Mercy University

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 9,500,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,350 (21%)
Days Without Precipitation 235 (25%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 5,572
Men / Women 30% / 70%
From State 93%
From Region 5%
Athletes 245 (4.8%)

Racial/Ethnic

Hispanic 49%
Black 25%
White 14%
Asian 5%
International 3%
Mixed 2%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Mercy University 1,251 27% 18% 7% 24% 44% 3% $73,846 54 +0.22 82 95% 8.1%
Computer Science 16 — 75% 6% 19% 25% 44% 0% $77,121 3 -1.40 85 — — — — —
Computer and Information Systems Security 23 — 78% 9% 13% 26% 52% 0% $75,805 16 -0.95 84 96% 5.6% — — —
Information Science 10 — 80% 10% 10% 30% 40% 10% $75,215 10 -1.12 84 — — — — —
Mathematics 4 — 25% 50% 0% 25% 25% 0% $63,037 15 -0.84 69 — — — — —
Biology 15 — 33% 33% 0% 7% 47% 7% $57,808 13 -1.00 59 100% — — — —
Biomedical Sciences 13 — 31% 31% 0% 15% 54% 0% $57,808 10 -1.05 59 100% — — — —
Veterinary Technology 16 — 12% 25% 6% 6% 56% 0% $52,088 42 -0.29 45 — — — — —
Zoology 3 — 0% 33% 0% 0% 33% 33% $53,165 46 -0.17 47 — — — — —
Allied Health Sciences 111 — 18% 11% 7% 31% 48% 1% $53,771 9 -1.01 49 94% — — — —
Clinical Laboratory Science 17 — 18% 6% 12% 24% 47% 6% $99,423 94 +1.93 96 95% — — — —
Exercise Science 18 — 39% 39% 0% 17% 39% 0% $67,198 75 +0.63 75 100% — — — —
Nursing 326 — 13% 15% 14% 37% 31% 0% $122,706 98 +3.03 99 96% — — — —
Speech-Language Pathology 5 — 0% 40% 0% 40% 20% 0% $62,757 55 +0.09 69 94% — — — —
Accounting 30 — 47% 17% 3% 17% 57% 3% $68,501 9 -1.20 77 97% — — — —
Business Administration 179 — 51% 21% 4% 15% 44% 13% $63,620 18 -0.73 70 94% 6.6% — — —
English 23 — 17% 30% 0% 13% 52% 0% $51,548 49 -0.11 43 93% 12.7% — — —
General Studies — — — — — — — — $61,959 81 +0.44 67 91% — — — —
History 7 — 71% 57% 0% 0% 29% 0% $52,889 36 -0.39 47 — — — — —
Spanish 9 — 11% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $54,833 40 -0.29 52 — — — — —
Communication 31 — 48% 23% 6% 23% 39% 6% $44,419 3 -1.63 24 95% — — — —
Human Services 19 — 5% 5% 5% 21% 53% 0% $50,817 32 -0.29 41 93% 8.2% — — —
International Affairs 2 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 50% 0% $59,047 15 -0.71 62 — — — — —
International Policy Analysis — — — — — — — — $61,131 21 -0.61 66 — — — — —
Psychology 151 — 13% 17% 5% 21% 52% 3% $46,553 5 -1.29 29 94% 9.6% — — —
Public Relations 5 — 60% 20% 0% 20% 60% 0% $56,688 7 -1.37 56 89% — — — —
Public Relations 15 — 40% 27% 7% 13% 27% 13% $56,688 7 -1.37 56 89% — — — —
Social Sciences 53 — 23% 13% 2% 21% 55% 2% $49,107 17 -0.71 37 90% 7.9% — — —
Social Work 19 — 5% 5% 0% 21% 74% 0% $60,878 93 +0.90 65 97% — — — —
Sociology 7 — 0% 14% 0% 43% 43% 0% $45,351 3 -1.05 26 95% — — — —
Biology Teacher Education 1 — 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $56,748 55 -0.10 57 — — — — —
Early Childhood Education 40 — 10% 22% 2% 15% 52% 0% $54,411 72 +0.32 51 — — — — —
General Education — — — — — — — — $61,959 85 +0.81 67 91% — — — —
Graphic Design 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $54,253 31 -0.45 50 — — — — —
Music — — — — — — — — $42,011 29 -0.51 18 100% — — — —
Music Technology 11 — 91% 45% 0% 27% 18% 9% $42,011 29 -0.51 18 100% — — — —
Criminal Justice 54 — 31% 15% 2% 17% 61% 2% $51,932 10 -1.10 44 91% — — — —
Homeland Security 5 — 60% 60% 0% 0% 40% 0% $53,588 15 -0.87 48 — — — — —
Legal Studies 12 — 25% 25% 0% 17% 50% 0% $49,119 4 -1.49 37 86% — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $24,481
ROI Percentile 82th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 76%
4-Year Graduation Rate 32%
6-Year Graduation Rate 46%
Transfer-Out Rate 27%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Health Sciences 38.1% 477 15% 15% 12% 34% 36% 1% $103,112 99 +1.93 97 96% —
Social Sciences 24.1% 302 19% 16% 4% 21% 51% 3% $48,678 5 -1.02 35 93% 9.1%
Business & Economics 16.7% 209 50% 21% 4% 15% 45% 11% $64,321 10 -0.80 71 94% 6.6%
Professional 5.7% 71 32% 20% 1% 15% 58% 1% $51,573 4 -1.15 43 90% —
Computer Science 3.9% 49 78% 8% 14% 27% 47% 2% $76,114 4 -1.13 84 96% 5.6%
Education 3.3% 41 12% 22% 2% 17% 51% 0% $54,468 57 +0.31 51 — —
Humanities 3.1% 39 26% 28% 0% 8% 59% 0% $52,547 35 -0.20 46 93% 12.7%
Life & Natural Sciences 2.2% 28 32% 32% 0% 11% 50% 4% $57,808 12 -1.03 59 100% —
Agriculture & Food Science 1.5% 19 11% 26% 5% 5% 53% 5% $52,258 16 -0.27 45 — —
Arts 1.0% 12 92% 42% 0% 25% 25% 8% $43,031 15 -0.50 21 100% —
Physical Sciences & Math 0.3% 4 25% 50% 0% 25% 25% 0% $63,037 9 -0.84 69 — —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Business & Economics — — — — — — — —
Computer Science — — — — — — — —
Education — — — — — — — —
Engineering — — — — — — — —
Health Sciences — — — — — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math — — — — — — — —
Total — — — — — — — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D2

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Baseball 40 $278K $278K $0
Lacrosse 39 $298K $298K $0
Soccer 31 $233K $233K $0
Basketball 15 $247K $247K $0
Total 125 $1.1M $1.1M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Soccer 27 $225K $225K $0
Lacrosse 24 $266K $266K $0
Softball 24 $209K $209K $0
Field Hockey 19 $184K $184K $0
Basketball 15 $259K $259K $2
Volleyball 14 $237K $237K $0
Total 120 $1.4M $1.4M $2
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Lacrosse 63 $564K $564K $0
Soccer 58 $459K $459K $0
Baseball 40 $278K $278K $0
Basketball 30 $506K $506K $2
Softball 24 $209K $209K $0
Field Hockey 19 $184K $184K $0
Volleyball 14 $237K $237K $0
Total 245 $3.1M $3.1M $2

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 86%
Yield (non-ED) 14%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 86% 86% 86%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional