- The Inkwell
- New York
- Mercy University
Dobbs Ferry, NYSuburb: largeZIP 10522Founded 1950
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1950
- Carnegie class
- Master's: larger programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.mercy.edu
New YorkPrivate nonprofit
Mercy University
Mercy University is a private nonprofit university in Dobbs Ferry, New York, with 5,735 undergraduates. It admits 86% of applicants, graduates 45% within six years and costs $15,093 a year after aid.
45%graduate
Admission rate86%
Retention76%
4-year graduation28%
Pell Grant share52%
Federal loans46%
$15,093net price / year
86%admission rate
—average SAT
45%graduate in 6 years
$57,532median earnings, 10 yrs
$23,500median debt
#917 of 1,704 for earnings#505 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,200 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,033 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
- $34,607tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $23,650
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $23,650
- Average net price
- $15,093national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$13,327
$30,001–48,000$13,062
$48,001–75,000$14,965
$75,001–110,000$18,538
$110,001+$22,764
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 86%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college86%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college76%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college45%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college52%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 45%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 28%
- First-year retention
- 76%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 56%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $49,305
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $57,532middle 50%: $35,789–$83,660
- Median debt at graduation
- $23,500
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$83,660
Median, Mercy University$57,532
Lower quarter$35,789
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
- 5,735
- Part-time
- 11%
- Women / men
- 68% / 32%
- Average age at entry
- 23.9
- First-generation students
- 42%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 52%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 16 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 25%
- Average faculty salary
- $9,574 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $7,862
- Endowment, end of year
- $336,521,742
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White15%
Hispanic49%
Black26%
Asian4.4%
Two or more races2.0%
U.S. nonresident2.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown1.4%
19 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Health professions37%
Business & management16%
Psychology12%
Social sciences4.9%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting4.6%
Communication & journalism4.0%
Computer & information sciences3.9%
Education3.2%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 193016. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q16951582.