Mercyhurst vs Strayer University-Virginia
What each college publishes, side by side. Cost, admission, graduation, earnings and debt come from federal data.
BCompass Score: Good (grade B): below the top 35% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges.Mercyhurst UniversityErie, PACompass Score: Good · Top 49%C+Compass Score: Solid (grade C+): below the top 35% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges.Strayer University-VirginiaArlington, VACompass Score: Solid
At a glance
- Mercyhurst has the higher graduation rate: 60% against 36% at Strayer University-Virginia.
- For families earning up to $30,000, Strayer University-Virginia has the lower price after aid: $19,578 a year, against $22,626 at Mercyhurst.
- Median earnings ten years after entry are higher at Mercyhurst: $47,452, against $40,092 at Strayer University-Virginia.
Scores
Compass Score
BCompass Score: Good (grade B): below the top 35% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges. Top 49%
C+Compass Score: Solid (grade C+): below the top 35% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges.
Academic Excellence
B+Academic Excellence: Very good (grade B+): the top 35% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges. Top 34%
C+Academic Excellence: Solid (grade C+): below the top 35% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges.
Value
B-Value: Good (grade B-): below the top 35% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges.
C+Value: Solid (grade C+): below the top 35% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges.
The college
Category
Regional universities
Regional universities
Location
Erie, PA
Arlington, VA
Setting
City
City
Students
2,668
2,382
Sports
NCAA Division I · Northeast Conference
Not reported
Admission
Admission rate
81%
Not reported
Average SAT
Not reported
Not reported
ACT middle 50%
Not reported
Not reported
Outcomes
Graduation rate
60%
36%
First-year retention
80%
75%
Median earnings 10 years after entry
$47,452
$40,092
Median debt
$25,305
$40,621
Cost
Average price after aid
$19,444
$19,578
Price after aid, by family income
Up to $30,000
$22,626
$19,578
$30,001–$48,000
$22,429
Not reported
$48,001–$75,000
$17,197
Not reported
$75,001–$110,000
$21,665
Not reported
Over $110,000
$16,748
Not reported
Top majors by graduate earnings
Bachelor's majors
- Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations $86,597
- Accounting $86,596
- Health sciences $83,812
- Political science $76,154
- Marketing $74,187
- Nursing $105,703
- Information science $87,413
- Computing and information science $82,304
- Accounting $66,108
- Business (general) $64,016
Compare with another college
The Compass Score and grades are College Compass Guide’s own ratings. Cost, admission, graduation, earnings and debt are federal data. This comparison doesn’t rank the two colleges; the figures are shown as published.