Mercyhurst University Teaching Programs

Mercyhurst University is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Erie, Pennsylvania. Erie is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

Where Is Mercyhurst University?

Contact details for Mercyhurst are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	501 E 38Th St, Erie, PA 16546
Phone:	814-824-2000
Website:	www.mercyhurst.edu

How Do I Get Into Mercyhurst?

You can apply to Mercyhurst online at: https://apply.mercyhurst.edu/

Admission Requirements for Mercyhurst

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	5
Recommendations	1
SAT or ACT Scores	3
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Mercyhurst?

With an acceptance rate of 81%, Mercyhurst may not be as selective as some schools, but you should not take admittance for granted. Be sure to submit the best application you can.

Approximately 40% of accepted students are men and 60% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 80%, and the acceptance rate for women is 81%.

Can I Afford Mercyhurst University?

The overall average net price of Mercyhurst is $32,267. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Mercyhurst, approximately 74% of students took out student loans averaging $9,844 a year. That adds up to $39,376 over four years for those students.

Mercyhurst University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,641 undergraduate students at Mercyhurst, with 2,404 being full-time and 237 being part-time.

There are also 400 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,404 full-time undergraduates at Mercyhurst, 42% are male and 58% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Mercyhurst University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	26
Black or African American	99
Hispanic or Latino	113
White	1,938
International Students	105
Other Races/Ethnicities	123

Geographic Diversity

Pennsylvania students aren't the only ones who study at Mercyhurst University. At this time, 25 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 61 countries are represented at Mercyhurst. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Canada, Honduras, and Saudi Arabia.

Online Learning at Mercyhurst University

In 2022-2023, 182 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Mercyhurst has changed over the last few years.

Mercyhurst University Teaching Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	TOTAL
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs	29	0	0	29
Secondary Education	0	0	19	19
General Special Education	0	1	13	14
General Education	0	0	7	7
General Educational Leadership & Administration	0	2	4	6
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism	0	1	4	5
Other Education	4	0	0	4
Music Education	3	1	0	4
Art Education	2	0	0	2
Early Childhood Education	1	0	0	1
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	0	1	0	1
Biology Education	0	0	0	0
Business and Innovation/Entrepreneurship Teacher Education	0	0	0	0
Chemistry Education	0	0	0	0
English & Language Arts Education	0	0	0	0
French Language Teacher Education	0	0	0	0
Modern Language Education	0	0	0	0
Social Studies Education	0	0	0	0
Spanish Education	0	0	0	0
Elementary Education	0	0	0	0
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	39	6	47	92

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.