- The Inkwell
- Pennsylvania
- Gwynedd Mercy University
Gwynedd Valley, PASuburb: largeZIP 19437Founded 1948
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1948
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral/professional university
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.gmercyu.edu
PennsylvaniaReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Gwynedd Mercy University
Gwynedd Mercy University is a private nonprofit university in Gwynedd Valley, Pennsylvania, with 1,067 undergraduates. It admits 90% of applicants, graduates 58% within six years and costs $27,541 a year after aid.
58%graduate
Admission rate90%
Retention78%
4-year graduation41%
Pell Grant share32%
Federal loans57%
$27,541net price / year
90%admission rate
1090average SAT
58%graduate in 6 years
$74,134median earnings, 10 yrs
$25,000median debt
#289 of 1,704 for earnings#1,368 of 1,739 for lowest net price#731 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,173 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $56,211tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $41,960
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $41,960
- Average net price
- $27,541national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$21,149
$30,001–48,000$21,652
$48,001–75,000$22,536
$75,001–110,000$25,782
$110,001+$34,547
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 90%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1090
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 530–598
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 493–588
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college90%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college78%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college58%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college32%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 58%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 41%
- First-year retention
- 78%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 70%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $76,799
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $74,134middle 50%: $49,936–$106,344
- Median debt at graduation
- $25,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$106,344
Median, Gwynedd Mercy University$74,134
Lower quarter$49,936
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 1,067
- Part-time
- 7.3%
- Women / men
- 71% / 29%
- Average age at entry
- 25.1
- First-generation students
- 44%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 32%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 12 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 31%
- Average faculty salary
- $7,592 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $9,202
- Endowment, end of year
- $68,051,000
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White63%
Hispanic6.3%
Black16%
Asian5.1%
Two or more races3.2%
U.S. nonresident0.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.2%
Unknown5.5%
11 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Health professions61%
Business & management15%
Education8.7%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting4.7%
Computer & information sciences2.7%
Psychology2.7%
Biological & biomedical sciences2.0%
Public administration & social service1.3%
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|---|---|---|---|
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 212832. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q5623834.