Skidmore College vs College of the Holy Cross

Saratoga Springs, NY · Worcester, MA · largest Scorecard gap: median earnings (6 yr)

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

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE NY × MA
  • ACCEPT-PAR Admission near-par
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-HIGH High completion
  • GAP-EARN Largest gap · Median Earnings (6 yr)

Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the ADM-ASYM · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Selectivity moved on only one side of this board

ADM-ASYM · 2013–2023

Over 2013–2023, one school's acceptance-rate series clears the r² ≥ 0.40 floor while the other does not. Read the directional claim as one-sided, then check the companion metric below.

  • College of the Holy Cross: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.15).
  • Skidmore College: acceptance rate tightened -34.6% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.50).
  • Skidmore College: enrollment ranged 2,574–2,760 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • College of the Holy Cross: enrollment ranged 2,689–3,062 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.

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: Skidmore College vs College of the Holy Cross

  1. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 College of the Holy Cross leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($69,984 vs $46,923 at Skidmore College)
  2. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Skidmore College leads on median debt at graduation ($19,500 vs $27,000 at College of the Holy Cross)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 College of the Holy Cross leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($90,543 vs $69,363 at Skidmore College)

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Median Earnings (6 yr) and other Scorecard questions

On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Skidmore College and College of the Holy Cross?
College of the Holy Cross leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $69,984 versus $46,923 at Skidmore College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Skidmore College and College of the Holy Cross?
Skidmore College leads on median debt at graduation at $19,500 versus $27,000 at College of the Holy Cross. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Skidmore College and College of the Holy Cross?
College of the Holy Cross leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $90,543 versus $69,363 at Skidmore College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); median earnings (6 yr) focus for this pair · 2025