Quad

Head-to-head

Mount Mercy
U. Mobile

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Mount Mercy's grants cover 55% of its full price on average, vs. 29% at U. Mobile

    Aid generosity
  2. 2

    Mount Mercy grads earn $17.2K more ten years out than U. Mobile's ($60,787 vs. $43,611)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  3. 3

    Mount Mercy's yield is 9 pts higher than U. Mobile's

    Yield rate
  4. 4

    Mount Mercy costs about $5.6K less per year on average than U. Mobile ($25,265 vs. $30,857, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  5. 5

    Mount Mercy graduates 5 pts more of its students than U. Mobile (62% vs. 57%)

    Graduation rate
  6. 6

    U. Mobile has 4 pts more first-gen students than Mount Mercy (32% vs. 29%)

    First-generation students

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

U. Mobile admits 78%, Mount Mercy 83%; Mount Mercy's yield is higher, at 28%.

Acceptance rate
Mount Mercy83%
U. Mobile78%
Quad's selectivity
  • Mount MercyAccessible
  • U. MobileAccessible
ACT middle 50%Axis 18–36
Mount MercyNot reported
U. Mobile
22–28
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Mount MercyGPA and school record required
  • U. MobileGPA required

Who's on each campus

U. Mobile is a bit larger than Mount Mercy (1,307 vs. 1,107 undergrads); Mount Mercy has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Mount Mercy1.1K
U. Mobile1.3K
Pell Grant share
Mount Mercy27%
U. Mobile26%

Majors and faculty

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse leads at Mount Mercy, and Business Administration and Management at U. Mobile; both have 14 students per faculty member.

Students per faculty member
Mount Mercy14 to 1
U. Mobile14 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Mount MercyRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse24%
  • U. MobileBusiness Administration and Management, General13%

What each costs

Mount Mercy costs about $5.6K less a year than U. Mobile on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Mount Mercy$25.3K
U. Mobile$30.9K
Aid generosity
Mount Mercy55%
U. Mobile29%

What each pays off

Mount Mercy's former students earn more, a median $60.8K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 50% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Mount Mercy$60.8K
U. Mobile$43.6K
Graduation rate
Mount Mercy62%
U. Mobile57%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Mount MercyGrowing+50%
  • U. MobileGrowing+79%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
Sources for this comparisonEvery dataset and year behind the numbers in this comparison; tap any ⓘ for one number's source

Sources:IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why