Quad

Key differences on Students & campus

  1. 1

    Park has 20 pts more first-gen students than Mercer (48% vs. 28%)

    First-generation students
  2. 2

    Park has 5 pts more Pell recipients than Mercer (41% vs. 35%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  3. 3

    Park is more diverse (index 0.74 vs. 0.71)

    Diversity index

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
Mercer4.5K
Park4.6K
Pell Grant share
Mercer35%
Park41%
First-gen share
Mercer28%
Park48%
Diversity index
Mercer0.71
Park0.74

Who they are

Men
Mercer35%
Park56%
Part-time students
Mercer11%
Park45%
Students 25 and older
Mercer23%
Park61%

Race & ethnicity

Mercer
Park
  • White
  • Asian
  • Hispanic/Latino
  • Black
  • Two or more
  • International
  • Other/unknown

Where they're from

First-years from in state
Mercer85%
Park31%
First-years from other states
Mercer14%
Park59%
First-years from abroad
Mercer0%
Park10%
New transfer students this fall
Mercer459
Park497
Transfers, share of new undergraduates
Mercer35%
Park55%

Campus

Mercer
Midsize cityNCAA D-I FCS · Southern ConferenceROTCStudy abroadUndergrad research
Park
Large suburbNAIA · Heart of America Athletic ConferenceROTCStudy abroad

LGBTQ+ policies

Each item is dated: either the college's own page, checked on that date, or a national list's claim, read on that date — never a plain “yes” or “no.” A key missing for a college isn't shown as “no”: nothing was found for it.

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