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Compare with Massachusetts Public Colleges

Compare with Massachusetts Public Colleges for College of the Holy Cross
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
University of Massachusetts Amherst Amherst, MA	$46,728 lower in-state tuition	42% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Bridgewater State University Bridgewater, MA	$52,692 lower in-state tuition	70% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Framingham State University Framingham, MA	$52,580 lower in-state tuition	66% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Massachusetts Lowell Lowell, MA	$47,534 lower in-state tuition	65% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth North Dartmouth, MA	$48,888 lower in-state tuition	73% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Massachusetts Boston Boston, MA	$48,592 lower in-state tuition	66% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Worcester State University Worcester, MA	$52,714 lower in-state tuition	70% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Fitchburg State University Fitchburg, MA	$53,154 lower in-state tuition	69% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Massachusetts Private Colleges

Compare with Massachusetts Private Colleges for College of the Holy Cross
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Harvard University Cambridge, MA	$2,824 lower in-state tuition	14% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Boston University Boston, MA	$3,602 higher in-state tuition	7% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA	$6,202 higher in-state tuition	2% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA	$2,104 lower in-state tuition	13% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Northeastern University Boston, MA	$1,662 higher in-state tuition	13% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Tufts University Medford, MA	$6,204 higher in-state tuition	7% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Emerson College Boston, MA	$7,444 lower in-state tuition	33% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Babson College Wellesley, MA	$7,348 lower in-state tuition	1% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Amherst College Amherst, MA	$5,980 higher in-state tuition	9% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Bentley University Waltham, MA	$3,500 lower in-state tuition	27% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Brandeis University Waltham, MA	$3,580 higher in-state tuition	22% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Williams College Williamstown, MA	$4,060 higher in-state tuition	10% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Wellesley College Wellesley, MA	$2,676 higher in-state tuition	4% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Endicott College Beverly, MA	$23,850 lower in-state tuition	53% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Suffolk University Boston, MA	$16,950 lower in-state tuition	64% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Wentworth Institute of Technology Boston, MA	$21,616 lower in-state tuition	73% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Clark University Worcester, MA	$5,633 lower in-state tuition	22% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Simmons University Boston, MA	$17,626 lower in-state tuition	52% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Smith College Northampton, MA	$678 higher in-state tuition	3% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Springfield College Springfield, MA	$19,326 lower in-state tuition	54% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Emmanuel College Boston, MA	$15,950 lower in-state tuition	58% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Franklin W Olin College of Engineering Needham, MA	$1,898 higher in-state tuition	7% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Western New England University Springfield, MA	$16,680 lower in-state tuition	65% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Mount Holyoke College South Hadley, MA	$2,518 higher in-state tuition	18% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Wheaton College (Massachusetts) Norton, MA	$540 lower in-state tuition	50% higher acceptance rate	Compare
MCPHS University Boston, MA	$23,970 lower in-state tuition	67% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Gordon College Wenham, MA	$33,800 lower in-state tuition	51% higher acceptance rate	Compare
College of Our Lady of the Elms Chicopee, MA	$21,175 lower in-state tuition	67% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Regional Public Colleges

Compare with Regional Public Colleges for College of the Holy Cross
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Main Campus University Park, PA	$43,856 lower in-state tuition	43% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Delaware Newark, DE	$47,690 lower in-state tuition	53% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY	$53,569 lower in-state tuition	31% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Binghamton University Vestal, NY	$53,933 lower in-state tuition	21% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University at Albany Albany, NY	$53,634 lower in-state tuition	51% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rutgers University New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ	$46,571 lower in-state tuition	40% higher acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Hunter College New York, NY	$57,118 lower in-state tuition	36% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Connecticut Storrs, CT	$43,456 lower in-state tuition	34% higher acceptance rate	Compare
United States Naval Academy Annapolis, Maryland	$64,500 lower in-state tuition	9% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Vermont Burlington, VT	$45,442 lower in-state tuition	47% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Kutztown, PA	$53,186 lower in-state tuition	73% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rowan University Glassboro, NJ	$47,926 lower in-state tuition	60% higher acceptance rate	Compare
The College of New Jersey Ewing, NJ	$44,868 lower in-state tuition	44% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Maryland Baltimore County Baltimore, MD	$51,244 lower in-state tuition	54% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Maine Orono, ME	$51,174 lower in-state tuition	79% higher acceptance rate	Compare
New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ	$44,526 lower in-state tuition	47% higher acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY City College New York, NY	$57,160 lower in-state tuition	42% higher acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College New York, NY	$57,036 lower in-state tuition	30% higher acceptance rate	Compare
United States Military Academy West Point, New York	$64,500 lower in-state tuition	6% lower acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY at Purchase College Purchase, NY	$55,547 lower in-state tuition	56% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Salisbury University Salisbury, MD	$53,416 lower in-state tuition	69% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of New Hampshire Main Campus Durham, NH	$45,298 lower in-state tuition	70% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Ramapo College of New Jersey Mahwah, NJ	$47,723 lower in-state tuition	53% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY College at Geneseo Geneseo, NY	$55,501 lower in-state tuition	48% higher acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Brooklyn College Brooklyn, NY	$57,048 lower in-state tuition	40% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY Oneonta Oneonta, NY	$55,669 lower in-state tuition	52% higher acceptance rate	Compare
State University of New York at New Paltz New Paltz, NY	$55,928 lower in-state tuition	44% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Harrisburg Middletown, PA	$48,528 lower in-state tuition	80% higher acceptance rate	Compare
William Paterson University of New Jersey Wayne, NJ	$48,796 lower in-state tuition	72% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Baltimore Baltimore, MD	$54,508 lower in-state tuition	61% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rutgers University Camden Camden, NJ	$46,736 lower in-state tuition	48% higher acceptance rate	Compare
United States Coast Guard Academy New London, Connecticut	$64,500 lower in-state tuition	4% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry Syracuse, NY	$55,197 lower in-state tuition	45% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Brandywine Media, PA	$49,292 lower in-state tuition	80% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Lehigh Valley Center Valley, PA	$49,292 lower in-state tuition	79% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY Polytechnic Institute Utica, NY	$55,875 lower in-state tuition	63% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Mont Alto Mont Alto, PA	$50,092 lower in-state tuition	80% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Wilkes Barre Dallas, PA	$50,220 lower in-state tuition	79% higher acceptance rate	Compare
United States Merchant Marine Academy Kings Point, NY	$63,605 lower in-state tuition	16% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Regional Private Colleges

Compare with Regional Private Colleges for College of the Holy Cross
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
New York University New York, NY	$1,704 lower in-state tuition	9% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Princeton University Princeton, NJ	$1,812 lower in-state tuition	13% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD	$730 higher in-state tuition	12% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA	$4,186 higher in-state tuition	13% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Yale University New Haven, CT	$2,750 higher in-state tuition	14% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Villanova University Villanova, PA	$3,276 higher in-state tuition	9% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Cornell University Ithaca, NY	$4,814 higher in-state tuition	9% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Syracuse University Syracuse, NY	$1,028 higher in-state tuition	28% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Brown University Providence, RI	$6,912 higher in-state tuition	13% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY	$7,345 higher in-state tuition	14% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Fordham University Bronx, NY	$415 higher in-state tuition	41% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Drexel University Philadelphia, PA	$2,088 lower in-state tuition	61% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Dartmouth College Hanover, NH	$3,768 higher in-state tuition	13% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Quinnipiac University Hamden, CT	$9,020 lower in-state tuition	54% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Bucknell University Lewisburg, PA	$3,312 higher in-state tuition	11% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rhode Island School of Design Providence, RI	$1,812 lower in-state tuition	1% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Colgate University Hamilton, NY	$5,806 higher in-state tuition	4% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA	$480 higher in-state tuition	8% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Rochester Rochester, NY	$2,580 higher in-state tuition	22% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Barnard College New York, NY	$5,388 higher in-state tuition	9% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Vassar College Poughkeepsie, NY	$6,530 higher in-state tuition	1% higher acceptance rate	Compare
St. John's University New York Queens, NY	$11,480 lower in-state tuition	65% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Lafayette College Easton, PA	$898 higher in-state tuition	13% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Swarthmore College Swarthmore, PA	$994 higher in-state tuition	11% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY	$419 lower in-state tuition	45% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Pace University New York, NY	$11,210 lower in-state tuition	58% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Hofstra University Hempstead, NY	$6,840 lower in-state tuition	50% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Seton Hall University South Orange, NJ	$11,330 lower in-state tuition	55% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Providence College Providence, RI	$950 lower in-state tuition	33% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Monmouth University West Long Branch, NJ	$17,948 lower in-state tuition	71% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Scranton Scranton, PA	$10,517 lower in-state tuition	63% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Marist University Poughkeepsie, NY	$16,750 lower in-state tuition	39% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY	$5,226 lower in-state tuition	49% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Wesleyan University Middletown, CT	$5,842 higher in-state tuition	2% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Iona University New Rochelle, NY	$17,240 lower in-state tuition	69% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Skidmore College Saratoga Springs, NY	$2,790 higher in-state tuition	3% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Adelphi University Garden City, NY	$15,390 lower in-state tuition	48% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Manhattan University Riverdale, NY	$11,100 lower in-state tuition	61% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Haverford College Haverford, PA	$6,188 higher in-state tuition	6% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Fairfield University Fairfield, CT	$6,150 lower in-state tuition	15% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Muhlenberg College Allentown, PA	$1,695 lower in-state tuition	54% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Colby College Waterville, ME	$5,100 higher in-state tuition	11% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Pratt Institute Main Brooklyn, NY	$2,655 lower in-state tuition	55% higher acceptance rate	Compare
The New School New York, NY	$5,806 lower in-state tuition	45% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Middlebury College Middlebury, VT	$3,100 higher in-state tuition	7% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Ithaca College Ithaca, NY	$10,960 lower in-state tuition	51% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Hamilton College Clinton, NY	$4,460 higher in-state tuition	4% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Bryant University Smithfield, RI	$11,823 lower in-state tuition	47% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, NJ	$1,038 lower in-state tuition	30% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with National Colleges

Compare with National Colleges for College of the Holy Cross
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Pepperdine University Malibu, CA	$5,418 higher in-state tuition	45% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA	$4,008 lower in-state tuition	44% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, CA	$2,143 lower in-state tuition	27% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Chapman University Orange, CA	$484 higher in-state tuition	47% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Denver Denver, CO	$3,102 lower in-state tuition	60% higher acceptance rate	Compare
American University Washington, DC	$5,729 lower in-state tuition	44% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Dayton Dayton, OH	$15,360 lower in-state tuition	47% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Seattle University Seattle, WA	$7,779 lower in-state tuition	59% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Gonzaga University Spokane, WA	$9,020 lower in-state tuition	64% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Creighton University Omaha, NE	$15,644 lower in-state tuition	62% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Lewis & Clark College Portland, OR	$328 higher in-state tuition	60% higher acceptance rate	Compare
St Olaf College Northfield, MN	$4,740 lower in-state tuition	30% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Saint Louis University Saint Louis, MO	$8,740 lower in-state tuition	57% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, IL	$12,114 lower in-state tuition	37% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Lipscomb University Nashville, TN	$23,928 lower in-state tuition	50% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of St Thomas Saint Paul, MN	$10,102 lower in-state tuition	67% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Augsburg University Minneapolis, MN	$19,048 lower in-state tuition	64% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Ohio Northern University Ada, OH	$24,700 lower in-state tuition	56% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Data source: NCES / IPEDS https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=166124.

Last updated: August 2026