Holy Cross vs American University

Compare two rival schools - College of the Holy Cross and American University with tuition and admission information where Holy Cross is a four-years, private (not-for-profit) located in Worcester, MA and American University is a four-years, private (not-for-profit) located in Washington, DC.

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Both schools are four-years, private (not-for-profit) schools.
Holy Cross has more expensive tuition & fees ($60,850) than American University ($56,543).
It is harder to admit to Holy Cross than American University.
American University has a higher submitted SAT score (1,350) than Holy Cross (1,350).
American University has higher submitted ACT score (30) than Holy Cross (30).
American University has more students with 13,885 students while Holy Cross has 3,083 students.
Holy Cross has a lower number of students per faculty with 10 to 1 while American University's ratio is 11 to 1.
American University has more full-time faculties with 827 faculties while Holy Cross has 294 full-time faculties.

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Holy Cross	vs.	American University
Worcester, Massachusetts	Location	Washington, District of Columbia
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	Research University (high research activity)
$60,850	2024 Tuition & Fees	$56,543
63%	% Receiving Financial Aid	47%
$39,014	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$30,338

36.36 %	Acceptance Rates	40.63 %
35.30 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	22.22 %
1,350	SAT Score	1,370
30	ACT Score	31
91 %	Graduation Rate	79 %
2 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
95 %	Retention Rate	86 %
3,083	Student Population	13,885
294	Number of Faculties	827
10 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	11 to 1
ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, On-campus daycare

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