- The Inkwell
- Pennsylvania
- Misericordia University
Dallas, PASuburb: largeZIP 18612Founded 1924
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1924
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral/professional university
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.misericordia.edu
PennsylvaniaReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Misericordia University
Misericordia University is a private nonprofit university in Dallas, Pennsylvania, with 1,672 undergraduates. It admits 71% of applicants, graduates 73% within six years and costs $40,348 a year after aid.
73%graduate
Admission rate71%
Retention78%
4-year graduation67%
Pell Grant share34%
Federal loans76%
$40,348net price / year
71%admission rate
—average SAT
73%graduate in 6 years
$69,735median earnings, 10 yrs
$26,000median debt
#396 of 1,704 for earnings#1,660 of 1,739 for lowest net price#302 of 1,738 for graduation rate#587 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
- $56,252tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $43,000
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $43,000
- Average net price
- $40,348national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$38,402
$30,001–48,000$37,541
$48,001–75,000$37,960
$75,001–110,000$39,837
$110,001+$42,881
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 71%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college71%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college78%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college73%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college34%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 73%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 67%
- First-year retention
- 78%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 63%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $60,369
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $69,735middle 50%: $46,485–$91,870
- Median debt at graduation
- $26,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0.1%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$91,870
Median, Misericordia University$69,735
Lower quarter$46,485
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
- 1,672
- Part-time
- 7.5%
- Women / men
- 62% / 38%
- Average age at entry
- 22.5
- First-generation students
- 30%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 34%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 11 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 100%
- Average faculty salary
- $8,504 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $11,838
- Endowment, end of year
- $73,650,588
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White80%
Hispanic8.4%
Black4.9%
Asian0.8%
Two or more races2.2%
U.S. nonresident0.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown2.9%
16 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Health professions53%
Business & management13%
Psychology9.9%
Education4.8%
Social sciences3.8%
Biological & biomedical sciences3.5%
Parks, recreation & fitness3.5%
Liberal arts & humanities2.4%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 214069. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q6875342.