Xavier University of Louisiana vs College of the Holy Cross

New Orleans, LA · Worcester, MA · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair LA:MA

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

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE LA × MA
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • 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 NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Net-price paths do not share a shape

NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023

One school has a directional average-net-price path over 2013–2023; the other sits in a measured range (or the two move opposite ways). Cost gaps on this board are moving targets.

  • College of the Holy Cross: average net price rose +14.8% from $32,118 (2013) to $36,868 (2023), r² 0.61.
  • Xavier University of Louisiana: net price ranged $16,075–$20,728 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -4.4% is not a trend (r² 0.01).
  • Xavier University of Louisiana: acceptance rate eased +36.8% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.51).
  • 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: Xavier University of Louisiana vs College of the Holy Cross

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE College of the Holy Cross leads on acceptance rate (17.6% vs 69.0% at Xavier University of Louisiana)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE Xavier University of Louisiana leads on avg net price ($17,127 vs $38,782 at College of the Holy Cross)
  3. IN-STATE-TUITION Xavier University of Louisiana leads on in-state tuition ($28,733 vs $64,500 at College of the Holy Cross)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between Xavier University of Louisiana and College of the Holy Cross?
College of the Holy Cross leads on acceptance rate at 17.6% versus 69.0% at Xavier University of Louisiana. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Xavier University of Louisiana and College of the Holy Cross?
Xavier University of Louisiana leads on avg net price at $17,127 versus $38,782 at College of the Holy Cross. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Xavier University of Louisiana and College of the Holy Cross?
Xavier University of Louisiana leads on in-state tuition at $28,733 versus $64,500 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); acceptance rate focus for this pair · 2025