Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Misericordia grads earn $12.6K more ten years out than Ouachita Baptist's ($64,313 vs. $51,673)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Ouachita Baptist's yield is 11 pts higher than Misericordia's

    Yield rate
  3. 3

    Misericordia has 6 pts more first-gen students than Ouachita Baptist (30% vs. 24%)

    First-generation students
  4. 4

    Ouachita Baptist costs about $4.3K less per year on average than Misericordia ($24,668 vs. $28,980, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  5. 5

    Misericordia has 4 pts more Pell recipients than Ouachita Baptist (27% vs. 23%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  6. 6

    Ouachita Baptist admits 68% vs. 71% at Misericordia

    Acceptance rate

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

Ouachita Baptist admits 68%, Misericordia 71%; Ouachita Baptist's yield is higher, at 29%.

Acceptance rate
Misericordia71%
Ouachita Baptist68%
Quad's selectivity
  • MisericordiaAccessible
  • Ouachita BaptistSelective
SAT middle 50%Axis 1000–1600
MisericordiaTest-blind
Ouachita Baptist
1070–1280
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • MisericordiaGPA and school record required
  • Ouachita BaptistSchool record required

Who's on each campus

Misericordia and Ouachita Baptist are about the same size; Misericordia has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Misericordia1.7K
Ouachita Baptist1.6K
Pell Grant share
Misericordia27%
Ouachita Baptist23%

Majors and faculty

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse leads at Misericordia, and Biology/Biological Sciences at Ouachita Baptist.

Students per faculty member
Misericordia11 to 1
Ouachita Baptist14 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • MisericordiaRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse21%
  • Ouachita BaptistBiology/Biological Sciences, General10%

What each costs

Ouachita Baptist costs about $4.3K less a year than Misericordia on average; grants cover the same share of the price at both, 48%.

Average cost, all students
Misericordia$29K
Ouachita Baptist$24.7K
Aid generosity
Misericordia48%
Ouachita Baptist48%

What each pays off

Misericordia's former students earn more, a median $64.3K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 60% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Misericordia$64.3K
Ouachita Baptist$51.7K
Graduation rate
Misericordia65%
Ouachita Baptist65%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; Ouachita Baptist got more selective while Misericordia held steady.

Applications, 10-year change
  • MisericordiaGrowing+82%
  • Ouachita BaptistGrowing+24%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
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