Top 2021 Rankings For College of the Holy Cross
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All 2021 Rankings For College of the Holy Cross
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Top Quality Overall
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| Nationwide | 31 of 1713 |
| New England | 10 of 135 |
| Massachusetts | 6 of 68 |
Best Colleges For The Money (all undergraduates)
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| Nationwide | 601 of 1472 |
| New England | 31 of 129 |
| Massachusetts | 21 of 64 |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting aid)
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| Nationwide | 196 of 1471 |
| New England | 16 of 129 |
| Massachusetts | 12 of 64 |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting no aid)
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| Nationwide | 546 of 1472 |
| New England | 27 of 129 |
| Massachusetts | 15 of 64 |
Diversity
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| Overall | 286 of 3514 |
| Ethnic | |
| Male / Female | 221 of 3791 |
| Location | 325 of 3514 |
Best Religiously Affiliated
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| Roman Catholic | 2 of 182 |
Architecture & Related Services
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Architectural History
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 3 of 11 |
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
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| Most Popular | 254 of 581 |
| Most Focused | 184 of 581 |
Area Studies
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 129 of 363 |
Ethnic Studies
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 222 of 466 |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 70 of 651 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 497 of 1720 |
| Most Focused | 522 of 1720 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 13 of 674 |
General Biology
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| Top Ranked | 16 of 630 |
| Best Value | 247 of 617 |
| Most Popular | 406 of 1638 |
| Most Focused | 322 of 1638 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 11 of 651 |
Neurobiology & Neurosciences
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Business, Management & Marketing
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Accounting
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| Most Popular | 695 of 1854 |
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Communication & Journalism
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Radio, Television & Digital Communication
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Computer & Information Sciences
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Computer Science
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| Most Popular | 379 of 778 |
| Most Focused | 374 of 778 |
English Language & Literature
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| Top Ranked | 8 of 430 |
| Best Value | 147 of 416 |
| Most Popular | 170 of 1550 |
| Most Focused | 37 of 1548 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 7 of 507 |
General English Literature
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| Top Ranked | 5 of 439 |
| Best Value | 145 of 426 |
| Most Popular | 147 of 1431 |
| Most Focused | 22 of 1429 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 7 of 467 |
Foreign Languages & Linguistics
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| Top Ranked | 13 of 185 |
| Best Value | 81 of 183 |
| Most Popular | 83 of 1114 |
| Most Focused | 13 of 1111 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 15 of 206 |
Classical Languages & Literature
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| Most Popular | 13 of 225 |
| Most Focused | 10 of 225 |
East Asian Languages
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| Most Popular | 67 of 144 |
| Most Focused | 15 of 144 |
Germanic Languages
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| Most Popular | 92 of 267 |
| Most Focused | 58 of 267 |
Linguistics & Comparative Literature
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Romance Languages
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| Top Ranked | 8 of 151 |
| Best Value | 56 of 151 |
| Most Popular | 79 of 877 |
| Most Focused | 19 of 876 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 14 of 160 |
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 33 of 97 |
History
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| Top Ranked | 11 of 309 |
| Best Value | 111 of 302 |
| Most Popular | 172 of 1404 |
| Most Focused | 40 of 1404 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 12 of 331 |
History
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| Top Ranked | 11 of 313 |
| Best Value | 111 of 306 |
| Most Popular | 172 of 1404 |
| Most Focused | 40 of 1404 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 12 of 331 |
Mathematics & Statistics
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| Top Ranked | 57 of 191 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 175 of 1438 |
| Most Focused | 51 of 1437 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 39 of 201 |
Mathematics
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| Top Ranked | 31 of 176 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 139 of 1382 |
| Most Focused | 29 of 1381 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 28 of 181 |
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies
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| Most Popular | 539 of 1403 |
| Most Focused | 587 of 1403 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 39 of 288 |
International Studies
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| Most Popular | 63 of 298 |
| Most Focused | 28 of 298 |
Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution
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Natural Resources & Conservation
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Natural Resources Conservation
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Philosophy & Religious Studies
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| Most Popular | 103 of 1011 |
| Most Focused | 94 of 1011 |
Philosophy
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| Most Popular | 129 of 803 |
| Most Focused | 65 of 803 |
Religious Studies
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| Most Popular | 93 of 541 |
| Most Focused | 132 of 541 |
Physical Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 25 of 143 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 229 of 1382 |
| Most Focused | 85 of 1382 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 5 of 161 |
Chemistry
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| Top Ranked | 12 of 109 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 117 of 1229 |
| Most Focused | 34 of 1227 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 1 of 118 |
Physics
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| Most Popular | 194 of 819 |
| Most Focused | 90 of 819 |
Psychology
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| Top Ranked | 7 of 778 |
| Best Value | 303 of 748 |
| Most Popular | 367 of 1699 |
| Most Focused | 142 of 1699 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 28 of 883 |
General Psychology
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| Top Ranked | 5 of 781 |
| Best Value | 307 of 744 |
| Most Popular | 327 of 1563 |
| Most Focused | 109 of 1564 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 17 of 813 |
Public Administration & Social Service
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Public Policy
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Social Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 62 of 558 |
| Best Value | 266 of 539 |
| Most Popular | 209 of 1548 |
| Most Focused | 34 of 1545 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 37 of 592 |
Anthropology
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 184 of 542 |
Economics
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| Top Ranked | 32 of 276 |
| Best Value | 93 of 273 |
| Most Popular | 96 of 817 |
| Most Focused | 12 of 816 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 36 of 280 |
Political Science & Government
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| Top Ranked | 31 of 367 |
| Best Value | 137 of 358 |
| Most Popular | 150 of 1220 |
| Most Focused | 21 of 1221 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 27 of 376 |
Sociology
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| Top Ranked | 18 of 356 |
| Best Value | 143 of 347 |
| Most Popular | 297 of 1100 |
| Most Focused | 138 of 1100 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 8 of 372 |
Visual & Performing Arts
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| Most Popular | 767 of 2022 |
| Most Focused | 733 of 2022 |
Drama & Theater Arts
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 445 of 968 |
Fine & Studio Arts
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| Most Popular | 561 of 1368 |
| Most Focused | 495 of 1368 |
Music
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| Most Popular | 315 of 1238 |
| Most Focused | 229 of 1238 |
Veterans
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Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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General Biology
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English Language & Literature
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 81 of 423 |
General English Literature
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 60 of 432 |
Foreign Languages & Linguistics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 58 of 185 |
Romance Languages
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 70 of 150 |
Mathematics & Statistics
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Mathematics
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Physical Sciences
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Chemistry
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Psychology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 267 of 779 |
General Psychology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 304 of 775 |
Social Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 230 of 552 |
Economics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 99 of 275 |
Political Science & Government
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Sociology
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College of the Holy Cross has no rankings in this category.
International Quality
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| OVERALL | 198 of 1232 |
| Canada | 146 of 691 |
| China | 237 of 842 |
International Value
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