Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   Saint Xavier's grants cover 61% of its full price on average, vs. 41% at Mercy

   Aid generosity
2. 2

   Saint Xavier has 9 pts more Pell recipients than Mercy (59% vs. 50%)

   Pell Grant recipients
3. 3

   Mercy has 1.9× as many undergrads as Saint Xavier

   Undergrads
4. 4

   Saint Xavier has 8 pts more first-gen students than Mercy (49% vs. 42%)

   First-generation students
5. 5

   Saint Xavier grads earn $6.6K more ten years out than Mercy's ($58,656 vs. $52,055)

   Median earnings, 10 yrs
6. 6

   Saint Xavier costs about $4.2K less per year on average than Mercy ($20,863 vs. $25,034, all students)

   Average cost, all students

The shape of each school

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