Student Population at Mercyhurst
Total of 2,790 students have enrolled in Mercyhurst University where 2,370 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 420 students for graduate programs.
By gender, 1,153 male and 1,637 female students are attending the school.
It has relatively many students compared to similar colleges (2,484 students on average - private (not-for-profit) Master's College and University (medium programs)).
231 students are enrolled exclusively, and 611 students are enrolled in some online courses.
You can check the student demographics by gender ratio, race/ethnicity, age distribution, and online enrollment.
Student Population by Gender
Mercyhurst University has a total of 2,790 enrolled students. By gender, 1,153 male and 1,637 female students (the male-female ratio is 41:59) are attending the school.
2,370 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 420 students joined graduate programs.
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 2,790 | 2,370 | 420 |
| Men | 1,153 | 983 | 170 |
| Women | 1,637 | 1,387 | 250 |
Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, 2,250 White, 119 Black, and 37 Asian students out of a total of 2,790 are attending at Mercyhurst University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the next chart.
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Among 2,370 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 65 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 2.74%.62 students have transferred in as full-time status and 3 students transferred in as part-time status.
Student Age Distribution
By age category, 15 students are younger than 18 and 2 students are older than 65 at Mercyhurst University. It has 2,431 students aged under 25 and 342 students aged 25 and over out of 2,790 total students.
In undergraduate programs, 15 students are younger than 18 and 1 students are older than 65. Mercyhurst has 2,242 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 113 students aged 25 and over.
It has 189 graduate students aged under 25 and 229 students aged 25 and over.
Online Classes (Distance Learning) Enrollment
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially who want to continue education and work in field. At Mercyhurst University, 231 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 611 students are enrolled in some online courses.
| All Students | Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Students | 2,790 | 231 | 611 |
| Undergraduate | 2,370 | 0 | 611 |
| Graduate | 420 | 231 | 0 |
