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Key differences on Students & campus

  1. 1

    Saint Xavier has 9 pts more Pell recipients than Mercy (59% vs. 50%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  2. 2

    Mercy has 1.9× as many undergrads as Saint Xavier

    Undergrads
  3. 3

    Saint Xavier has 8 pts more first-gen students than Mercy (49% vs. 42%)

    First-generation students

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
Saint Xavier3.1K
Mercy5.7K
Pell Grant share
Saint Xavier59%
Mercy50%
First-gen share
Saint Xavier49%
Mercy42%
Diversity index
Saint Xavier0.62
Mercy0.67

Who they are

Men
Saint Xavier39%
Mercy32%
Part-time students
Saint Xavier5%
Mercy11%
Students 25 and older
Saint Xavier5%
Mercy25%

Race & ethnicity

Saint Xavier
Mercy
  • White
  • Asian
  • Hispanic/Latino
  • Black
  • Two or more
  • International
  • Other/unknown

Where they're from

First-years from in state
Saint Xavier96%
Mercy91%
First-years from other states
Saint Xavier4%
Mercy6%
First-years from abroad
Saint Xavier1%
Mercy3%
New transfer students this fall
Saint Xavier316
Mercy614
Transfers, share of new undergraduates
Saint Xavier30%
Mercy37%

Campus

Saint Xavier
Large cityNAIA · Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic ConferenceStudy abroad
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