Holy Cross College vs IWU

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 College has more expensive tuition & fees ($35,500) than IWU ($31,168).
It is harder to admit to Holy Cross College than IWU.
Holy Cross College has a higher submitted SAT score (1,150) than IWU (1,070).
Holy Cross College has higher submitted ACT score (28) than IWU (21).
IWU has more students with 2,603 students while Holy Cross College has 434 students.
Holy Cross College has a lower number of students per faculty with 10 to 1 while IWU's ratio is 13 to 1.
IWU has more full-time faculties with 283 faculties while Holy Cross College has 22 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Holy Cross College and Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion.

Holy Cross College	vs.	IWU
Notre Dame, Indiana	Location	Marion, Indiana
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	Master's College and University (smaller programs)
$35,500	2024 Tuition & Fees	$31,168
81%	% Receiving Financial Aid	92%
$26,825	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$20,043

74.01 %	Acceptance Rates	82.01 %
19.98 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	20.01 %
1,150	SAT Score	1,070
28	ACT Score	21
32 %	Graduation Rate	66 %
58 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
71 %	Retention Rate	78 %
434	Student Population	2,603
22	Number of Faculties	283
10 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	13 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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