Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   Cedarville's yield is 24 pts higher than Merrimack's

   Yield rate
2. 2

   Cedarville costs about $15.4K less per year on average than Merrimack ($27,427 vs. $42,790, all students)

   Average cost, all students
3. 3

   Merrimack grads earn $20.1K more ten years out than Cedarville's ($75,584 vs. $55,443)

   Median earnings, 10 yrs
4. 4

   Merrimack is more diverse (index 0.43 vs. 0.28)

   Diversity index
5. 5

   Merrimack has 8 pts more first-gen students than Cedarville (21% vs. 13%)

   First-generation students
6. 6

   Cedarville graduates 5 pts more of its students than Merrimack (74% vs. 69%)

   Graduation rate

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.