Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Stonehill graduates 13 pts more of its students than Merrimack (82% vs. 69%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    Stonehill costs about $8K less per year on average than Merrimack ($34,785 vs. $42,790, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  3. 3

    Stonehill's grants cover 53% of its full price on average, vs. 42% at Merrimack

    Aid generosity
  4. 4

    Merrimack has 1.5× as many undergrads as Stonehill

    Undergrads
  5. 5

    Merrimack has 4 pts more first-gen students than Stonehill (21% vs. 16%)

    First-generation students
  6. 6

    Stonehill's yield is 4 pts higher than Merrimack's

    Yield rate

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

Stonehill admits 66%, Merrimack 70%; Stonehill's yield is higher, at 14%.

Acceptance rate
Merrimack70%
Stonehill66%
Quad's selectivity
  • MerrimackAccessible
  • StonehillSelective
SAT middle 50%
MerrimackTest-blind
StonehillTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • MerrimackGPA, school record, and prep program required
  • StonehillGPA, school record, and prep program required

Who's on each campus

Merrimack has 1.5× as many undergrads as Stonehill; Stonehill has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Merrimack3.9K
Stonehill2.5K
Pell Grant share
Merrimack16%
Stonehill17%

Majors and faculty

Business Administration and Management leads at Merrimack, and Finance at Stonehill; Stonehill has 12 students per faculty member to Merrimack's 13.

Students per faculty member
Merrimack13 to 1
Stonehill12 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • MerrimackBusiness Administration and Management, General10%
  • StonehillFinance, General10%

What each costs

Stonehill costs about $8K less a year than Merrimack on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Merrimack$42.8K
Stonehill$34.8K
Aid generosity
Merrimack42%
Stonehill53%

What each pays off

Stonehill's former students earn more, a median $77.7K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 60% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Merrimack$75.6K
Stonehill$77.7K
Graduation rate
Merrimack69%
Stonehill82%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; both got more selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • MerrimackGrowing+100%
  • StonehillGrowing+40%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
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