Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    California Baptist grads earn $9.4K more ten years out than Mercy's ($61,504 vs. $52,055)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    California Baptist's yield is 9 pts higher than Mercy's

    Yield rate
  3. 3

    Mercy has 8 pts more Pell recipients than California Baptist (50% vs. 42%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  4. 4

    California Baptist's grants cover 47% of its full price on average, vs. 41% at Mercy

    Aid generosity
  5. 5

    Mercy costs about $4.4K less per year on average than California Baptist ($25,034 vs. $29,432, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  6. 6

    California Baptist graduates 5 pts more of its students than Mercy (62% vs. 57%)

    Graduation rate

The shape of each school

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

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Hollow dots at the center mean that measure isn't reported.

Who's hardest to get into

California Baptist admits 85%, Mercy 86%; California Baptist's yield is higher, at 24%.

Acceptance rate
California Baptist85%
Mercy86%
Quad's selectivity
  • California BaptistAccessible
  • MercyAccessible
SAT middle 50%
California BaptistTest-blind
MercyTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • California BaptistRigor, GPA, and tests very important41%
  • MercyGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

California Baptist is a bit larger than Mercy (8,179 vs. 5,735 undergrads); Mercy has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
California Baptist8.2K
Mercy5.7K
Pell Grant share
California Baptist42%
Mercy50%

Majors and faculty

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse leads at both; Mercy has 16 students per faculty member to California Baptist's 21.

Students per faculty member
California Baptist21 to 1
Mercy16 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • California BaptistRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse10%
  • MercyRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse26%

What each costs

Mercy costs about $4.4K less a year than California Baptist on average; California Baptist's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
California Baptist$29.4K
Mercy$25K
Aid generosity
California Baptist47%
Mercy41%

What each pays off

California Baptist's former students earn more, a median $61.5K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 50% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
California Baptist$61.5K
Mercy$52.1K
Graduation rate
California Baptist62%
Mercy57%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • California BaptistGrowing+90%
  • MercyGrowing+51%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
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