Quad

Head-to-head

Baldwin Wallace
Mercyhurst

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Mercyhurst's grants cover 55% of its full price on average, vs. 47% at Baldwin Wallace

    Aid generosity
  2. 2

    Baldwin Wallace grads earn $6.7K more ten years out than Mercyhurst's ($54,122 vs. $47,452)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  3. 3

    Mercyhurst's yield is 5 pts higher than Baldwin Wallace's

    Yield rate
  4. 4

    Mercyhurst is more diverse (index 0.45 vs. 0.40)

    Diversity index
  5. 5

    Mercyhurst costs about $2.9K less per year on average than Baldwin Wallace ($28,296 vs. $31,164, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  6. 6

    Baldwin Wallace is a bit larger (2,842 vs. 2,191)

    Undergrads

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

Baldwin Wallace admits 77%, Mercyhurst 81%; Mercyhurst's yield is higher, at 20%.

Acceptance rate
Baldwin Wallace77%
Mercyhurst81%
Quad's selectivity
  • Baldwin WallaceAccessible
  • MercyhurstAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 1000–1600
Baldwin Wallace
1077.5–1262.5
MercyhurstTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Baldwin WallaceRigor and GPA very important53%
  • MercyhurstGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Baldwin Wallace is a bit larger than Mercyhurst (2,842 vs. 2,191 undergrads); Mercyhurst has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Baldwin Wallace2.8K
Mercyhurst2.2K
Pell Grant share
Baldwin Wallace29%
Mercyhurst31%

Majors and faculty

Business Administration and Management leads at Baldwin Wallace, and Intelligence at Mercyhurst; Baldwin Wallace has 12 students per faculty member to Mercyhurst's 14.

Students per faculty member
Baldwin Wallace12 to 1
Mercyhurst14 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Baldwin WallaceBusiness Administration and Management, General7%
  • MercyhurstIntelligence, General7%

What each costs

Mercyhurst costs about $2.9K less a year than Baldwin Wallace on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Baldwin Wallace$31.2K
Mercyhurst$28.3K
Aid generosity
Baldwin Wallace47%
Mercyhurst55%

What each pays off

Baldwin Wallace's former students earn more, a median $54.1K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 60% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Baldwin Wallace$54.1K
Mercyhurst$47.5K
Graduation rate
Baldwin Wallace65%
Mercyhurst65%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; Baldwin Wallace got less selective while Mercyhurst held steady.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Baldwin WallaceGrowing+14%
  • MercyhurstGrowing+37%
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:Baldwin Wallace University (Fall 2025), Fall 2025;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;Baldwin Wallace University Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2027 applicants;IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;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