Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Mercy College of Health Sciences graduates 30 pts more of its students than Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady (74% vs. 44%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady has 13 pts more first-gen students than Mercy College of Health Sciences (47% vs. 35%)

    First-generation students
  3. 3

    Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady's yield is 4 pts higher than Mercy College of Health Sciences's

    Yield rate
  4. 4

    Mercy College of Health Sciences grads earn $2.8K more ten years out than Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady's ($62,234 vs. $59,419)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  5. 5

    Mercy College of Health Sciences has 3 pts more Pell recipients than Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady (34% vs. 31%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  6. 6

    Mercy College of Health Sciences is more diverse (index 0.55 vs. 0.53)

    Diversity index

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

Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady admits 99%, Mercy College of Health Sciences 100%; Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady's yield is higher, at 30%.

Acceptance rate
Mercy College of Health Sciences100%
Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady99%
Quad's selectivity
  • Mercy College of Health SciencesOpen
  • Franciscan Missionaries of Our LadyOpen
ACT middle 50%Axis 12–36
Mercy College of Health Sciences
16–21
Franciscan Missionaries of Our LadyTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Mercy College of Health SciencesGPA and school record required
  • Franciscan Missionaries of Our LadyGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Mercy College of Health Sciences and Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady are about the same size; Mercy College of Health Sciences has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Mercy College of Health Sciences867
Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady821
Pell Grant share
Mercy College of Health Sciences34%
Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady31%

Majors and faculty

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse leads at both; Mercy College of Health Sciences has 7 students per faculty member to Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady's 14.

Students per faculty member
Mercy College of Health Sciences7 to 1
Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady14 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Mercy College of Health SciencesRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse96%
  • Franciscan Missionaries of Our LadyRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse72%

What each pays off

Mercy College of Health Sciences's former students earn more, a median $62.2K ten years after enrolling.

Median earnings, 10 years
Mercy College of Health Sciences$62.2K
Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady$59.4K
Graduation rate
Mercy College of Health Sciences74%
Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady44%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady, which got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Mercy College of Health SciencesNot enough data
  • Franciscan Missionaries of Our LadyGrowing+75%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
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