Mercyhurst University

Erie, PA · Private nonprofit

Website Admissions

At a glance

81%

Acceptance rate

$27,263

Avg net price

2,217

Enrollment

Degrees awarded

2024-25

	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	Master’s
All fields, 2024-25Associate’s 49Bachelor’s 497Master’s 178	49	497	178
Associate’s 4Bachelor’s 112Master’s 38	4	112	38
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 51Master’s 0	None reported	51	0
Associate’s 1Bachelor’s 50Master’s 6	1	50	6
Associate’s 42Bachelor’s 46Master’s 37	42	46	37
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 37Master’s 36	None reported	37	36
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 37Master’s 30	None reported	37	30
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 31Master’s 17	None reported	31	17
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 29Master’s None reported	None reported	29	None reported
Associate’s 0Bachelor’s 26Master’s None reported	0	26	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 22Master’s 6	None reported	22	6
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 14Master’s 8	None reported	14	8
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 9Master’s None reported	None reported	9	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 7Master’s None reported	None reported	7	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 6Master’s None reported	None reported	6	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 5Master’s None reported	None reported	5	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 5Master’s None reported	None reported	5	None reported
Associate’s 2Bachelor’s 3Master’s None reported	2	3	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 3Master’s None reported	None reported	3	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 3Master’s None reported	None reported	3	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 1Master’s None reported	None reported	1	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 0Master’s None reported	None reported	0	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 0Master’s None reported	None reported	0	None reported

College athletics

NCAA program details

Primary division: Division II
Primary conference: Northeast Conference

Projected sponsored sports28

BaseballBowlingField HockeyFootball — Championship SubdivisionMen's BasketballMen's Cross CountryMen's GolfMen's Ice Hockey

Athletic participation

759 unique student-athletes · 26 varsity teams

Application deadlines

For fall 2027 entry

Rolling admission

FAFSA due Mar 15 · Pennsylvania State Grant due May 1

No deadline

· Apply with the college's application, Common App, or Coalition

Cost

Published on-campus price, 2024–25

Tuition: $42,840
Required fees: $2,930
Food and housing: $14,540
Books and supplies: $1,200
Other expenses: $2,269
Total: $63,779

Total by year

$56,3112019–2019–20
$59,5792020–2120–21
$59,6912021–2221–22
$60,7462022–2322–23
$62,2452023–2423–24
$63,7792024–2524–25

Net price by family income, 2022–23

Students of all incomes paid $27,263 on average. Grants and scholarships covered the rest of the cost.

Net price covers first-time, full-time students who received federal aid.

Graduation and Retention

4-year graduation57%

6-year graduation59%

Retention rate78%

Earnings and Debt

Median earnings (10yr)$47,452

Median debt$25,305

Campus

Enrollment2,217

Student-faculty ratio15:1

SettingCity

Sources

IPEDS Institutional Characteristics · National Center for Education Statistics · 2025–26
IPEDS Admissions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03
Application process · College websites · 2026–27
NCAA Projected Sports Sponsorship by School · National Collegiate Athletic Association · 2025–26
Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act · U.S. Department of Education · 2024–25
IPEDS Completions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
IPEDS Student Charges · National Center for Education Statistics · 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25