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.