Saint Anselm College vs College of the Holy Cross

Manchester, NH · 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 NH × 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.

  • Saint Anselm College: enrollment grew +6.3% over 2013–2023; fitted +9 students/yr fitted, r² 0.42.
  • College of the Holy Cross: enrollment ranged 2,689–3,062 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Saint Anselm College: acceptance rate eased +6.3% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.56).
  • 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 · 1 tied metrics omitted. Teal = better side.

Largest gaps: Saint Anselm College vs College of the Holy Cross

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE College of the Holy Cross leads on acceptance rate (17.6% vs 78.0% at Saint Anselm College)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION Saint Anselm College leads on in-state tuition ($48,920 vs $64,500 at College of the Holy Cross)
  3. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Saint Anselm College leads on out-of-state tuition ($48,920 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 Saint Anselm College and College of the Holy Cross?
College of the Holy Cross leads on acceptance rate at 17.6% versus 78.0% at Saint Anselm College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Saint Anselm College and College of the Holy Cross?
Saint Anselm College leads on in-state tuition at $48,920 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 Saint Anselm College and College of the Holy Cross?
Saint Anselm College leads on out-of-state tuition at $48,920 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