Navy vs Holy Cross

Compare two rival schools - United States Naval Academy and College of the Holy Cross with tuition and admission information where Navy is a four-years, public located in Annapolis, MD and Holy Cross is a four-years, private (not-for-profit) located in Worcester, MA.
The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.
  • Navy is a public and Holy Cross is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
  • It is harder to admit to Navy than Holy Cross.
  • Holy Cross has a higher submitted SAT score (1,300) than Navy (1,300).
  • Holy Cross has higher submitted ACT score (28) than Navy (28).
  • Navy has more students with 4,450 students while Holy Cross has 3,083 students.
  • Navy has a lower number of students per faculty with 8 to 1 while Holy Cross's ratio is 10 to 1.
  • Navy has more full-time faculties with 331 faculties while Holy Cross has 294 full-time faculties.
The following table compares the two rival schools - United States Naval Academy and College of the Holy Cross.
Navyvs.Holy Cross
Annapolis, MarylandLocationWorcester, Massachusetts
Four-years, PublicSchool Typefour-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Bachelor's degreeHighest Degree OfferedBachelor's degree
Baccalaureate College - Arts & SciencesCarnegie ClassificationBaccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences
In-State-$1
Out-Of-State-$1
2024 Tuition & Fees$60,850
-% Receiving Financial Aid63%
-Average Amount of Financial Aid$39,014
9.36 %Acceptance Rates21.10 %
85.21 %Yield (Enrollment Rates)45.00 %
1,300SAT Score1,340
28ACT Score30
89 %Graduation Rate91 %
-Transfer-out Rate2 %
97 %Retention Rate95 %
4,450Student Population3,083
331Number of Faculties294
8 to 1Students to Faculty Ratio10 to 1
Study AbroadSpecial Learning OpportunitiesROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Placement servicesOn Campus Student ServicesAcademic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services