Wofford College vs College of the Holy Cross

Spartanburg, SC · Worcester, MA · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair SC:MA

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

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

  • College of the Holy Cross: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.15).
  • Wofford College: acceptance rate tightened -14.8% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.69).
  • Wofford College: enrollment grew +16.3% over 2013–2023; fitted +23 students/yr fitted, r² 0.88.
  • 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: Wofford College vs College of the Holy Cross

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE College of the Holy Cross leads on acceptance rate (17.6% vs 51.9% at Wofford College)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE Wofford College leads on avg net price ($18,732 vs $38,782 at College of the Holy Cross)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 College of the Holy Cross leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($69,984 vs $52,076 at Wofford College)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between Wofford College and College of the Holy Cross?
College of the Holy Cross leads on acceptance rate at 17.6% versus 51.9% at Wofford College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Wofford College and College of the Holy Cross?
Wofford College leads on avg net price at $18,732 versus $38,782 at College of the Holy Cross. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Wofford College and College of the Holy Cross?
College of the Holy Cross leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $69,984 versus $52,076 at Wofford 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