Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   Merrimack grads earn $12K more ten years out than Ithaca's ($75,584 vs. $63,548)

   Median earnings, 10 yrs
2. 2

   Ithaca costs about $7.5K less per year on average than Merrimack ($35,266 vs. $42,790, all students)

   Average cost, all students
3. 3

   Ithaca graduates 7 pts more of its students than Merrimack (76% vs. 69%)

   Graduation rate
4. 4

   Merrimack has 7 pts more first-gen students than Ithaca (21% vs. 14%)

   First-generation students
5. 5

   Ithaca's grants cover 49% of its full price on average, vs. 42% at Merrimack

   Aid generosity
6. 6

   Ithaca is more diverse (index 0.47 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.