Holy Cross vs Hampshire

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

Both schools are four-year, private (not-for-profit) schools.
Holy Cross has more expensive tuition & fees ($64,500) than Hampshire ($58,896).
It is harder to admit to Holy Cross than Hampshire.
Holy Cross has more students with 3,126 students while Hampshire has 844 students.
Holy Cross has a lower number of students per faculty with 9 to 1 while Hampshire's ratio is 13 to 1.
Holy Cross has more full-time faculties with 313 faculties while Hampshire has 47 full-time faculties.

Comparison Table with important Academic Factors

College of the Holy Cross	vs.	Hampshire College
Worcester, Massachusetts	Location	Amherst, Massachusetts
Four-year, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-year, Private (not-for-profit)
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Bachelor's degree
Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences
$64,500	2025 Tuition & Fees	$58,896
61%	% Receiving Financial Aid	100%
$42,409	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$45,325

17.61 %	Acceptance Rates	75.28 %
49.55 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	14.39 %
1,340	SAT Score	-
30	ACT Score	-
87 %	Graduation Rate	54 %
6 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
95 %	Retention Rate	78 %
3,126	Student Population	844
313	Number of Faculties	47
9 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	13 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

Academic Comparison between Holy Cross and Hampshire

Comparison Table with important Academic Factors