Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Misericordia grads earn $21.1K more ten years out than Lee's ($64,313 vs. $43,222)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Lee's yield is 15 pts higher than Misericordia's

    Yield rate
  3. 3

    Lee costs about $7.1K less per year on average than Misericordia ($21,918 vs. $28,980, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  4. 4

    Misericordia graduates 9 pts more of its students than Lee (65% vs. 56%)

    Graduation rate
  5. 5

    Misericordia's grants cover 48% of its full price on average, vs. 41% at Lee

    Aid generosity
  6. 6

    Lee has 1.6× as many undergrads as Misericordia

    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

Misericordia admits 71%, Lee 71%; Lee's yield is higher, at 32%.

Acceptance rate
Lee71%
Misericordia71%
Quad's selectivity
  • LeeAccessible
  • MisericordiaAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 900–1600
Lee
1030–1230
MisericordiaTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • LeeRigor, GPA, and tests very important53%
  • MisericordiaGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Lee has 1.6× as many undergrads as Misericordia and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Lee2.6K
Misericordia1.7K
Pell Grant share
Lee29%
Misericordia27%

Majors and faculty

Psychology leads at Lee, and Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse at Misericordia; Misericordia has 11 students per faculty member to Lee's 13.

Students per faculty member
Lee13 to 1
Misericordia11 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • LeePsychology, General9%
  • MisericordiaRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse21%

What each costs

Lee costs about $7.1K less a year than Misericordia on average; Misericordia's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Lee$21.9K
Misericordia$29K
Aid generosity
Lee41%
Misericordia48%

What each pays off

Misericordia's former students earn more, a median $64.3K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 50% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Lee$43.2K
Misericordia$64.3K
Graduation rate
Lee56%
Misericordia65%

How each has changed

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

Applications, 10-year change
  • LeeGrowing+37%
  • MisericordiaGrowing+82%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
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