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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.

$32,267 Avg Cost After Aid (Undergrad)
82% Acceptance Rate

Where Is Mercyhurst University?

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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 Required
High School Rank Considered but not required
High School Transcript Required
College Prep Program Considered but not required
Recommendations Required
SAT or ACT Scores Neither required nor recommended
TOEFL Recommended

How Hard Is It To Get Into Mercyhurst?

82% Acceptance Rate
60% Of Accepted Are Women
The acceptance rate at Mercyhurst University is 82%. This means that is not quite as selective as some schools, but you'll still need to submit a good application if you want to be considered by the admissions department.

Approximately 40% of accepted students are men and 60% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 81%, and the acceptance rate for women is 83%.

Can I Afford Mercyhurst University?

$32,267 Net Price
74% Take Out Loans
3.3% Loan Default Rate
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.

The student loan default rate at Mercyhurst is 3.3%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Mercyhurst University Undergraduate Student Diversity

2,404 Full-Time Undergraduates
58% Women
11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 2,641 undergraduate students at Mercyhurst, with 2,404 being full-time and 237 being part-time.

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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.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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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

248 Took All Classes Online
957 Took At Least One Class Online
259.9% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2020-2021, 957 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.

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Online Growth Rankings of Mercyhurst

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Mercyhurst University was 259.9%. This is the #150 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Mercyhurst regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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