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Anonymous wrote:For Class of 2029. Georgetown acceptance rate 12%, yield 47%. Holy Cross acceptance rate 17%, yield 47%. By contrast. Gonzaga acceptance rate 80%, yield 16%. LMU 49% acceptance rate, yield 14%. Santa Clara acceptance rate48%, yield 17%. Clearly Georgetown and Holy Cross are extremely selective the others are nowhere near.

Admission statistics can be misleading. Holy Cross, for example, admits more than 60% of its class through Early Decision, which drives its acceptance rate down pushes its yield up. Holy Cross is not really "extremely selective" when you consider their ED acceptance rate is 67%! Admission stats in general are not great at revealing the quality of an education. As Northeastern and Tulane have proven, they can be tweaked to make schools seem more selective and gin up interest, but don't show anything about the quality of what happens while you're at the school.

I know people on DCUM love to hate Tulane, but have you ever had a kid attend? What is the basis for your disparaging comments? I understand their admissions policies drive people mad, but the quality of education at Tulane is amazing. I have had kids at various universities, public and private, and the teaching and research opportunities at Tulane were superior. It is also a very well run university.

No one disparaged Tulane except to point out that they use their admissions strategies to seem more selective than they are, by taking a huge chunk of the class through early decision. I personally don't have a kid at Tulane, but my friends who have kids at Tulane (and Northeastern) both report that their kids have enjoyed the experiences, though neither have jobs yet (not unusual given the state of things for new/recent grads). It can be true that a school offers a great experience AND messes around with admissions to prioritize ED.

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Anonymous wrote:For Class of 2029. Georgetown acceptance rate 12%, yield 47%. Holy Cross acceptance rate 17%, yield 47%. By contrast. Gonzaga acceptance rate 80%, yield 16%. LMU 49% acceptance rate, yield 14%. Santa Clara acceptance rate48%, yield 17%. Clearly Georgetown and Holy Cross are extremely selective the others are nowhere near.

Admission statistics can be misleading. Holy Cross, for example, admits more than 60% of its class through Early Decision, which drives its acceptance rate down pushes its yield up. Holy Cross is not really "extremely selective" when you consider their ED acceptance rate is 67%! Admission stats in general are not great at revealing the quality of an education. As Northeastern and Tulane have proven, they can be tweaked to make schools seem more selective and gin up interest, but don't show anything about the quality of what happens while you're at the school.

I know people on DCUM love to hate Tulane, but have you ever had a kid attend? What is the basis for your disparaging comments? I understand their admissions policies drive people mad, but the quality of education at Tulane is amazing. I have had kids at various universities, public and private, and the teaching and research opportunities at Tulane were superior. It is also a very well run university.

^Clearly ND is the best Catholic school and not any competition from Jesuits. Notre Dame like Holy Cross have always been in top 10 of alumni giving for decades. Georgetown alums do give money at the same high rate as ND and HC. Notre Dame endowment is top 8-10 in country.

Anonymous wrote:For Class of 2029. Georgetown acceptance rate 12%, yield 47%. Holy Cross acceptance rate 17%, yield 47%. By contrast. Gonzaga acceptance rate 80%, yield 16%. LMU 49% acceptance rate, yield 14%. Santa Clara acceptance rate48%, yield 17%. Clearly Georgetown and Holy Cross are extremely selective the others are nowhere near.

Admission statistics can be misleading. Holy Cross, for example, admits more than 60% of its class through Early Decision, which drives its acceptance rate down pushes its yield up. Holy Cross is not really "extremely selective" when you consider their ED acceptance rate is 67%! Admission stats in general are not great at revealing the quality of an education. As Northeastern and Tulane have proven, they can be tweaked to make schools seem more selective and gin up interest, but don't show anything about the quality of what happens while you're at the school.

Georgetown is endowment poor as a top 30 school.

^Endownent returns are lifeblood’s of universities. A portion of annual endowment return goes into annual budgets.

Anonymous wrote:None of the Jesuit schools are in ND’s neighborhood. They simply don’t have the resources. Good fallbacks for ND are GU then HC.

Notre Dame is a football school (and not a very good one).

Anonymous wrote:None of the Jesuit schools are in ND’s neighborhood. They simply don’t have the resources. Good fallbacks for ND are GU then HC.

Same ND booster bringing up endowment over and over. Students don't feel the impact of endowments, which are primarily illiquid. I don't think there is any meaningful difference in US News rankings between GU and ND. However, GU definitely has an international edge and name recognition over ND.

Disagree kids graduating from Georgetown and Holy Cross have comparable career outcomes to Notre Dame grads. Exception being Notre Dame has engineering school.

None of the Jesuit schools are in ND’s neighborhood. They simply don’t have the resources. Good fallbacks for ND are GU then HC.

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Anonymous wrote:For Class of 2029. Georgetown acceptance rate 12%, yield 47%. Holy Cross acceptance rate 17%, yield 47%. By contrast. Gonzaga acceptance rate 80%, yield 16%. LMU 49% acceptance rate, yield 14%. Santa Clara acceptance rate48%, yield 17%. Clearly Georgetown and Holy Cross are extremely selective the others are nowhere near.

Holy Cross clown, your desperation is embarrassing.

+1

It's a great regional school, no doubt, but this is over-the-top.

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Anonymous wrote:Most of Boston College campus is not in Boston but Chesnut Hill and Newton.

It’s about half in Boston & about half in Newton, in a neighborhood that is partly in Newton, partly in Boston, & partly in Brookline.

Yeah, like AU is in DC...but also suburban.

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Anonymous wrote:Not surprised about Holy Cross doing so well but non-Jesuit ND grads also highly successful. Notre Dame endowment at $20 billion is perhaps higher than the top 10 Jesuit schools combined.

Why blabbering about Notre Dame? This is about Jesuit schools.

+1

Go start a new thread for handmaidens.

ND is platinum with Gtown, BC and HC in next level. No other Catholic schools come close with exception of Villanova. Notre Dame is special.

Notre Dame is by far the best Catholic school followed by Georgetown, Holy Cross, and BC. ND has so much money and brand identity none of the Jesuits come remotely close. Go Irish!