Top 2020 Rankings For College of the Holy Cross
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All 2020 Rankings For College of the Holy Cross
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Top Quality Overall
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| Nationwide | 24 of 1727 |
| New England | 7 of 140 |
| Massachusetts | 4 of 70 |
Best Colleges For The Money (all undergraduates)
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| Nationwide | 553 of 1483 |
| New England | 29 of 130 |
| Massachusetts | 18 of 65 |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting aid)
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| Nationwide | 97 of 1483 |
| New England | 13 of 130 |
| Massachusetts | 10 of 65 |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting no aid)
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| Nationwide | 506 of 1483 |
| New England | 26 of 130 |
| Massachusetts | 15 of 65 |
Diversity
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| Overall | 243 of 2179 |
| Ethnic | |
| Male / Female | 128 of 2415 |
| Location | 369 of 2183 |
Best Religiously Affiliated
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| Roman Catholic | 2 of 182 |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 161 of 824 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 497 of 1422 |
| Most Focused | 483 of 1422 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 31 of 891 |
General Biology
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| Top Ranked | 47 of 820 |
| Best Value | 322 of 803 |
| Most Popular | 370 of 1379 |
| Most Focused | 262 of 1379 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 28 of 846 |
English Language & Literature
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| Top Ranked | 18 of 600 |
| Best Value | 184 of 585 |
| Most Popular | 189 of 1351 |
| Most Focused | 46 of 1353 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 11 of 873 |
General English Literature
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| Top Ranked | 6 of 619 |
| Best Value | 164 of 603 |
| Most Popular | 160 of 1267 |
| Most Focused | 23 of 1264 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 11 of 797 |
Foreign Languages & Linguistics
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| Top Ranked | 43 of 341 |
| Best Value | 131 of 334 |
| Most Popular | 95 of 941 |
| 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 | 37 of 352 |
| Best Value | 124 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 | 150 of 533 |
| Most Popular | 208 of 1247 |
| Most Focused | 45 of 1247 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 20 of 138 |
History
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| Top Ranked | 15 of 579 |
| Best Value | 163 of 565 |
| Most Popular | 208 of 1247 |
| Most Focused | 45 of 1247 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 24 of 822 |
Mathematics & Statistics
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| Top Ranked | 57 of 471 |
| Best Value | 177 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 | 26 of 475 |
| Best Value | 121 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 1030 |
| Most Focused | 213 of 1030 |
| 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 | 89 of 235 |
| Most Popular | 172 of 939 |
| Most Focused | 150 of 939 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 19 of 605 |
Philosophy
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| Top Ranked | 37 of 229 |
| Best Value | 58 of 222 |
| Most Popular | 205 of 731 |
| Most Focused | 95 of 731 |
| 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 | 113 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 | 166 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 | 84 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 | 22 of 837 |
| Best Value | 285 of 809 |
| Most Popular | 346 of 1476 |
| Most Focused | 146 of 1476 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 21 of 897 |
General Psychology
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| Top Ranked | 23 of 839 |
| Best Value | 295 of 814 |
| Most Popular | 317 of 1381 |
| Most Focused | 119 of 1381 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 21 of 833 |
Social Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 54 of 670 |
| Best Value | 257 of 654 |
| Most Popular | 166 of 1316 |
| 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 590 |
| Best Value | 164 of 577 |
| Most Popular | 116 of 1081 |
| Most Focused | 9 of 1084 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 36 of 756 |
Sociology
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| Top Ranked | 28 of 533 |
| Best Value | 168 of 523 |
| Most Popular | 254 of 962 |
| Most Focused | 132 of 962 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 5 of 685 |
Visual & Performing Arts
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| Top Ranked | 153 of 640 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 696 of 1482 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 16 of 847 |
Drama & Theater Arts
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| Most Popular | |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 15 of 536 |
General Visual & Performing Arts
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| Top Ranked | 5 of 50 |
| Best Value | 16 of 49 |
| Most Popular | 73 of 178 |
| Most Focused | 66 of 178 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 5 of 63 |
Music
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| Top Ranked | 142 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) | 85 of 272 |
| Men's Basketball (D1) | 96 of 325 |
| Men's Football (FCS) | 23 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) | 156 of 325 |
| Women's Field Hockey (D1) | 31 of 77 |
| Women's Lacrosse (D1) | |
| Women's Soccer (D1) | |
| Women's Softball (D1) | 127 of 274 |
| Women's Volleyball (D1) | 150 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 | 134 of 601 |
General English Literature
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 112 of 621 |
Foreign Languages & Linguistics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 154 of 341 |
Romance Languages
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
History
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 147 of 547 |
History
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 158 of 579 |
Mathematics & Statistics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 177 of 472 |
Mathematics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 181 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 | 207 of 435 |
Physics
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Psychology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 365 of 834 |
General Psychology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 408 of 839 |
Social Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 189 of 669 |
Economics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 123 of 418 |
Political Science & Government
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 162 of 589 |
Sociology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 263 of 533 |
Visual & Performing Arts
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General Visual & Performing Arts
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Music
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College of the Holy Cross has no rankings in this category.
International Quality
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| OVERALL | 198 of 1240 |
| Canada | 144 of 690 |
| China | 223 of 847 |
International Value
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