Westfield State vs Holy Cross

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Westfield State is a public and Holy Cross is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Holy Cross has more expensive tuition & fees ($60,850) than Westfield State ($17,962).
It is harder to admit to Holy Cross than Westfield State.
Westfield State has more students with 4,702 students while Holy Cross has 3,083 students.
Holy Cross has a lower number of students per faculty with 10 to 1 while Westfield State's ratio is 14 to 1.
Holy Cross has more full-time faculties with 294 faculties while Westfield State has 226 full-time faculties.

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

Westfield State	vs.	Holy Cross
Westfield, Massachusetts	Location	Worcester, Massachusetts
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Bachelor's degree
Master's College and University (larger programs)	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences
In-State$11,882 Out-Of-State$17,962	2024 Tuition & Fees	$60,850
63%	% Receiving Financial Aid	63%
$6,551	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$39,014

80.74 %	Acceptance Rates	21.10 %
14.06 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	45.00 %
-	SAT Score	1,340
-	ACT Score	30
59 %	Graduation Rate	91 %
15 %	Transfer-out Rate	2 %
75 %	Retention Rate	95 %
4,702	Student Population	3,083
226	Number of Faculties	294
14 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	10 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	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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