Mercer University vs St. John's University-New York

Macon, GA · Queens, NY · largest Scorecard gap: loan repayment rate (completers)

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Pair GA:NY

PRIVATE-NP-PAIR · CROSS-STATE · ACCEPT-OPEN · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-PAR · COMPLETE-PAR · GAP-FOCUS

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE GA × NY
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • GAP-FOCUS Largest gap · Loan Repayment Rate (Completers)

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.

  • Mercer University: average net price rose +14.8% from $19,472 (2013) to $22,350 (2023), r² 0.78.
  • St. John's University-New York: net price ranged $23,286–$29,113 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -7.3% is not a trend (r² 0.29).
  • Mercer University: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.23).
  • St. John's University-New York: acceptance rate eased +49.9% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.89).

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 St. John's University-New York

  1. LOAN-REPAYMENT-RAT St. John's University-New York leads on loan repayment rate (completers) (74.2% vs 56.7% at Mercer University)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE Mercer University leads on avg net price ($23,847 vs $29,999 at St. John's University-New York)
  3. IN-STATE-TUITION Mercer University leads on in-state tuition ($42,312 vs $53,020 at St. John's University-New York)

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Loan Repayment Rate (Completers) and other Scorecard questions

On loan repayment rate (completers), who leads between Mercer University and St. John's University-New York?
St. John's University-New York leads on loan repayment rate (completers) at 74.2% versus 56.7% at Mercer University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Mercer University and St. John's University-New York?
Mercer University leads on avg net price at $23,847 versus $29,999 at St. John's University-New York. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Mercer University and St. John's University-New York?
Mercer University leads on in-state tuition at $42,312 versus $53,020 at St. John's University-New York. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); loan repayment rate (completers) focus for this pair · 2025