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College of the Holy Cross 2025 Best Colleges Ranking Media Kit

College Factual has updated it’s Best Colleges Rankings for 2025 and College of the Holy Cross has received a top ranking. You can read more about this year’s release or continue on for details on how Holy Cross did in this year’s report.

This page was created to give you an overview of how Holy Cross fared in College Factual’s Best Colleges Rankings.

2025 Ranking Overview

Nationwide Ranking

Holy Cross is #59 out of 2,152 schools analyzed in the 2025 Best Colleges Ranking. This ranks it in the top 5% of schools in the United States for students!

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Massachusetts Ranking

Holy Cross has been ranked #9 out of 63 in College Factual’s Best Colleges Ranking. This scores Holy Cross in the best 5% of schools in the nation for students in the state of Massachusetts! See the Best Colleges in Massachusetts ranking

This report includes highlighted rankings from the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree Rankings

Bachelor’s Degree Rankings

Rankings by Major

In addition to the top overall ranking, Holy Cross has been ranked for quality bachelor’s degree programs:

Ranking Name	Rank	Out Of	Percentile
Best English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	23	471	95.1%
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	71	933	92.4%
Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	17	206	91.8%
Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	52	609	91.5%
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	34	378	91.0%
Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	22	481	95.4%
Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	83	816	89.8%
Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	125	1,187	89.5%
Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	61	925	93.4%
Best Romance Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools	15	182	91.8%
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	34	416	91.8%
Best Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools	51	573	91.1%
Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	82	883	90.7%
Best Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	44	384	88.5%
Best Mathematics & Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	43	268	84.0%
Best Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	57	460	87.6%
Best Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	35	255	86.3%
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	94	694	86.5%
Best Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	44	280	84.3%
Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	64	320	80.0%
Best English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region	4	54	92.6%
Best English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts	3	25	88.0%
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region	9	88	89.8%
Best Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	70	244	71.3%
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts	5	37	86.5%
Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	44	171	74.3%
Best International Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	24	87	72.4%
Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts	3	24	87.5%
Best Classical Languages & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	8	26	69.2%
Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region	5	46	89.1%
Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region	8	74	89.2%
Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region	3	13	76.9%
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region	8	43	81.4%
Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts	5	33	84.9%
Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region	16	90	82.2%
Best Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools	72	238	69.8%
Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region	14	73	80.8%
Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region	12	60	80.0%
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts	5	20	75.0%
Best Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region	10	57	82.5%
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region	8	43	81.4%
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region	9	48	81.3%
Best Romance Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region	3	12	75.0%
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts	5	23	78.3%
Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region	13	68	80.9%
Best Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts	6	28	78.6%
Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts	8	31	74.2%
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts	4	16	75.0%
Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts	8	28	71.4%
Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts	8	32	75.0%
Best Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region	12	45	73.3%
Best Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region	12	44	72.7%
Best Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region	7	24	70.8%
Best Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts	8	24	66.7%

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