#16
Forbes
Best Small Colleges (Under 4,000 Undergrads)
SourceListRankYr
ForbesBest Small Colleges (Under 4,000 Undergrads)#1626
U.S. News & World ReportBest National Liberal Arts Colleges#2726
U.S. News & World ReportTop Performers on Social Mobility — National Liberal Arts Colleges#4926
WSJ/College PulseBest Colleges in the U.S.#5826
ForbesAmerica's Top Colleges#7426
U.S. News & World ReportBest Regional Universities — South#10726
NicheBest Colleges in America#10926
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Liberal Arts College
Carnegie Classification
114 member schools
SourceGroupMembers
Carnegie ClassificationLiberal Arts College114
Institutional controlPrivate (nonprofit) college211
Geographic groupingMassachusetts colleges25
Groups derived from CDS + IPEDS fields. Curated national memberships (AAU, HBCU, Common App, etc.) being added — see task queue.
Deferred admissionAllowed
Admissions URLhttps://www.holycross.edu/admissions-aid
Admissions emailadmissions@holycross.edu
Admissions phone508-793-2443
Deadlines and requirements from the school's Common Data Set §C3–C6 (Deadlines & Notification, ED/EA, HS Coursework).
Fairfield University
closest algorithmic match
across selectivity, size, profile
SchoolAdmitSATSize
Fairfield University CT · Private (nonprofit)33.3%13105K
Villanova University PA · Private (nonprofit)27.0%14507K
Boston College MA · Private (nonprofit)16.2%15009K
Fordham University NY · Private (nonprofit)59.3%140010K
Providence College RI · Private (Nonprofit)—12104K
Colgate University NY · Private (nonprofit)17.5%14803K
Bucknell University PA · Private (nonprofit)32.2%1270—
Peer set computed algorithmically from CDS metrics (admit rate, SAT/ACT band, size) plus IPEDS classification. Not measured cross-application behavior.