Top 2017 Rankings For College of the Holy Cross
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All 2017 Rankings For College of the Holy Cross
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Top Quality Overall
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| Nationwide | 35 of 1389 |
| New England | 11 of 122 |
| Massachusetts | 5 of 63 |
Best Colleges For The Money (all undergraduates)
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| Nationwide | 451 of 1208 |
| New England | 22 of 111 |
| Massachusetts | 14 of 57 |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting aid)
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| Nationwide | 106 of 1209 |
| New England | 16 of 111 |
| Massachusetts | 7 of 57 |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting no aid)
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| Nationwide | 391 of 1208 |
| New England | 24 of 111 |
| Massachusetts | 13 of 57 |
Diversity
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| Overall | 159 of 2398 |
| Ethnic | 1275 of 2655 |
| Male / Female | 291 of 1717 |
| Location | 247 of 2398 |
Best Religiously Affiliated
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| Roman Catholic | 2 of 171 |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 159 of 818 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 480 of 1399 |
| Most Focused | 506 of 1399 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 31 of 891 |
General Biology
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| Top Ranked | 48 of 812 |
| Best Value | 317 of 770 |
| Most Popular | 353 of 1357 |
| Most Focused | 297 of 1357 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 29 of 850 |
English Language & Literature
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| Top Ranked | 17 of 625 |
| Best Value | 187 of 589 |
| Most Popular | 162 of 1355 |
| Most Focused | 31 of 1354 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 11 of 873 |
General English Literature
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| Top Ranked | 9 of 643 |
| Best Value | 184 of 607 |
| Most Popular | 136 of 1275 |
| Most Focused | 14 of 1273 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 11 of 809 |
Foreign Languages & Linguistics
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| Top Ranked | 56 of 360 |
| Best Value | 149 of 342 |
| Most Popular | 91 of 948 |
| Most Focused | 18 of 947 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 35 of 660 |
Classical Languages & Literature
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| Most Popular | 9 of 234 |
| Most Focused | 6 of 234 |
East Asian Languages
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 50 of 125 |
Germanic Languages
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 136 of 305 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 16 of 223 |
Romance Languages
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| Top Ranked | 57 of 375 |
| Best Value | 157 of 357 |
| Most Popular | 90 of 828 |
| Most Focused | 24 of 828 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 44 of 592 |
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages
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History
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| Top Ranked | 14 of 591 |
| Best Value | 162 of 557 |
| Most Popular | 153 of 1251 |
| Most Focused | 34 of 1250 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 20 of 138 |
History
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| Top Ranked | 17 of 616 |
| Best Value | 176 of 581 |
| Most Popular | 153 of 1251 |
| Most Focused | 34 of 1250 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 24 of 828 |
Mathematics & Statistics
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| Top Ranked | 68 of 486 |
| Best Value | 222 of 465 |
| Most Popular | 117 of 1238 |
| Most Focused | 24 of 1237 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 32 of 818 |
Mathematics
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| Top Ranked | 43 of 504 |
| Best Value | 174 of 482 |
| Most Popular | 81 of 1189 |
| Most Focused | 18 of 1192 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 31 of 787 |
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies
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| Most Popular | 355 of 1004 |
| Most Focused | 384 of 1004 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 25 of 394 |
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Other)
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| Most Popular | 167 of 524 |
| Most Focused | 169 of 524 |
Philosophy & Religious Studies
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| Top Ranked | 9 of 264 |
| Best Value | 52 of 253 |
| Most Popular | 115 of 944 |
| Most Focused | 101 of 944 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 19 of 613 |
Philosophy
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| Top Ranked | 31 of 260 |
| Best Value | 77 of 248 |
| Most Popular | 217 of 742 |
| Most Focused | 129 of 742 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 19 of 537 |
Religious Studies
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| Top Ranked | 9 of 106 |
| Best Value | 25 of 102 |
| Most Popular | 61 of 542 |
| Most Focused | 86 of 542 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 19 of 335 |
Physical Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 71 of 462 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 160 of 1143 |
| Most Focused | 49 of 1142 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 21 of 792 |
Chemistry
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| Top Ranked | 51 of 430 |
| Best Value | 184 of 414 |
| Most Popular | 73 of 1085 |
| Most Focused | 18 of 1084 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 24 of 748 |
Physics
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| Top Ranked | 79 of 245 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 171 of 718 |
| Most Focused | 99 of 718 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 25 of 543 |
Psychology
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| Top Ranked | 33 of 848 |
| Best Value | 304 of 800 |
| Most Popular | 337 of 1490 |
| Most Focused | 182 of 1491 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 21 of 901 |
General Psychology
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| Top Ranked | 28 of 854 |
| Best Value | 298 of 805 |
| Most Popular | 315 of 1421 |
| Most Focused | 147 of 1422 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 22 of 856 |
Social Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 46 of 691 |
| Best Value | 262 of 656 |
| Most Popular | 147 of 1320 |
| Most Focused | 10 of 1316 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 19 of 880 |
Economics
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| Top Ranked | 30 of 431 |
| Best Value | 114 of 413 |
| Most Popular | 75 of 733 |
| Most Focused | 7 of 737 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 21 of 548 |
Political Science & Government
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| Top Ranked | 31 of 613 |
| Best Value | 196 of 586 |
| Most Popular | 128 of 1075 |
| Most Focused | 15 of 1071 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 36 of 768 |
Sociology
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| Top Ranked | 14 of 551 |
| Best Value | 165 of 532 |
| Most Popular | 167 of 969 |
| Most Focused | 58 of 968 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 5 of 694 |
Visual & Performing Arts
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| Top Ranked | 102 of 672 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 750 of 1565 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 16 of 851 |
Drama & Theater Arts
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 376 of 814 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 15 of 545 |
General Visual & Performing Arts
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| Top Ranked | 4 of 49 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 55 of 172 |
| Most Focused | 55 of 172 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 5 of 66 |
Music
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 500 of 1035 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 18 of 659 |
Men's Sports
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| Men's Baseball (D1) | 68 of 284 |
| Men's Basketball (D1) | 94 of 335 |
| Men's Football (FCS) | 28 of 121 |
| Men's Ice Hockey (D1) | 6 of 33 |
| Men's Lacrosse (D1) | |
| Men's Soccer (D1) | 67 of 191 |
Women's Sports
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| Women's Basketball (D1) | 81 of 333 |
| Women's Field Hockey (D1) | |
| Women's Ice Hockey (D1) | 6 of 34 |
| Women's Lacrosse (D1) | |
| Women's Soccer (D1) | 45 of 315 |
| Women's Softball (D1) | 88 of 282 |
| Women's Volleyball (D1) | 155 of 318 |
Veterans
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| Overall |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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General Biology
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
English Language & Literature
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 147 of 632 |
General English Literature
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 130 of 651 |
Foreign Languages & Linguistics
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Romance Languages
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
History
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 117 of 597 |
History
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 143 of 623 |
Mathematics & Statistics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 243 of 490 |
Mathematics
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Philosophy & Religious Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 63 of 266 |
Philosophy
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Religious Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Physical Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Chemistry
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Physics
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Psychology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 351 of 864 |
General Psychology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 401 of 870 |
Social Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 193 of 698 |
Economics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 114 of 432 |
Political Science & Government
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 237 of 619 |
Sociology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 226 of 557 |
Visual & Performing Arts
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
General Visual & Performing Arts
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Non-Traditional Students
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| Overall | 356 of 989 |
International Quality
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| OVERALL | 213 of 1184 |
| Canada | 207 of 671 |
| China | 252 of 821 |
International Value
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