Graduation Rates in Reasonable Completion Time
For the academic year 2022-2023, 430 students out of 913 candidates have completed their courses within 150% normal time (i.e. in 6 years for 4-year BS degree) at Mercy College.
By gender, 141 male and 289 female students graduated the school last year completing their jobs in the period. Its graduation rate is relatively lower than the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 57.32% (private (not-for-profit) Master's College and University with larger programs).
| Candidates | Completers | Graduation Rates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 913 | 430 | 47.10% |
| Men | 309 | 141 | 45.63% |
| Women | 604 | 289 | 47.85% |
Graduation Rate By Race/Ethnicity
The following table shows graduation rate by race and at Mercy College.
- American Indian or Alaska Native: 40.00%
- Asian: 46.67%
- Black (Non-Hispanic): 45.45%
- Hispanic: 47.01%
- White: 53.09%
- Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander: 50.00%
- Two or More Race: 27.27%
- Unknown: 37.50%
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 40.00%(2/5) | - | 40.00%(2/5) |
| Asian | 46.67%(14/30) | 16.67%(2/12) | 66.67%(12/18) |
| Black (Non-Hispanic) | 45.45%(95/209) | 53.57%(45/84) | 40.00%(50/125) |
| Hispanic | 47.01%(181/385) | 45.19%(47/104) | 47.69%(134/281) |
| White | 53.09%(103/194) | 43.59%(34/78) | 59.48%(69/116) |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 50.00%(1/2) | - | 50.00%(1/2) |
| Two or More Race | 27.27%(3/11) | - | 37.50%(3/8) |
| Unknown | 37.50%(24/64) | 38.10%(8/21) | 37.21%(16/43) |
Transfer-out and Retention Rates
At Mercy, the transfer-out rate is 29.03%. Its transfer-out rate is higher than the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 22.31%.
AMercy's retention rate is 74% for full-time students and 40 % for part-time students last year. Its retention rate is around the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 73.63%.
Non-Resident Alien Graduation Rate
A non-resident alien student is not a US citizen/green card holder and studies with a student visa, such as an F visa, in the United States. At Mercy College, 7 of 13 non-resident alien students completed their studies and the graduation rate was 53.85%.