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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute vs College of the Holy Cross

Troy, NY · Worcester, MA · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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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 NY × 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.

  • College of the Holy Cross: average net price rose +14.8% from $32,118 (2013) to $36,868 (2023), r² 0.61.
  • Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute: net price ranged $31,456–$36,159 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +0.5% is not a trend (r² 0.01).
  • Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute: acceptance rate eased +41.9% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.81).
  • 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: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute vs College of the Holy Cross

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE College of the Holy Cross leads on acceptance rate (17.6% vs 63.5% at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($83,054 vs $69,984 at College of the Holy Cross)
  3. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute leads on median debt at graduation ($23,750 vs $27,000 at College of the Holy Cross)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and College of the Holy Cross?▼
College of the Holy Cross leads on acceptance rate at 17.6% versus 63.5% at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and College of the Holy Cross?▼
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $83,054 versus $69,984 at College of the Holy Cross. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and College of the Holy Cross?▼
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute leads on median debt at graduation at $23,750 versus $27,000 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