Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   Otterbein grads earn $5.9K more ten years out than Mercyhurst's ($53,313 vs. $47,452)

   Median earnings, 10 yrs
2. 2

   Otterbein is more diverse (index 0.50 vs. 0.45)

   Diversity index
3. 3

   Otterbein costs about $3.7K less per year on average than Mercyhurst ($24,616 vs. $28,296, all students)

   Average cost, all students
4. 4

   Mercyhurst's yield is 3 pts higher than Otterbein's

   Yield rate
5. 5

   Mercyhurst has 3 pts more first-gen students than Otterbein (29% vs. 26%)

   First-generation students
6. 6

   Otterbein graduates 2 pts more of its students than Mercyhurst (67% vs. 65%)

   Graduation rate

The shape of each school

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