Vassar College vs College of the Holy Cross

Poughkeepsie, NY · Worcester, MA · largest Scorecard gap: median debt at graduation

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

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

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).
  • Vassar College: acceptance rate tightened -26.5% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.57).
  • Vassar College: enrollment ranged 2,323–2,500 (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: Vassar College vs College of the Holy Cross

  1. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Vassar College leads on median debt at graduation ($18,625 vs $27,000 at College of the Holy Cross)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 College of the Holy Cross leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($69,984 vs $49,177 at Vassar College)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 College of the Holy Cross leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($90,543 vs $71,366 at Vassar College)

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Median Debt at Graduation and other Scorecard questions

On median debt at graduation, who leads between Vassar College and College of the Holy Cross?
Vassar College leads on median debt at graduation at $18,625 versus $27,000 at College of the Holy Cross. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Vassar College and College of the Holy Cross?
College of the Holy Cross leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $69,984 versus $49,177 at Vassar College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Vassar College and College of the Holy Cross?
College of the Holy Cross leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $90,543 versus $71,366 at Vassar 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 debt at graduation focus for this pair · 2025