Holy Cross vs Hampshire College

The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.

Both schools are four-years, private (not-for-profit) schools.
Holy Cross has more expensive tuition & fees ($60,850) than Hampshire College ($56,630).
It is harder to admit to Holy Cross than Hampshire College.
Holy Cross has more students with 3,083 students while Hampshire College has 508 students.
Holy Cross has a lower number of students per faculty with 10 to 1 while Hampshire College's ratio is 11 to 1.
Holy Cross has more full-time faculties with 294 faculties while Hampshire College has 48 full-time faculties.

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

Holy Cross	vs.	Hampshire College
Worcester, Massachusetts	Location	Amherst, Massachusetts
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Bachelor's degree
Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences
$60,850	2024 Tuition & Fees	$56,630
63%	% Receiving Financial Aid	100%
$39,014	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$40,098

21.00 %	Acceptance Rates	69.99 %
44.98 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	17.02 %
1,340	SAT Score	-
30	ACT Score	-
91 %	Graduation Rate	60 %
2 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
95 %	Retention Rate	67 %
3,083	Student Population	508
294	Number of Faculties	48
10 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	11 to 1
ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Placement services, On-campus daycare

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