Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   Grand Canyon has 12.8× as many undergrads as Mercy

   Undergrads
2. 2

   Mercy's grants cover 41% of its full price on average, vs. 28% at Grand Canyon

   Aid generosity
3. 3

   Mercy graduates 11 pts more of its students than Grand Canyon (57% vs. 45%)

   Graduation rate
4. 4

   Mercy grads earn $9.9K more ten years out than Grand Canyon's ($52,055 vs. $42,186)

   Median earnings, 10 yrs
5. 5

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

   First-generation students
6. 6

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

   Pell Grant recipients

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.