Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   Mercer's grants cover 57% of its full price on average, vs. 30% at Park

   Aid generosity
2. 2

   Mercer graduates 24 pts more of its students than Park (67% vs. 43%)

   Graduation rate
3. 3

   Park has 20 pts more first-gen students than Mercer (48% vs. 28%)

   First-generation students
4. 4

   Park costs about $4.2K less per year on average than Mercer ($21,460 vs. $25,708, all students)

   Average cost, all students
5. 5

   Park has 5 pts more Pell recipients than Mercer (41% vs. 35%)

   Pell Grant recipients
6. 6

   Park is more diverse (index 0.74 vs. 0.71)

   Diversity index

The shape of each school

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