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Misericordia University is a private national university located in Dallas, Pennsylvania. Misericordia University is very inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Misericordia University is in the bottom 50% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $55,958 10 years after enrolling, 41st in Pennsylvania, and in the top 25% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Misericordia University bachelor students earn 11% less than the national average. Misericordia University is ranked 54th in Pennsylvania.
Misericordia University’s median net annual cost of $27,077 and average years to graduate of 4.2 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 6 programs at Misericordia University sorted by number of graduates - Registered Nursing, Business Administration, Diagnostic, Intervention & Treatment , Psychology, Education, Poli Sci/Government - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Annual net cost
$27,077
Average years to graduate
4.2
Accounting
Rank: #510
Economic score: 8.91
Liberal Arts and Sciences
Rank: -
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
Economic score: 9.58
Social Sciences
Rank: #588
Economic score: 13.21
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: 78.35
Health & Fitness
Rank: -
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
Economic score: 156.08
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 Misericordia University - Therapeutic professions, Business Administration, Communication disorder sciences, Registered Nursing, Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other - are shown below.
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.2 years. 67% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Misericordia University is 1% higher than the state average, and 0% below the average for all national universities in the country.
At Misericordia University, Pell Grant recipients represent 24% of the measured graduating class, 11% lower than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Misericordia University graduates within 4.3 years.
Misericordia 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.
Misericordia University’s economic mobility score of 10.13 is calculated by adjusting the 4.31 economic score of lower-income students by the 24% pell grant recipients within the student body. Misericordia University’s EMS of 10.13 ranks in the bottom 50% 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 50%
The average Title IV recipient at Misericordia University pays $27,077 a year, $25,453 less than the $52,530 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 $27,077
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Misericordia 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 $27,077 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 77% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $10,418. This is 23% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$5,819
Pell grants
$4,346
State grants
$3,781
Institutional grants
$23,621
Misericordia University offers 11 online bachelor programs, 3 of which are held exclusively online. At the master’s level Misericordia University offers 6 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
17
Hybrid programs
14
Percentage of programs online
43%
Misericordia University's very inclusive admissions are indicated by their 89% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 2,184 applicants, of which 1,946 were admitted and 361 enrolled. Misericordia University has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
Misericordia University does not consider standardized testing in their admissions process.
Full time
78%
83%
Female
65%
59%
First time
65%
59%
In-state
69%
68%
1st generation
30%
35%
White
85%
52%
Black
3%
14%
Hispanic
3%
15%
Asian
2%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
6%
12%