The student population at Gwynedd Mercy University is 2,017 (1,301 undergraduate and 716 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 565 over the past decade.
The percentage of undergraduate students at Gwynedd Mercy is 64.50% which is decreased by 699 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 134 and it has been increasing.
The female to male ratio is 2.54 to 1 which means that majority of population is on female students.
675 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 218.24% since 2015.
The average student population over the last 11 years is 2,563 where 2,017 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
64.50% of total students is undergraduate students and 35.50% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 699 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 134 over past 10 years.
The female to male ratio is 2.54 to 1 and it means that there are far more female students enrolled in Gwynedd Mercy than male students.
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Gwynedd Mercy University since 2015.
| Year | Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 2,582 | 2,000 | 487 | 1,513 | 582 | 132 | 450 |
| 2016-17 | 2,667 85 | 2,035 35 | 493 6 | 1,542 29 | 632 50 | 152 20 | 480 30 |
| 2017-18 | 2,808 141 | 2,081 46 | 464 -29 | 1,617 75 | 727 95 | 187 35 | 540 60 |
| 2018-19 | 3,056 248 | 2,250 169 | 635 171 | 1,615 -2 | 806 79 | 182 -5 | 624 84 |
| 2019-20 | 2,990 -66 | 2,157 -93 | 597 -38 | 1,560 -55 | 833 27 | 188 6 | 645 21 |
| 2020-21 | 2,737 -253 | 1,990 -167 | 527 -70 | 1,463 -97 | 747 -86 | 173 -15 | 574 -71 |
| 2021-22 | 2,521 -216 | 1,792 -198 | 505 -22 | 1,287 -176 | 729 -18 | 146 -27 | 583 9 |
| 2022-23 | 2,091 -430 | 1,412 -380 | 416 -89 | 996 -291 | 679 -50 | 156 10 | 523 -60 |
| 2023-24 | 2,165 74 | 1,457 45 | 452 36 | 1,005 9 | 708 29 | 161 5 | 547 24 |
| 2024-25 | 2,017 -148 | 1,301 -156 | 388 -64 | 913 -92 | 716 8 | 181 20 | 535 -12 |
| Average | 2,563 | 1,848 | 496 | 1,351 | 716 | 166 | 550 |
The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 1,848 where 1,301 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Gwynedd Mercy University since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 2,000 | 1,826 | 454 | 1,372 | 174 | 33 | 141 |
| 2016-17 | 2,035 | 1,886 | 460 | 1,426 | 149 | 33 | 116 |
| 2017-18 | 2,081 | 1,934 | 432 | 1,502 | 147 | 32 | 115 |
| 2018-19 | 2,250 | 1,898 | 451 | 1,447 | 352 | 184 | 168 |
| 2019-20 | 2,157 | 1,699 | 385 | 1,314 | 458 | 212 | 246 |
| 2020-21 | 1,990 | 1,553 | 350 | 1,203 | 437 | 177 | 260 |
| 2021-22 | 1,792 | 1,321 | 302 | 1,019 | 471 | 203 | 268 |
| 2022-23 | 1,412 | 1,115 | 277 | 838 | 297 | 139 | 158 |
| 2023-24 | 1,457 | 1,041 | 283 | 758 | 416 | 169 | 247 |
| 2024-25 | 1,301 | 989 | 288 | 701 | 312 | 100 | 212 |
| Average | 1,848 | 1,848 | 368 | 1,158 | 1,848 | 128 | 193 |
The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 716 where 716 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Gwynedd Mercy University since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 582 | 503 | 121 | 382 | 79 | 11 | 68 |
| 2016-17 | 632 | 562 | 141 | 421 | 70 | 11 | 59 |
| 2017-18 | 727 | 670 | 178 | 492 | 57 | 9 | 48 |
| 2018-19 | 806 | 756 | 174 | 582 | 50 | 8 | 42 |
| 2019-20 | 833 | 742 | 169 | 573 | 91 | 19 | 72 |
| 2020-21 | 747 | 685 | 161 | 524 | 62 | 12 | 50 |
| 2021-22 | 729 | 673 | 142 | 531 | 56 | 4 | 52 |
| 2022-23 | 679 | 651 | 154 | 497 | 28 | 2 | 26 |
| 2023-24 | 708 | 677 | 160 | 517 | 31 | 1 | 30 |
| 2024-25 | 716 | 695 | 180 | 515 | 21 | 1 | 20 |
| Average | 716 | 716 | 158 | 503 | 716 | 8 | 47 |
The percentage of white students is 57.16%. The percentage was 59.41% 10 years ago and Gwynedd Mercy still has a high percentage of white students. 3.82% of enrolled students is Asian and 16.11% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 5.16% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 59.41% to 57.16%. Asian enrollment declined from 4.61% to 3.82%. Black student enrollment decreased from 22.35% to 16.11%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 4.22% to 5.16%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6424 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.5932 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Gwynedd Mercy University over the past 11 years (2015-2025).
| Year | American Indian or Native American | Asian | Black | Hispanic | Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | White | Two or More Races |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 7 | 119 | 577 | 109 | 0 | 1,534 | 0 |
| 2016-17 | 4 | 122 | 509 | 102 | 0 | 1,468 | 0 |
| 2017-18 | 7 | 148 | 601 | 143 | 1 | 1,763 | 27 |
| 2018-19 | 15 | 155 | 539 | 133 | 3 | 1,702 | 18 |
| 2019-20 | 15 | 159 | 558 | 140 | 5 | 1,973 | 29 |
| 2020-21 | 10 | 101 | 434 | 92 | 6 | 1,580 | 43 |
| 2021-22 | 8 | 112 | 379 | 116 | 5 | 1,447 | 43 |
| 2022-23 | 4 | 97 | 339 | 126 | 1 | 1,231 | 44 |
| 2023-24 | 4 | 85 | 319 | 148 | 3 | 1,197 | 42 |
| 2024-25 | 4 | 77 | 325 | 104 | 3 | 1,153 | 56 |
| Average | 8 | 118 | 458 | 121 | 3 | 1,505 | 30 |
675 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 34% of total students. The number of online students has increased 218.24% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Gwynedd Mercy University from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Total Enrollment | Online Completely | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | Not Enrolled in Online Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 2,582 | 0 | 170 | 2,412 |
| 2016-17 | 2,667 | 711 | 363 | 1,593 |
| 2017-18 | 2,808 | 801 | 442 | 1,565 |
| 2018-19 | 3,056 | 887 | 490 | 1,679 |
| 2019-20 | 2,990 | 902 | 447 | 1,641 |
| 2020-21 | 2,737 | 1,658 | 802 | 277 |
| 2021-22 | 2,521 | 639 | 469 | 1,413 |
| 2022-23 | 2,091 | 687 | 652 | 752 |
| 2023-24 | 2,165 | 710 | 770 | 685 |
| 2024-25 | 2,017 | 675 | 541 | 801 |
| Average | 2,563 | 767 | 515 | 1,282 |
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