Top 2018 Rankings For College of the Holy Cross
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All 2018 Rankings For College of the Holy Cross
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Top Quality Overall
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| Nationwide | 19 of 1387 |
| New England | 7 of 123 |
| Massachusetts | 4 of 63 |
Best Colleges For The Money (all undergraduates)
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| Nationwide | 461 of 1325 |
| New England | 24 of 118 |
| Massachusetts | 19 of 60 |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting aid)
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| Nationwide | 131 of 1325 |
| New England | 18 of 118 |
| Massachusetts | 10 of 60 |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting no aid)
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| Nationwide | 411 of 1325 |
| New England | 27 of 118 |
| Massachusetts | 13 of 60 |
Diversity
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| Overall | 169 of 2354 |
| Ethnic | |
| Male / Female | 74 of 2596 |
| Location | 248 of 2360 |
Best Religiously Affiliated
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| Roman Catholic | 2 of 171 |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 172 of 823 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 628 of 1413 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 31 of 891 |
General Biology
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| Top Ranked | 52 of 818 |
| Best Value | 312 of 800 |
| Most Popular | 496 of 1372 |
| Most Focused | 520 of 1372 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 29 of 850 |
English Language & Literature
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| Top Ranked | 22 of 613 |
| Best Value | 177 of 596 |
| Most Popular | 232 of 1360 |
| Most Focused | 81 of 1359 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 11 of 873 |
General English Literature
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| Top Ranked | 10 of 625 |
| Best Value | 161 of 609 |
| Most Popular | 186 of 1281 |
| Most Focused | 43 of 1280 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 11 of 803 |
Foreign Languages & Linguistics
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| Top Ranked | 45 of 358 |
| Best Value | 127 of 352 |
| Most Popular | 86 of 939 |
| Most Focused | 16 of 941 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 35 of 655 |
Classical Languages & Literature
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| Most Popular | 25 of 225 |
| Most Focused | 18 of 225 |
East Asian Languages
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 26 of 125 |
Germanic Languages
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| Most Popular | 55 of 291 |
| Most Focused | 27 of 291 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 16 of 209 |
Romance Languages
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| Top Ranked | 45 of 373 |
| Best Value | 136 of 366 |
| Most Popular | 95 of 817 |
| Most Focused | 27 of 818 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 44 of 581 |
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages
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| Most Popular | 34 of 108 |
| Most Focused | 14 of 108 |
History
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| Top Ranked | 11 of 570 |
| Best Value | 145 of 553 |
| Most Popular | 137 of 1262 |
| Most Focused | 21 of 1257 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 20 of 138 |
History
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| Top Ranked | 13 of 594 |
| Best Value | 151 of 577 |
| Most Popular | 137 of 1262 |
| Most Focused | 21 of 1257 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 24 of 830 |
Mathematics & Statistics
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| Top Ranked | 60 of 468 |
| Best Value | 183 of 456 |
| Most Popular | 116 of 1231 |
| Most Focused | 30 of 1230 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 32 of 810 |
Mathematics
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| Top Ranked | 33 of 471 |
| Best Value | 137 of 459 |
| Most Popular | 91 of 1179 |
| Most Focused | 21 of 1180 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 31 of 771 |
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies
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| Most Popular | 308 of 1017 |
| Most Focused | 305 of 1017 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 25 of 394 |
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Other)
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| Most Popular | 142 of 529 |
| Most Focused | 134 of 529 |
Philosophy & Religious Studies
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| Top Ranked | 5 of 246 |
| Best Value | 45 of 241 |
| Most Popular | 94 of 956 |
| Most Focused | 80 of 956 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 19 of 617 |
Philosophy
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| Top Ranked | 17 of 245 |
| Best Value | 45 of 240 |
| Most Popular | 127 of 756 |
| Most Focused | 59 of 756 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 19 of 544 |
Religious Studies
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| Top Ranked | 5 of 85 |
| Best Value | 25 of 85 |
| Most Popular | 84 of 550 |
| Most Focused | 112 of 550 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 21 of 336 |
Physical Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 65 of 473 |
| Best Value | 207 of 463 |
| Most Popular | 117 of 1143 |
| Most Focused | 22 of 1146 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 21 of 787 |
Chemistry
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| Top Ranked | 27 of 411 |
| Best Value | 125 of 403 |
| Most Popular | 42 of 1088 |
| Most Focused | 6 of 1091 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 24 of 752 |
Physics
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| Top Ranked | 77 of 253 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 144 of 705 |
| Most Focused | 77 of 705 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 25 of 534 |
Psychology
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| Top Ranked | 22 of 827 |
| Best Value | 273 of 807 |
| Most Popular | 328 of 1492 |
| Most Focused | 147 of 1492 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 21 of 897 |
General Psychology
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| Top Ranked | 21 of 833 |
| Best Value | 274 of 813 |
| Most Popular | 301 of 1407 |
| Most Focused | 121 of 1407 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 23 of 842 |
Social Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 41 of 675 |
| Best Value | 239 of 661 |
| Most Popular | 153 of 1317 |
| Most Focused | 11 of 1310 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 19 of 876 |
Economics
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| Top Ranked | 28 of 442 |
| Best Value | 112 of 433 |
| Most Popular | 77 of 729 |
| Most Focused | 7 of 729 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 21 of 543 |
Political Science & Government
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| Top Ranked | 34 of 596 |
| Best Value | 179 of 582 |
| Most Popular | 137 of 1081 |
| Most Focused | 18 of 1078 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 36 of 763 |
Sociology
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| Top Ranked | 11 of 524 |
| Best Value | 151 of 517 |
| Most Popular | 157 of 969 |
| Most Focused | 48 of 970 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 5 of 694 |
Visual & Performing Arts
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| Most Popular | |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 16 of 851 |
Drama & Theater Arts
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| Most Popular | 377 of 809 |
| Most Focused | 290 of 809 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 15 of 543 |
General Visual & Performing Arts
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| Most Popular | 74 of 173 |
| Most Focused | 78 of 173 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 5 of 66 |
Music
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 18 of 657 |
Men's Sports
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| Men's Baseball (D1) | 72 of 270 |
| Men's Basketball (D1) | 86 of 323 |
| Men's Football (FCS) | 19 of 117 |
| Men's Ice Hockey (D1) | 18 of 54 |
| Men's Lacrosse (D1) | |
| Men's Soccer (D1) | 61 of 187 |
Women's Sports
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| Women's Basketball (D1) | 138 of 323 |
| Women's Field Hockey (D1) | 30 of 77 |
| Women's Lacrosse (D1) | 49 of 100 |
| Women's Soccer (D1) | 140 of 305 |
| Women's Softball (D1) | 109 of 272 |
| Women's Volleyball (D1) | 130 of 306 |
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 | 161 of 617 |
General English Literature
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 133 of 631 |
Foreign Languages & Linguistics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 168 of 358 |
Romance Languages
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
History
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 84 of 577 |
History
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 100 of 601 |
Mathematics & Statistics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 213 of 473 |
Mathematics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 208 of 476 |
Philosophy & Religious Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 49 of 248 |
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 | 209 of 477 |
Chemistry
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 173 of 413 |
Physics
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Psychology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 292 of 841 |
General Psychology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 347 of 848 |
Social Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 167 of 681 |
Economics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 106 of 442 |
Political Science & Government
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 214 of 601 |
Sociology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 199 of 528 |
College of the Holy Cross has no rankings in this category.
International Quality
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| OVERALL | 189 of 1174 |
| Canada | 169 of 612 |
| China | 230 of 798 |
International Value
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