Student Population at Mercy

How many students at Mercy?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Mercy University has a total enrollment of 8,991 students, including 6,774 undergraduate and 2,217 graduate students.

Gender Breakdown: 2,709 male students (30.1%) and 6,282 female students (69.9%) are attending .
Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 3,888 Hispanic students (43.2%) and 2,188 Black students (24.3%).
Class Level Breakdown: 6,774 undergraduate students (75.3%) and 2,217 graduate students (24.7%).
Class Delivery: 1,965 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 6,149 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar private (not-for-profit) Master's College and University (larger programs) - which average 6,772 - Mercy's body is significantly larger.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

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Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 2,709 male (30.13%) and 6,282 female (69.87%) students are attending Mercy University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 43.12.

By class level, 6,774 (75.34%) are undergraduate students and 2,217 (24.66%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 33.16% are male and 66.84% are female, while among graduate students, 20.88% are male and 79.12% are female.

Total Student Enrolled By Gender
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	8,991	6,774	2,217
Men	2,709	2,246	463
Women	6,282	4,528	1,754

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 1,851 White, 2,188 Black, and 460 Asian students out of a total of 8,991 are attending at Mercy University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Mercy University is quite diverse with a diversity index of 70.8% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.

All Students

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	19	5	14
Asian	460	163	297
Black	2,188	634	1,554
Hispanic	3,888	1,097	2,791
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	9	4	5
White	1,851	581	1,270
Two or more races	183	55	128
Race Unknown	129	45	84

Undergraduate

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	13	5	8
Asian	304	116	188
Black	1,725	557	1,168
Hispanic	3,235	978	2,257
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	5	3	2
White	1,107	433	674
Two or more races	136	45	91
Race Unknown	87	34	53

Graduate

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	6	0	6
Asian	156	47	109
Black	463	77	386
Hispanic	653	119	534
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	4	1	3
White	744	148	596
Two or more races	47	10	37
Race Unknown	42	11	31

Student Age Distribution

By age, Mercy has 1,124 students under 18 years old and 15 students over 65 years old. There are 5,697 students under 25 years old, and 3,265 students over 25 years old out of 8,991 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 1,124 students are younger than 18 and 5 students are older than 65. Mercy has 5,132 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 1,613 students aged 25 and over.

It has 565 graduate students aged under 25 and 1,652 students aged 25 and over.

All Students

Student Age Distribution (Total)
Age	Total	Men	Women
Under 18	1,124	712	412
18-19	1,783	1,188	595
20-21	1,369	926	443
22-24	1,421	1,002	419
25-29	1,192	900	292
30-34	717	547	170
35-39	437	331	106
40-49	603	441	162
50-64	301	204	97
Over 65	15	10	5

Undergraduate

Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
Age	Total	Men	Women
Under 18	1,124	712	412
18-19	1,782	1,187	595
20-21	1,333	899	434
22-24	893	587	306
25-29	603	447	156
30-34	358	263	95
35-39	219	157	62
40-49	291	177	114
50-64	137	76	61
Over 65	5	2	3

Graduate

Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
Age	Total	Men	Women
18-19	1	1	0
20-21	36	27	9
22-24	528	415	113
25-29	589	453	136
30-34	359	284	75
35-39	218	174	44
40-49	312	264	48
50-64	164	128	36
Over 65	10	8	2

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Mercy University, 1,965 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 6,149 students are enrolled in some online courses.

1,815 students who live in New York or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 150 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

Online Population

Online Student Population
	All Students	Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses	Enrolled in Some Online Courses
All Students	8,991	1,965	6,149
Undergraduate	6,774	716	5,181
Graduate	2,217	1,249	968

By Locality

Online Student Population by Locality
	New York Residents	Other States in U.S.	Outside of U.S.
All Students	1,815	146	4
Undergraduate	659	53	4
Graduate	1,156	93	0

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 6,774 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 614 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 9.06%.576 students have transferred in as full-time status and 38 students transferred in as part-time status.

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
	Number of Students
Regular Full-time	4,586
Transfer-in Full-time	576
Regular Part-time	1,574
Transfer-in Part-time	38

Mercy Enrollment Frequently Asked Questions

How many students attend Mercy?

For the academic year 2024-2025, 8,991 students are enrolled at Mercy.

How many undergraduate and graduate students are at Mercy?

6,774 undergraduate and 2,217 graduate students are enrolled at Mercy.

What is the gender breakdown at Mercy?

2,709 male (30.13%) and 6,282 female (69.87%) students are attending Mercy.

What is the international student enrollment at Mercy?

264 international students (2.94%) are enrolled at Mercy, including 162 undergraduate and 102 graduate students.

How diverse is the student population at Mercy?

Mercy has a student population that is diverse: 1,851 White (20.59%), 2,188 Black (24.34%), and 460 Asian (5.12%) students are enrolled.

How many students at Mercy are under 18 or over 65?

1,124 students are under 18 and 15 students are over 65 years old.

How many students at Mercy take online courses?

1,965 students are enrolled exclusively online, and 6,149 students take some online courses.

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