West Virginia University vs College of the Holy Cross

Morgantown, WV · Worcester, MA · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair WV:MA

MIXED-SECTOR · CROSS-STATE · ACCEPT-GAP · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-TUITION

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE WV × MA
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-TUITION Largest gap · In-State Tuition

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.

  • West Virginia University: enrollment shrank -20.0% over 2013–2023; fitted -459 students/yr fitted, r² 0.93.
  • College of the Holy Cross: enrollment ranged 2,689–3,062 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • West Virginia University: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.10).
  • 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. Teal = better side.

Largest gaps: West Virginia University vs College of the Holy Cross

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION West Virginia University leads on in-state tuition ($10,104 vs $64,500 at College of the Holy Cross)
  2. ACCEPTANCE-RATE College of the Holy Cross leads on acceptance rate (17.6% vs 89.0% at West Virginia University)
  3. AVG-NET-PRICE West Virginia University leads on avg net price ($15,634 vs $38,782 at College of the Holy Cross)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between West Virginia University and College of the Holy Cross?
West Virginia University leads on in-state tuition at $10,104 versus $64,500 at College of the Holy Cross. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On acceptance rate, who leads between West Virginia University and College of the Holy Cross?
College of the Holy Cross leads on acceptance rate at 17.6% versus 89.0% at West Virginia University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between West Virginia University and College of the Holy Cross?
West Virginia University leads on avg net price at $15,634 versus $38,782 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); in-state tuition focus for this pair · 2025