Mercyhurst University Student Population

How many students at Mercyhurst?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Mercyhurst University has a total enrollment of 2,632 students, including 2,274 undergraduate and 358 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 1,110 male students (42.2%) and 1,522 female students (57.8%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 1,881 White students (71.5%) and 180 Black students (6.8%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 2,274 undergraduate students (86.4%) and 358 graduate students (13.6%).
• Class Delivery: 191 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 668 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar private (not-for-profit) Master's College and University (medium programs) - which average 2,040 - Mercyhurst's body is 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, 1,110 male (42.17%) and 1,522 female (57.83%) students are attending Mercyhurst University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 72.93.

By class level, 2,274 (86.40%) are undergraduate students and 358 (13.60%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 42.17% are male and 57.83% are female, while among graduate students, 42.18% are male and 57.82% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 1,881 White, 180 Black, and 40 Asian students out of a total of 2,632 are attending at Mercyhurst University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Mercyhurst University is somewhat diverse with a diversity index of 47.5% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution shows moderate representation of multiple racial and ethnic groups.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, Mercyhurst has 77 students under 18 years old and 1 students over 65 years old. There are 2,352 students under 25 years old, and 315 students over 25 years old out of 2,668 total students.

Mercyhurst has 2,138 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 154 students aged 25 and over.

It has 214 graduate students aged under 25 and 161 students aged 25 and over.

*The age distribution is based on 2023-2024 enrollment data.

• 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 Mercyhurst University, 191 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 668 students are enrolled in some online courses.

92 students who live in Pennsylvania or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 99 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 2,274 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 112 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 4.93%.102 students have transferred in as full-time status and 10 students transferred in as part-time status.