Quad

Head-to-head

Flagler
Mercyhurst

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Mercyhurst's grants cover 55% of its full price on average, vs. 29% at Flagler

    Aid generosity
  2. 2

    Mercyhurst costs about $4.8K less per year on average than Flagler ($28,296 vs. $33,105, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  3. 3

    Mercyhurst's yield is 4 pts higher than Flagler's

    Yield rate
  4. 4

    Flagler is more diverse (index 0.49 vs. 0.45)

    Diversity index
  5. 5

    Mercyhurst graduates 3 pts more of its students than Flagler (65% vs. 62%)

    Graduation rate
  6. 6

    Mercyhurst has 2 pts more Pell recipients than Flagler (31% vs. 29%)

    Pell Grant recipients

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

Flagler admits 81%, Mercyhurst 81%; Mercyhurst's yield is higher, at 20%.

Acceptance rate
Flagler81%
Mercyhurst81%
Quad's selectivity
  • FlaglerAccessible
  • MercyhurstAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 900–1600
Flagler
960–1190
MercyhurstTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • FlaglerRigor and tests important
  • MercyhurstGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Flagler and Mercyhurst are about the same size; Mercyhurst has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Flagler2.4K
Mercyhurst2.2K
Pell Grant share
Flagler29%
Mercyhurst31%

Majors and faculty

Business Administration and Management leads at Flagler, and Intelligence at Mercyhurst; Mercyhurst has 14 students per faculty member to Flagler's 15.

Students per faculty member
Flagler15 to 1
Mercyhurst14 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • FlaglerBusiness Administration and Management, General10%
  • MercyhurstIntelligence, General7%

What each costs

Mercyhurst costs about $4.8K less a year than Flagler on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Flagler$33.1K
Mercyhurst$28.3K
Aid generosity
Flagler29%
Mercyhurst55%

What each pays off

Flagler's former students earn more, a median $49.5K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 60% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Flagler$49.5K
Mercyhurst$47.5K
Graduation rate
Flagler62%
Mercyhurst65%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Mercyhurst but fell at Flagler; Flagler got less selective while Mercyhurst held steady.

Applications, 10-year change
  • FlaglerShrinking−24%
  • MercyhurstGrowing+37%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
Sources for this comparisonEvery dataset and year behind the numbers in this comparison; tap any ⓘ for one number's source

Sources:IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;Flagler College Common Data Set 2023–24, Fall 2023;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018About 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