cross

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE College of the Holy Cross leads on acceptance rate (17.6% vs 86.3% at Kent State University at Kent)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION Kent State University at Kent leads on in-state tuition ($13,232 vs $64,500 at College of the Holy Cross)
  3. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Kent State University at Kent leads on out-of-state tuition ($23,082 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 Kent State University at Kent and College of the Holy Cross?
College of the Holy Cross leads on acceptance rate at 17.6% versus 86.3% at Kent State University at Kent. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Kent State University at Kent and College of the Holy Cross?
Kent State University at Kent leads on in-state tuition at $13,232 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 Kent State University at Kent and College of the Holy Cross?
Kent State University at Kent leads on out-of-state tuition at $23,082 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