Covenant vs Mercer

The following list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare them with comprehensive information on full comparison page.

Both schools are four-year, private (not-for-profit) schools.
Covenant has more expensive tuition & fees ($42,040) than Mercer ($31,565).
It is harder to admit to Mercer than Covenant.
Covenant has a higher submitted SAT score (1,300) than Mercer (1,250).
Mercer has higher submitted ACT score (27) than Covenant (27).
Mercer has more students with 9,196 students while Covenant has 1,100 students.
Mercer has a lower number of students per faculty with 11 to 1 while Covenant's ratio is 13 to 1.
Mercer has more full-time faculties with 476 faculties while Covenant has 61 full-time faculties.

Comparison Table with important Academic Factors

Covenant College	vs.	Mercer University
Lookout Mountain, Georgia	Location	Macon, Georgia
Four-year, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-year, Private (not-for-profit)
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences	Carnegie Classification	Research University (high research activity)
$42,040	2025 Tuition & Fees	$31,565
94%	% Receiving Financial Aid	94%
$28,264	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$25,862

86.51 %	Acceptance Rates	68.89 %
39.61 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	12.71 %
1,300	SAT Score	1,250
27	ACT Score	28
71 %	Graduation Rate	70 %
21 %	Transfer-out Rate	16 %
88 %	Retention Rate	82 %
1,100	Student Population	9,196
61	Number of Faculties	476
13 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	11 to 1
ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

Academic Comparison between Covenant and Mercer

Comparison Table with important Academic Factors