Washington University in St Louis vs College of the Holy Cross

St. Louis, MO · Worcester, MA · largest Scorecard gap: avg net price

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Pair MO:MA

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

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

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).
  • Washington University in St Louis: acceptance rate tightened -23.1% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.71).
  • Washington University in St Louis: enrollment grew +15.3% over 2013–2023; fitted +104 students/yr fitted, r² 0.96.
  • 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: Washington University in St Louis vs College of the Holy Cross

  1. AVG-NET-PRICE Washington University in St Louis leads on avg net price ($21,786 vs $38,782 at College of the Holy Cross)
  2. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Washington University in St Louis leads on median debt at graduation ($17,500 vs $27,000 at College of the Holy Cross)
  3. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Washington University in St Louis leads on acceptance rate (12.1% vs 17.6% at College of the Holy Cross)

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Avg Net Price and other Scorecard questions

On avg net price, who leads between Washington University in St Louis and College of the Holy Cross?
Washington University in St Louis leads on avg net price at $21,786 versus $38,782 at College of the Holy Cross. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Washington University in St Louis and College of the Holy Cross?
Washington University in St Louis leads on median debt at graduation at $17,500 versus $27,000 at College of the Holy Cross. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On acceptance rate, who leads between Washington University in St Louis and College of the Holy Cross?
Washington University in St Louis leads on acceptance rate at 12.1% versus 17.6% 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); avg net price focus for this pair · 2025