Top 2019 Rankings For College of the Holy Cross
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All 2019 Rankings For College of the Holy Cross
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Top Quality Overall
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| Nationwide | 30 of 1775 |
| New England | 9 of 145 |
| Massachusetts | 5 of 70 |
Best Colleges For The Money (all undergraduates)
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| Nationwide | 591 of 1510 |
| New England | 30 of 133 |
| Massachusetts | 18 of 66 |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting aid)
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| Nationwide | 162 of 1510 |
| New England | 16 of 133 |
| Massachusetts | 12 of 66 |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting no aid)
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| Nationwide | 525 of 1510 |
| New England | 27 of 133 |
| Massachusetts | 14 of 66 |
Diversity
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| Overall | 233 of 2238 |
| Ethnic | |
| Male / Female | 118 of 2484 |
| Location | 374 of 2238 |
Best Religiously Affiliated
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| Roman Catholic | 2 of 185 |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 164 of 824 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 498 of 1426 |
| Most Focused | 484 of 1426 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 31 of 891 |
General Biology
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| Top Ranked | 49 of 819 |
| Best Value | 326 of 803 |
| Most Popular | 370 of 1383 |
| Most Focused | 263 of 1383 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 28 of 846 |
English Language & Literature
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| Top Ranked | 19 of 601 |
| Best Value | 179 of 585 |
| Most Popular | 191 of 1355 |
| Most Focused | 46 of 1357 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 11 of 873 |
General English Literature
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| Top Ranked | 6 of 625 |
| Best Value | 165 of 603 |
| Most Popular | 160 of 1271 |
| Most Focused | 23 of 1271 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 11 of 797 |
Foreign Languages & Linguistics
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| Top Ranked | 45 of 341 |
| Best Value | 126 of 334 |
| Most Popular | 94 of 942 |
| Most Focused | 16 of 941 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 35 of 653 |
Classical Languages & Literature
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| Most Popular | 23 of 231 |
| Most Focused | 15 of 231 |
East Asian Languages
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 40 of 129 |
Germanic Languages
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 73 of 272 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 16 of 196 |
Romance Languages
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| Top Ranked | 38 of 352 |
| Best Value | 129 of 345 |
| Most Popular | 63 of 809 |
| Most Focused | 13 of 807 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 44 of 571 |
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages
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| Most Popular | 34 of 106 |
| Most Focused | 11 of 106 |
History
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| Top Ranked | 15 of 547 |
| Best Value | 155 of 533 |
| Most Popular | 207 of 1251 |
| Most Focused | 45 of 1250 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 20 of 138 |
History
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| Top Ranked | 16 of 580 |
| Best Value | 169 of 565 |
| Most Popular | 207 of 1251 |
| Most Focused | 45 of 1250 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 24 of 822 |
Mathematics & Statistics
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| Top Ranked | 58 of 471 |
| Best Value | 185 of 460 |
| Most Popular | 85 of 1223 |
| Most Focused | 13 of 1226 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 32 of 804 |
Mathematics
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| Top Ranked | 27 of 475 |
| Best Value | 129 of 465 |
| Most Popular | 59 of 1171 |
| Most Focused | 8 of 1176 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 31 of 771 |
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies
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| Most Popular | 250 of 1032 |
| Most Focused | 214 of 1032 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 26 of 397 |
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Other)
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| Most Popular | 120 of 528 |
| Most Focused | 94 of 528 |
Philosophy & Religious Studies
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| Top Ranked | 52 of 242 |
| Best Value | 98 of 235 |
| Most Popular | 169 of 941 |
| Most Focused | 154 of 941 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 19 of 605 |
Philosophy
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| Top Ranked | 39 of 229 |
| Best Value | 67 of 222 |
| Most Popular | 208 of 733 |
| Most Focused | 96 of 733 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 19 of 525 |
Religious Studies
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| Most Popular | 186 of 540 |
| Most Focused | 185 of 540 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 21 of 332 |
Physical Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 114 of 479 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 198 of 1156 |
| Most Focused | 65 of 1157 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 21 of 787 |
Chemistry
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| Top Ranked | 42 of 435 |
| Best Value | 172 of 426 |
| Most Popular | 94 of 1099 |
| Most Focused | 21 of 1099 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 24 of 752 |
Physics
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| Top Ranked | 85 of 263 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 269 of 717 |
| Most Focused | 152 of 717 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 25 of 536 |
Psychology
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| Top Ranked | 23 of 836 |
| Best Value | 289 of 809 |
| Most Popular | 348 of 1502 |
| Most Focused | 168 of 1501 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 21 of 897 |
General Psychology
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| Top Ranked | 24 of 842 |
| Best Value | 292 of 814 |
| Most Popular | 319 of 1407 |
| Most Focused | 141 of 1407 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 21 of 833 |
Social Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 54 of 671 |
| Best Value | 269 of 654 |
| Most Popular | 166 of 1319 |
| Most Focused | 15 of 1316 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 18 of 874 |
Economics
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| Top Ranked | 30 of 418 |
| Best Value | 105 of 410 |
| Most Popular | 81 of 715 |
| Most Focused | 8 of 714 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 21 of 536 |
Political Science & Government
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| Top Ranked | 25 of 591 |
| Best Value | 171 of 577 |
| Most Popular | 115 of 1083 |
| Most Focused | 9 of 1084 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 36 of 758 |
Sociology
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| Top Ranked | 28 of 534 |
| Best Value | 173 of 523 |
| Most Popular | 253 of 964 |
| Most Focused | 132 of 964 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 5 of 685 |
Visual & Performing Arts
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| Top Ranked | 158 of 641 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 729 of 1522 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 16 of 851 |
Drama & Theater Arts
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 15 of 536 |
General Visual & Performing Arts
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| Top Ranked | 5 of 50 |
| Best Value | 24 of 49 |
| Most Popular | 72 of 181 |
| Most Focused | 68 of 181 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 5 of 63 |
Music
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| Top Ranked | 151 of 371 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 343 of 1036 |
| Most Focused | 263 of 1036 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 18 of 657 |
Men's Sports
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| Men's Baseball (D1) | 88 of 272 |
| Men's Basketball (D1) | 97 of 325 |
| Men's Football (FCS) | 24 of 117 |
| Men's Ice Hockey (D1) | 21 of 54 |
| Men's Lacrosse (D1) | |
| Men's Soccer (D1) | 75 of 189 |
Women's Sports
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| Women's Basketball (D1) | 161 of 325 |
| Women's Field Hockey (D1) | 31 of 77 |
| Women's Lacrosse (D1) | |
| Women's Soccer (D1) | |
| Women's Softball (D1) | 130 of 274 |
| Women's Volleyball (D1) | 152 of 308 |
Veterans
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| Overall |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
General Biology
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
English Language & Literature
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 130 of 602 |
General English Literature
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 112 of 622 |
Foreign Languages & Linguistics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 156 of 341 |
Romance Languages
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
History
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 143 of 548 |
History
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 155 of 580 |
Mathematics & Statistics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 180 of 472 |
Mathematics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 183 of 476 |
Philosophy & Religious Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Philosophy
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Physical Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Chemistry
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 210 of 435 |
Physics
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Psychology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 369 of 835 |
General Psychology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 414 of 840 |
Social Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 190 of 670 |
Economics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 121 of 418 |
Political Science & Government
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 161 of 590 |
Sociology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 262 of 534 |
Visual & Performing Arts
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General Visual & Performing Arts
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Music
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
College of the Holy Cross has no rankings in this category.
International Quality
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| OVERALL | 223 of 1240 |
| Canada | 202 of 644 |
| China | 251 of 835 |
International Value
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