Holy Cross is second among liberal arts schools and fifth overall in a new national ranking that examines how well colleges develop and shape their students, and what becomes of them after they graduate.
“Holy Cross excels at developing graduates who are highly successful, happy and loyal,” says The Alumni Factor, the first college ranking platform to use objective alumni data in rating schools based on how successful their graduates are in their careers and lives.
Based on surveys and interviews with more than 42,000 alumni from over 450 schools, The Alumni Factor measured 15 different factors, including income, net worth, job opportunities, intellectual development and overall happiness.
Holy Cross is also one of only seven schools to rank in the top 30 of all of The Alumni Factor’s 26 attribute lists, including a first place ranking in Spiritual Development among liberal arts colleges. Holy Cross also ranked highly in College Experience (8th), Financial Success (9th), Friendship Development (12th), Preparation for Career Success (13th), Happiness (16th) and Value for the Money (26th).
Holy Cross graduates “develop deep, lasting friendships with their classmates and have an extremely high regard for their college today,” the new guide says. The College’s “powerful combination of graduate success, happiness, and broad development puts Holy Cross among the country’s elite schools.”
Other schools in The Alumni Factor top 10 are: Washington & Lee College (1st), Yale University (2nd), Princeton University (3rd), Rice University (4th), University of Notre Dame (6th), Middlebury College (7th), United States Naval Academy (8th), United States Military Academy (9th), and Stanford University (10th).
- Read more on The Alumni Factor website
- Read more by Alumni Factor CEO Monica McGurk in "How Massachusetts’ Colleges Stack Up When Rated on ROI & Not Just Reputation," published by BostInno on Oct. 21
- Read more about what makes Holy Cross unique on our “Points of Distinction” page
