Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   Quinnipiac graduates 10 pts more of its students than Merrimack (79% vs. 69%)

   Graduation rate
2. 2

   Quinnipiac grads earn $8.2K more ten years out than Merrimack's ($83,759 vs. $75,584)

   Median earnings, 10 yrs
3. 3

   Quinnipiac has 1.7× as many undergrads as Merrimack

   Undergrads
4. 4

   Quinnipiac costs about $1K less per year on average than Merrimack ($41,769 vs. $42,790, all students)

   Average cost, all students
5. 5

   Quinnipiac's yield is 1 pts higher than Merrimack's

   Yield rate
6. 6

   Quinnipiac is more diverse (index 0.43 vs. 0.43)

   Diversity index

The shape of each school

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