University of Notre Dame vs Holy Cross College

Notre Dame, IN · Notre Dame, IN · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair IN:IN

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

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • SAME-STATE Same state · IN
  • ACCEPT-SPLIT Admission split
  • NET-PAR Net near-par
  • 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 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.

  • University of Notre Dame: acceptance rate tightened -44.5% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.87).
  • Holy Cross College: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.12).
  • University of Notre Dame: enrollment grew +5.4% over 2013–2023; fitted +61 students/yr fitted, r² 0.89.
  • Holy Cross College: enrollment ranged 422–606 (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: University of Notre Dame vs Holy Cross College

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE University of Notre Dame leads on acceptance rate (11.3% vs 75.2% at Holy Cross College)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 University of Notre Dame leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($86,210 vs $41,335 at Holy Cross College)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 University of Notre Dame leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($99,980 vs $50,416 at Holy Cross College)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between University of Notre Dame and Holy Cross College?
University of Notre Dame leads on acceptance rate at 11.3% versus 75.2% at Holy Cross College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between University of Notre Dame and Holy Cross College?
University of Notre Dame leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $86,210 versus $41,335 at Holy Cross College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between University of Notre Dame and Holy Cross College?
University of Notre Dame leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $99,980 versus $50,416 at Holy Cross College. 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