- The Inkwell
- Pennsylvania
- Mercyhurst University
Erie, PACity: smallZIP 16546Founded 1926
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1926
- Carnegie class
- Master's: medium programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.mercyhurst.edu
PennsylvaniaReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Mercyhurst University
Mercyhurst University is a private nonprofit university in Erie, Pennsylvania, with 2,191 undergraduates. It admits 81% of applicants, graduates 61% within six years and costs $26,486 a year after aid.
61%graduate
Admission rate81%
Retention80%
4-year graduation59%
Pell Grant share35%
Federal loans65%
$26,486net price / year
81%admission rate
—average SAT
61%graduate in 6 years
$55,508median earnings, 10 yrs
$25,998median debt
#1,005 of 1,704 for earnings#1,318 of 1,739 for lowest net price#638 of 1,738 for graduation rate#889 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
- $60,498tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $47,270
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $47,270
- Average net price
- $26,486national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$24,429
$30,001–48,000$31,142
$48,001–75,000$32,834
$75,001–110,000$38,590
$110,001+$30,534
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 81%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college81%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college80%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college61%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college35%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 61%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 59%
- First-year retention
- 80%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 60%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $47,123
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $55,508middle 50%: $36,030–$79,906
- Median debt at graduation
- $25,998
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$79,906
Median, Mercyhurst University$55,508
Lower quarter$36,030
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
- 2,191
- Part-time
- 3.9%
- Women / men
- 57% / 43%
- Average age at entry
- 22.1
- First-generation students
- 29%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 35%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 14 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 60%
- Average faculty salary
- $7,193 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $9,031
- Endowment, end of year
- $32,838,023
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White73%
Hispanic5.6%
Black7.4%
Asian1.6%
Two or more races0.1%
U.S. nonresident6.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.2%
Unknown5.4%
20 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management20%
Health professions17%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting14%
Biological & biomedical sciences8.7%
Education6.3%
Military technologies6.3%
Computer & information sciences5.3%
Psychology4.9%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 213987. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q6818830.