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Mercyhurst University Overview

Mercyhurst University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Erie, Pennsylvania. Erie is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

What Is Mercyhurst University Known For?

631 Undergraduate Awards
$32,267 Avg Cost After Aid
81% Acceptance Rate
  • Although it may not be available for every major, the master's degree is the highest award a student can attain at Mercyhurst.
  • During a recent academic cycle, 63% of the faculty were full-time.
  • A student who earns a bachelor's degree from Mercyhurst makes roughly $47,452 a year. This is 16% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.
  • The average Mercyhurst student graduates in 4.2 years. That's better than the national average of 4.4 years.

Where Is Mercyhurst University?

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Contact details for Mercyhurst are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 501 E 38Th St, Erie, PA 16546
Phone: 814-824-2000
Website: www.mercyhurst.edu

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How Do I Get Into Mercyhurst?

You can apply to Mercyhurst online at: https://apply.mercyhurst.edu/

Admission Requirements for Mercyhurst

Submission Required?
High School GPA 1
High School Rank 5
High School Transcript 1
College Prep Program 5
Recommendations 1
SAT or ACT Scores 3
TOEFL 1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Mercyhurst?

81% Acceptance Rate
60% Of Accepted Are Women
The acceptance rate at Mercyhurst University is 81%. This means that is not quite as selective as some schools, but you'll still need to submit a good application if you want to be considered by the admissions department.

Approximately 40% of accepted students are men and 60% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 80%, and the acceptance rate for women is 81%.

Can I Afford Mercyhurst University?

$32,267 Net Price
82% Take Out Loans
The overall average net price of Mercyhurst is $32,267. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Mercyhurst, approximately 82% of students took out student loans averaging $7,928 a year. That adds up to $31,712 over four years for those students.

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Mercyhurst University Undergraduate Student Diversity

2,296 Full-Time Undergraduates
58% Women
12% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 2,370 undergraduate students at Mercyhurst, with 2,296 being full-time and 74 being part-time.

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There are also 420 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,296 full-time undergraduates at Mercyhurst, 42% are male and 58% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Mercyhurst University students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 28
Black or African American 97
Hispanic or Latino 101
White 1,855
International Students 98
Other Races/Ethnicities 117

Geographic Diversity

Pennsylvania students aren't the only ones who study at Mercyhurst University. At this time, 25 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 61 countries are represented at Mercyhurst. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Canada, Honduras, and Saudi Arabia.

Mercyhurst University Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Basic Certificate Associate’s Undergraduate Certificate Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s TOTAL
Intelligence & Command Control Operations 0 0 0 59 2 54 115
Nursing 0 74 0 7 0 6 87
Criminal Justice & Corrections 32 6 0 30 0 7 75
Business Administration & Management 0 6 0 14 2 33 55
Information Technology 0 0 0 30 1 14 45
Special Education 0 0 0 27 1 12 40
Allied Health Professions 0 0 0 2 0 29 31
General Biology 0 0 0 28 0 0 28
Design & Applied Arts 0 0 0 23 0 0 23
Health Sciences & Services 0 0 0 20 0 0 20
General Psychology 0 0 0 19 0 0 19
Security Science and Technology 0 0 0 18 0 0 18
Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing 0 0 0 17 0 0 17
Anthropology 0 0 0 5 1 11 17
Finance & Financial Management 0 0 0 14 0 0 14
Mathematics & Computer Science 0 0 0 0 1 13 14
Teacher Education Grade Specific 0 0 0 1 0 11 12
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 0 0 12 0 0 0 12
Dance 0 0 0 12 0 0 12
Hospitality Management 0 3 0 8 0 0 11
General Education 0 0 0 0 0 11 11
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 0 0 0 11 0 0 11
Accounting 0 0 0 10 0 0 10
Other Business, Management & Marketing 0 0 0 10 0 0 10
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 0 0 0 10 0 0 10
General English Literature 0 0 0 10 0 0 10
History 0 0 0 10 0 0 10
Marketing 0 0 0 9 0 0 9
Communication & Media Studies 0 0 0 9 0 0 9
Liberal Arts General Studies 0 3 0 5 0 0 8
Natural Resources Conservation 0 0 0 8 0 0 8
Political Science & Government 0 0 0 8 0 0 8
Educational Administration 0 0 0 0 4 3 7
Teacher Education Subject Specific 0 0 0 6 0 0 6
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 0 0 0 6 0 0 6
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 0 0 0 5 0 0 5
Human Resource Management 0 0 0 5 0 0 5
Public Health 0 0 0 5 0 0 5
Data Science 0 0 0 5 0 0 5
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 0 4 0 0 0 0 4
Geological & Earth Sciences 0 0 0 4 0 0 4
Music 0 0 0 4 0 0 4
Sociology 0 0 0 3 0 0 3
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 0 0 0 2 0 0 2
Insurance 0 0 0 2 0 0 2
Other Education 0 0 0 2 0 0 2
Fine & Studio Arts 0 0 0 2 0 0 2
Business/Managerial Economics 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
International Business 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Computer Information Systems 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
Area Studies 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Culinary Arts 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Religious Studies 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Teaching English or French 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Romance Languages 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Health & Medical Administrative Services 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other Health Professions 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mathematics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Interdisciplinary Studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sustainability Science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Philosophy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chemistry 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Physics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Archeology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Social Work 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 33 97 12 489 12 204 847

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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