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Mercy College is a private regional university located in Dobbs Ferry, New York. Mercy College is very inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Mercy College is in the top 50% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $49,292 10 years after enrolling, 85th in New York, and in the top 50% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Mercy College bachelor students earn 4% less than the national average. Mercy College is ranked 47th in New York.
Mercy College’s median net annual cost of $15,093 and average years to graduate of 4.6 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 6 programs at Mercy College sorted by number of graduates - Registered Nursing, Business Administration, Psychology, Social Sciences, Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other, Criminal Justice - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Annual net cost
$15,093
Average years to graduate
4.6
Accounting
Rank: #311
Economic score: 2.88
Design & Applied Arts
Rank: -
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
Economic score: 5.15
English Language & Lit
Rank: #127
Economic score: 5.5
Social Work
Rank: #162
Economic score: 6.68
Music
Rank: #106
Economic score: 20.23
Sociology
Rank: -
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
Economic score: 53.76
Computer Systems Analysis
Rank: -
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
Economic score: 59.34
Biology
Rank: #672
Economic score: 179.47
EarningPlus compares the three-year post graduate earnings to the median earnings of the same graduating class, with the same graduate degree. These 2 metrics, debt-to-earnings and EarningsPlus, are combined into an economic score. The lower the economic score the better.
The most popular 6 graduate programs at Mercy College - Business Administration, Education, Diagnostic, Intervention & Treatment , Mental & Social Health Services, Education (subject specific), Communication disorder sciences - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Educ. Administration
Rank: #17
Economic score: 0.2
Registered Nursing
Rank: #38
Economic score: 0.27
Accounting
Rank: #105
Economic score: 0.27
ESL
Rank: #9
Economic score: 0.38
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management
Rank: #10
Economic score: 0.47
Health Administrative Services
Rank: #118
Economic score: 0.75
Clinical / Counseling Psych
Rank: #83
Economic score: 0.82
Therapeutic professions
Rank: #86
Economic score: 0.84
Psychology
Rank: #126
Economic score: 0.93
English Language & Lit
Rank: #48
Economic score: 1.25
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.6 years. 54% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Mercy College is 13% lower than the state average, and 4% below the average for all regional universities in the country.
At Mercy College, Pell Grant recipients represent 51% of the measured graduating class, 16% higher than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Mercy College graduates within 4.7 years.
Mercy College is in the top 25% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
Mercy College’s economic mobility score of 28.56 is calculated by adjusting the 3.26 economic score of lower-income students by the 51% pell grant recipients within the student body. Mercy College’s EMS of 28.56 ranks in the top 25% nationally.false
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
Top 25%
The average Title IV recipient at Mercy College pays $15,093 a year, $25,059 less than the $40,152 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $15,093
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Mercy College, 96% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $15,093 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 51% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $6,405. This is 3% less than the national average.
Federal grants
$5,107
Pell grants
$4,915
State grants
$3,797
Institutional grants
$7,820
Mercy College offers 14 online bachelor programs, 2 of which are held exclusively online. At the master’s level Mercy College offers 17 programs, all of which are hybrid format. We use the IPEDS July '20 — July '21 Distance Education report to determine which programs are online. EarningsPlus data is provided when available.
Online programs
31
Hybrid programs
29
Percentage of programs online
46%
Mercy College's very inclusive admissions are indicated by their 86% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 6,471 applicants, of which 5,551 were admitted and 851 enrolled. Mercy College has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
Full time
86%
83%
Female
70%
59%
First time
39%
59%
In-state
91%
68%
1st generation
42%
35%
White
17%
52%
Black
27%
14%
Hispanic
43%
15%
Asian
4%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
9%
12%