Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Augustana graduates 10 pts more of its students than U. Detroit Mercy (78% vs. 68%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    U. Detroit Mercy grads earn $8.1K more ten years out than Augustana's ($71,030 vs. $62,971)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  3. 3

    Augustana's grants cover 61% of its full price on average, vs. 53% at U. Detroit Mercy

    Aid generosity
  4. 4

    U. Detroit Mercy has 6 pts more first-gen students than Augustana (29% vs. 22%)

    First-generation students
  5. 5

    U. Detroit Mercy costs about $3.4K less per year on average than Augustana ($22,157 vs. $25,606, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  6. 6

    U. Detroit Mercy has 2 pts more Pell recipients than Augustana (26% vs. 24%)

    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

Who's hardest to get into

Augustana admits 66%, U. Detroit Mercy 75%; both have the same yield, 13%.

Acceptance rate
Augustana66%
U. Detroit Mercy75%
Quad's selectivity
  • AugustanaSelective
  • U. Detroit MercyAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 900–1600
Augustana
1020–1280
U. Detroit Mercy
1030–1260
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • AugustanaGPA and school record required25%
  • U. Detroit MercyGPA, school record, and prep program required

Who's on each campus

Augustana and U. Detroit Mercy are about the same size; U. Detroit Mercy has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Augustana2.5K
U. Detroit Mercy2.4K
Pell Grant share
Augustana24%
U. Detroit Mercy26%

Majors and faculty

Biology/Biological Sciences leads at Augustana, and Engineering at U. Detroit Mercy; both have 12 students per faculty member.

Students per faculty member
Augustana12 to 1
U. Detroit Mercy12 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • AugustanaBiology/Biological Sciences, General15%
  • U. Detroit MercyEngineering, General43%

What each costs

U. Detroit Mercy costs about $3.4K less a year than Augustana on average; Augustana's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Augustana$25.6K
U. Detroit Mercy$22.2K
Aid generosity
Augustana61%
U. Detroit Mercy53%

What each pays off

U. Detroit Mercy's former students earn more, a median $71K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 60% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Augustana$63K
U. Detroit Mercy$71K
Graduation rate
Augustana78%
U. Detroit Mercy68%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • AugustanaGrowing+30%
  • U. Detroit MercyGrowing+82%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
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