Mercer University vs Calumet College of Saint Joseph

Macon, GA · Whiting, IN · largest Scorecard gap: 150%-time completion

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Pair GA:IN

PRIVATE-NP-PAIR · CROSS-STATE · NET-PAR · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-OUTCOME

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE GA × IN
  • NET-PAR Net near-par
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-OUTCOME Largest gap · 150%-Time Completion

Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Net-price paths do not share a shape

NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023

One school has a directional average-net-price path over 2013–2023; the other sits in a measured range (or the two move opposite ways). Cost gaps on this board are moving targets.

  • Calumet College of Saint Joseph: net price ranged $10,113–$20,739 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +80.1% is not a trend (r² 0.30).
  • Mercer University: average net price rose +14.8% from $19,472 (2013) to $22,350 (2023), r² 0.78.
  • Mercer University: enrollment ranged 4,304–4,806 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Calumet College of Saint Joseph: enrollment shrank -43.3% over 2013–2023; fitted -43 students/yr fitted, r² 0.73.

College Scorecard institution series; dollars are nominal. Direction claims require r² ≥ 0.40 on the fitted annual slope, otherwise the page reports the observed range. Descriptive history, not a recommendation.

Scorecard metrics

Cards ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side.

Largest gaps: Mercer University vs Calumet College of Saint Joseph

  1. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Mercer University leads on 150%-time completion (71.9% vs 26.2% at Calumet College of Saint Joseph)
  2. RETENTION-RATE Mercer University leads on retention rate (82.2% vs 42.3% at Calumet College of Saint Joseph)
  3. IN-STATE-TUITION Calumet College of Saint Joseph leads on in-state tuition ($23,850 vs $42,312 at Mercer University)

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150%-Time Completion and other Scorecard questions

On 150%-time completion, who leads between Mercer University and Calumet College of Saint Joseph?
Mercer University leads on 150%-time completion at 71.9% versus 26.2% at Calumet College of Saint Joseph. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On retention rate, who leads between Mercer University and Calumet College of Saint Joseph?
Mercer University leads on retention rate at 82.2% versus 42.3% at Calumet College of Saint Joseph. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Mercer University and Calumet College of Saint Joseph?
Calumet College of Saint Joseph leads on in-state tuition at $23,850 versus $42,312 at Mercer University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); 150%-time completion focus for this pair · 2025