Enrollment Trends at Misericordia

The average student population over the last 11 years is 2,471 where 2,200 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 2 year-over-year increases and 7 decreases. It peaked at 2,963 students in 2016 and was lowest at 2,107 in 2024. Overall, enrollment dropped from 2,963 to 2,200 students, a net loss of 763 (25.8%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Misericordia University since 2015.

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 1,952 where 1,720 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 Misericordia University since 2015.

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 519 where 480 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 Misericordia University since 2015.

The percentage of white students is 80.73%. The percentage was 92.54% 10 years ago and Misericordia still has a high percentage of white students. 1.32% of enrolled students is Asian and 4.32% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 7.36% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 92.54% to 80.73%. Asian enrollment grew from 1.18% to 1.32%. Black student enrollment increased from 1.92% to 4.32%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 2.77% to 7.36%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.3404 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This increased from 0.1422 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Misericordia University over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

238 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 11% of total students. The number of online students has decreased -43.06% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Misericordia University from 2015 to 2025.