Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Le Moyne grads earn $15.3K more ten years out than Mercyhurst's ($62,731 vs. $47,452)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Mercyhurst's yield is 10 pts higher than Le Moyne's

    Yield rate
  3. 3

    Le Moyne graduates 9 pts more of its students than Mercyhurst (74% vs. 65%)

    Graduation rate
  4. 4

    Mercyhurst has 6 pts more first-gen students than Le Moyne (29% vs. 22%)

    First-generation students
  5. 5

    Mercyhurst's grants cover 55% of its full price on average, vs. 52% at Le Moyne

    Aid generosity
  6. 6

    Le Moyne is more diverse (index 0.46 vs. 0.45)

    Diversity index

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

Mercyhurst admits 81%, Le Moyne 83%; Mercyhurst's yield is higher, at 20%.

Acceptance rate
Mercyhurst81%
Le Moyne83%
Quad's selectivity
  • MercyhurstAccessible
  • Le MoyneAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 1100–1600
MercyhurstTest-blind
Le Moyne
1160–1330
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • MercyhurstGPA and school record required
  • Le MoyneGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Le Moyne is a bit larger than Mercyhurst (2,439 vs. 2,191 undergrads); both have the same Pell share, 31%.

Undergrads
Mercyhurst2.2K
Le Moyne2.4K
Pell Grant share
Mercyhurst31%
Le Moyne31%

Majors and faculty

Intelligence leads at Mercyhurst, and Psychology at Le Moyne; Le Moyne has 12 students per faculty member to Mercyhurst's 14.

Students per faculty member
Mercyhurst14 to 1
Le Moyne12 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • MercyhurstIntelligence, General7%
  • Le MoynePsychology, General16%

What each costs

Mercyhurst and Le Moyne cost about the same a year on average; Mercyhurst's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Mercyhurst$28.3K
Le Moyne$27.7K
Aid generosity
Mercyhurst55%
Le Moyne52%

What each pays off

Le Moyne's former students earn more, a median $62.7K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 60% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Mercyhurst$47.5K
Le Moyne$62.7K
Graduation rate
Mercyhurst65%
Le Moyne74%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; Le Moyne got less selective while Mercyhurst held steady.

Applications, 10-year change
  • MercyhurstGrowing+37%
  • Le MoyneGrowing+13%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
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