Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Quinnipiac graduates 10 pts more of its students than Merrimack (79% vs. 69%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    Quinnipiac grads earn $8.2K more ten years out than Merrimack's ($83,759 vs. $75,584)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  3. 3

    Quinnipiac has 1.7× as many undergrads as Merrimack

    Undergrads
  4. 4

    Quinnipiac costs about $1K less per year on average than Merrimack ($41,769 vs. $42,790, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  5. 5

    Quinnipiac's yield is 1 pts higher than Merrimack's

    Yield rate
  6. 6

    Quinnipiac is more diverse (index 0.43 vs. 0.43)

    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

Merrimack admits 70%, Quinnipiac 72%; Quinnipiac's yield is higher, at 11%.

Acceptance rate
Merrimack70%
Quinnipiac72%
Quad's selectivity
  • MerrimackAccessible
  • QuinnipiacSelective
SAT middle 50%Axis 1000–1600
MerrimackTest-blind
Quinnipiac
1150–1320
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • MerrimackGPA, school record, and prep program required
  • QuinnipiacRigor and GPA very important41%

Who's on each campus

Quinnipiac has 1.7× as many undergrads as Merrimack; both have the same Pell share, 16%.

Undergrads
Merrimack3.9K
Quinnipiac6.5K
Pell Grant share
Merrimack16%
Quinnipiac16%

Majors and faculty

Business Administration and Management leads at Merrimack, and Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse at Quinnipiac.

Students per faculty member
Merrimack13 to 1
Quinnipiac12 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • MerrimackBusiness Administration and Management, General10%
  • QuinnipiacRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse17%

What each costs

Quinnipiac costs about $1K less a year than Merrimack on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Merrimack$42.8K
Quinnipiac$41.8K
Aid generosity
Merrimack42%
Quinnipiac43%

What each pays off

Quinnipiac's former students earn more, a median $83.8K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 60% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Merrimack$75.6K
Quinnipiac$83.8K
Graduation rate
Merrimack69%
Quinnipiac79%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Merrimack but held steady at Quinnipiac; Merrimack got more selective while Quinnipiac got less.

Applications, 10-year change
  • MerrimackGrowing+100%
  • QuinnipiacSteady+3%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
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