Quad

Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    Otterbein grads earn $5.9K more ten years out than Mercyhurst's ($53,313 vs. $47,452)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Otterbein graduates 2 pts more of its students than Mercyhurst (67% vs. 65%)

    Graduation rate

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
Mercyhurst$47.5K
Otterbein$53.3K
Graduation rate
Mercyhurst65%
Otterbein67%
Retention rate
Mercyhurst80%
Otterbein80%

Borrowing

Median debt
Mercyhurst$25.3K
Otterbein$26K
Undergrads with a federal loan
Mercyhurst65%
Otterbein53%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
Mercyhurst$19K
Otterbein$22K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
Mercyhurst59%
Otterbein58%
Credential within 8 years, all students
Mercyhurst65%
Otterbein68%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
Mercyhurst24%
Otterbein22%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
Mercyhurst43%
Otterbein61%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
Mercyhurst59%
Otterbein76%
Pell graduation gap
Mercyhurst16 pts lower
Otterbein15 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupMercyhurstOtterbein
White66%70%
AsianNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students
Hispanic/Latino44%72%
Black32%53%
Two or more racesNot reported56%
InternationalNot shown: under 30 studentsNot reported

All outcome numbers in the table

Sources:College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Outcome Measures survey, Students entering fall 2016;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018About 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