Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   Mercer costs about $15.7K less per year on average than Adelphi ($25,708 vs. $41,424, all students)

   Average cost, all students
2. 2

   Adelphi grads earn $17.1K more ten years out than Mercer's ($75,482 vs. $58,354)

   Median earnings, 10 yrs
3. 3

   Mercer's grants cover 57% of its full price on average, vs. 42% at Adelphi

   Aid generosity
4. 4

   Adelphi has 7 pts more first-gen students than Mercer (35% vs. 28%)

   First-generation students
5. 5

   Adelphi graduates 5 pts more of its students than Mercer (72% vs. 67%)

   Graduation rate
6. 6

   Mercer has 4 pts more Pell recipients than Adelphi (35% vs. 31%)

   Pell Grant recipients

The shape of each school

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