Loyola University Chicago vs College of the Holy Cross

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

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Pair IL:MA

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

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE IL × MA
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-PAR Net near-par
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • 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 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.

  • Loyola University Chicago: net price ranged $27,330–$36,434 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +24.6% is not a trend (r² 0.27).
  • College of the Holy Cross: average net price rose +14.8% from $32,118 (2013) to $36,868 (2023), r² 0.61.
  • Loyola University Chicago: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.06).
  • 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: Loyola University Chicago vs College of the Holy Cross

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE College of the Holy Cross leads on acceptance rate (17.6% vs 81.6% at Loyola University Chicago)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 College of the Holy Cross leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($90,543 vs $71,530 at Loyola University Chicago)
  3. IN-STATE-TUITION Loyola University Chicago leads on in-state tuition ($53,710 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 Loyola University Chicago and College of the Holy Cross?
College of the Holy Cross leads on acceptance rate at 17.6% versus 81.6% at Loyola University Chicago. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Loyola University Chicago and College of the Holy Cross?
College of the Holy Cross leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $90,543 versus $71,530 at Loyola University Chicago. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Loyola University Chicago and College of the Holy Cross?
Loyola University Chicago leads on in-state tuition at $53,710 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