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Saint Xavier
Mercy

Academics

Academics

How these colleges teach, spend per student, and what their graduates major in.

Faculty

Students per faculty member
Saint Xavier16 to 1
Mercy16 to 1
Full-time faculty share
Saint Xavier29%
Mercy25%
Average faculty salary
Saint Xavier$73,116
Mercy$86,392

Spending and endowment

Instruction spending per student
Saint Xavier$7,407
Mercy$7,862
Endowment per student
Saint Xavier$15,068
Mercy$48,651
Tuition share of core revenue
Saint Xavier80%
Mercy74%

Degrees awarded

Bachelor's degrees awarded
Saint Xavier698
Mercy1,251
Most popular majors
Saint Xavier

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 19% · Biology/Biological Sciences, General 9% · Psychology, General 8%

Mercy

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 26% · Business Administration and Management, General 14% · Psychology, General 12%

Your major

Pick a field of study to see which of these colleges award bachelor's degrees in it, how many, and what graduates earn .

Sources:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard Field of Study data, most recent releaseAbout the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Source:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2014–15 to 2024–25About the data(built 2026-10-12; CPI retrieved 2026-10-12)

All academics numbers in the table

Sources:IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;IPEDS Salaries survey (SAL, instructional staff, all ranks), Fall 2024;IPEDS Finance survey, derived per-student figures, 2023–24;IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard Field of Study data, most recent releaseAbout the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why