Mercy University Student Population

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.

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.

• Enrollment Trends

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.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

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.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

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
• By Locality

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.