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Mercyhurst University is a private regional university located in Erie, Pennsylvania. Mercyhurst University is very inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Mercyhurst University is in the bottom 25% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $46,423 10 years after enrolling, 72nd in Pennsylvania, and in the bottom 50% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Mercyhurst University bachelor students earn 8% less than the national average. Mercyhurst University is ranked 79th in Pennsylvania.
Mercyhurst University’s median net annual cost of $27,283 and average years to graduate of 4.3 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 6 programs at Mercyhurst University sorted by number of graduates - Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations., Criminal Justice, Design & Applied Arts, Specialized Marketing Ops, Special Education, Registered Nursing - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Annual net cost
$27,283
Average years to graduate
4.3
Accounting
Rank: #424
Economic score: 3.94
Marketing
Rank: #285
Economic score: 4.89
Finance
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
Psychology
Rank: #233
Economic score: 6.28
Comms & Media Studies
Rank: -
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
Economic score: 10.33
Hospitality Mgmt.
Rank: #107
Economic score: 10.42
Business Administration
Rank: -
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
Economic score: 12.48
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
Rank: -
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
Economic score: 27.16
Liberal Arts and Sciences
Rank: #266
Economic score: 69.19
Security Science & Tech
Rank: #22
Economic score: 3173.13
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 5 graduate programs at Mercyhurst University - Diagnostic, Intervention & Treatment , Business Administration, Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations., Education, Special Education - are shown below.
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.3 years. 57% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Mercyhurst University is 9% lower than the state average, and 0% below the average for all regional universities in the country.
At Mercyhurst University, Pell Grant recipients represent 32% of the measured graduating class, 3% lower than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Mercyhurst University graduates within 4.5 years.
Mercyhurst University is in the bottom 50% 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.
Mercyhurst University’s economic mobility score of 2.74 is calculated by adjusting the 12.37 economic score of lower-income students by the 32% pell grant recipients within the student body. Mercyhurst University’s EMS of 2.74 ranks in the bottom 5% 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).
Bottom 5%
The average Title IV recipient at Mercyhurst University pays $27,283 a year, $32,296 less than the $59,579 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 $27,283
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Mercyhurst University, 100% 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 $27,283 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 74% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $9,844. This is 20% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$5,469
Pell grants
$4,582
State grants
$3,733
Institutional grants
$27,451
Mercyhurst University's very inclusive admissions are indicated by their 82% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 3,893 applicants, of which 3,207 were admitted and 625 enrolled. Mercyhurst University has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
Mercyhurst University does not consider standardized testing in their admissions process.
Full time
99%
83%
Female
57%
59%
First time
81%
59%
In-state
50%
68%
1st generation
29%
35%
White
81%
52%
Black
4%
14%
Hispanic
4%
15%
Asian
1%
5%
American Indian
1%
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
8%
12%