Quad

Head-to-head

U. Detroit Mercy
Gannon

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    U. Detroit Mercy costs about $10.3K less per year on average than Gannon ($22,157 vs. $32,439, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  2. 2

    U. Detroit Mercy grads earn $12.2K more ten years out than Gannon's ($71,030 vs. $58,845)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  3. 3

    U. Detroit Mercy's grants cover 53% of its full price on average, vs. 44% at Gannon

    Aid generosity
  4. 4

    U. Detroit Mercy is more diverse (index 0.63 vs. 0.59)

    Diversity index
  5. 5

    U. Detroit Mercy has 3 pts more first-gen students than Gannon (29% vs. 26%)

    First-generation students
  6. 6

    U. Detroit Mercy has 3 pts more Pell recipients than Gannon (26% vs. 24%)

    Pell Grant recipients

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

Gannon admits 74%, U. Detroit Mercy 75%; U. Detroit Mercy's yield is higher, at 13%.

Acceptance rate
U. Detroit Mercy75%
Gannon74%
Quad's selectivity
  • U. Detroit MercyAccessible
  • GannonAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 900–1600
U. Detroit Mercy
1030–1260
GannonTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • U. Detroit MercyGPA, school record, and prep program required
  • GannonGPA, school record, and prep program required

Who's on each campus

U. Detroit Mercy and Gannon are about the same size; U. Detroit Mercy has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
U. Detroit Mercy2.4K
Gannon2.4K
Pell Grant share
U. Detroit Mercy26%
Gannon24%

Majors and faculty

Engineering leads at U. Detroit Mercy, and Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse at Gannon; Gannon has 11 students per faculty member to U. Detroit Mercy's 12.

Students per faculty member
U. Detroit Mercy12 to 1
Gannon11 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • U. Detroit MercyEngineering, General43%
  • GannonRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse13%

What each costs

U. Detroit Mercy costs about $10.3K less a year than Gannon on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
U. Detroit Mercy$22.2K
Gannon$32.4K
Aid generosity
U. Detroit Mercy53%
Gannon44%

What each pays off

U. Detroit Mercy's former students earn more, a median $71K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 60% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
U. Detroit Mercy$71K
Gannon$58.8K
Graduation rate
U. Detroit Mercy68%
Gannon67%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; Gannon got more selective while U. Detroit Mercy got less.

Applications, 10-year change
  • U. Detroit MercyGrowing+82%
  • GannonGrowing+60%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
Sources for this comparisonEvery dataset and year behind the numbers in this comparison; tap any ⓘ for one number's source

Sources:IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why