Head-to-head

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. 42% at MidAmerica Nazarene

   Aid generosity
2. 2

   Mount Mercy costs about $8.6K less per year on average than MidAmerica Nazarene ($25,265 vs. $33,898, all students)

   Average cost, all students
3. 3

   MidAmerica Nazarene has 5 pts more Pell recipients than Mount Mercy (31% vs. 27%)

   Pell Grant recipients
4. 4

   MidAmerica Nazarene graduates 4 pts more of its students than Mount Mercy (67% vs. 62%)

   Graduation rate
5. 5

   Mount Mercy is more diverse (index 0.65 vs. 0.61)

   Diversity index
6. 6

   MidAmerica Nazarene has 3 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.