Holy Cross vs BU Academic Comparison

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Both schools are four-years, private (not-for-profit) schools.
BU has more expensive tuition & fees ($65,168) than Holy Cross ($60,850).
It is harder to admit to BU than Holy Cross.
BU has a higher submitted SAT score (1,340) than Holy Cross (1,340).
BU has higher submitted ACT score (30) than Holy Cross (30).
BU has more students with 36,714 students while Holy Cross has 3,083 students.
Holy Cross has a lower number of students per faculty with 10 to 1 while BU's ratio is 11 to 1.
BU has more full-time faculties with 3,047 faculties while Holy Cross has 294 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - College of the Holy Cross and Boston University.

Holy Cross	vs.	BU
Worcester, Massachusetts	Location	Boston, Massachusetts
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences	Carnegie Classification	Research University (very high research activity)
$60,850	2024 Tuition & Fees	$65,168
63%	% Receiving Financial Aid	49%
$39,014	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$46,070

21.10 %	Acceptance Rates	10.85 %
45.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	36.01 %
1,340	SAT Score	1,470
30	ACT Score	33
91 %	Graduation Rate	88 %
2 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
95 %	Retention Rate	94 %
3,083	Student Population	36,714
294	Number of Faculties	3,047
10 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	11 to 1
ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare

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