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Key differences on Students & campus

  1. 1

    Grand Canyon has 12.8× as many undergrads as Mercy

    Undergrads
  2. 2

    Grand Canyon has 6 pts more first-gen students than Mercy (47% vs. 42%)

    First-generation students
  3. 3

    Mercy has 4 pts more Pell recipients than Grand Canyon (50% vs. 46%)

    Pell Grant recipients

Students

Students & campus

Who's on each campus, how many get Pell Grants or are the first in their family, and campus life.

Who's on campus

Undergrads
Grand Canyon73.4K
Mercy5.7K
Pell Grant share
Grand Canyon46%
Mercy50%
First-gen share
Grand Canyon47%
Mercy42%
Diversity index
Grand Canyon0.70
Mercy0.67

Who they are

Men
Grand Canyon29%
Mercy32%
Part-time students
Grand Canyon66%
Mercy11%
Students 25 and older
Grand Canyon52%
Mercy25%

Race & ethnicity

Grand Canyon
Mercy
  • White
  • Asian
  • Hispanic/Latino
  • Black
  • Two or more
  • International
  • Other/unknown

Where they're from

First-years from in state
Grand Canyon28%
Mercy91%
First-years from other states
Grand Canyon72%
Mercy6%
First-years from abroad
Grand Canyon1%
Mercy3%
New transfer students this fall
Grand Canyon14,033
Mercy614
Transfers, share of new undergraduates
Grand Canyon66%
Mercy37%

Campus

Grand Canyon
Large cityNCAA D-I · Mountain West ConferenceROTCStudy abroadUndergrad research
Mercy
Large suburbNCAA D-II · East Coast ConferenceROTCStudy abroadUndergrad research

All student numbers in the table

Sources:College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level), Fall 2024;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About 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