<p>Holy Cross has one of the highest alumni giving rates in the country-usually-52-56%. For over 150 years, HC has recruited students from all over the country and this is reflected in its well established alumni clubs. From a prestige point of view, Holy Cross has played Harvard, Dartmouth, Yale, and Brown in football and basketball for over 100 years- an affiliation no other Catholic school has. HC has a lot in common with its old rival Colgate.</p>