<p>I think the biggest difference between Holy Cross and BC is simply the size of the schools. HC has less than 3000 total students (all undergrad). BC has over 9000 undergrads plus several thousand grad students for a total of over 14,000 students. [Enrollment</a> Statistics - Office of Student Services - Boston College](<a href=“http://www.bc.edu/content/bc/offices/stserv/enroll.html]Enrollment”>http://www.bc.edu/content/bc/offices/stserv/enroll.html)</p>