The College of the Holy Cross ranked No. 25 among liberal arts colleges, No. 42 among private colleges and No. 51 overall in a group of more than 650 public and private colleges on Forbes’ list of America’s Top Colleges.
Forbes ranked schools based on students’ ultimate ROI, with special emphasis on post-graduate success, student debt, student satisfaction, graduation rate and academic success. The media outlet also used letter grades for fiscal soundness, and created a ranking for alumni giving. Holy Cross received a Forbes Financial Grade of an ‘A+’.
Holy Cross was also ranked No. 29 in the Northeast and No. 52 in Grateful Grads.
The Grateful Graduates Index ranks colleges by the median amount of private donations per student over a 10-year period. Holy Cross has an alumni participation giving rate of more than 50 percent, which consistently places the College among the top 10 colleges and universities nationwide for alumni giving.
- View Forbes list of America’s Top Colleges
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- Read more about what makes Holy Cross unique on our Points of Pride page.
Related Coverage:
July 19, Forbes.com: Top 25 Christian Colleges: The Essential Questions On Religion And Education
July 7, Patch.com: Holy Cross, Clark, WPI Named Among Top Colleges in the Country
This “Holy Cross in the News” item is by Jessica Kennedy.
