Misericordia University Student Population

How many students at Misericordia?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Misericordia University has a total enrollment of 2,200 students, including 1,720 undergraduate and 480 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 774 male students (35.2%) and 1,426 female students (64.8%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 1,776 White students (80.7%) and 162 Hispanic students (7.4%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 1,720 undergraduate students (78.2%) and 480 graduate students (21.8%).
• Class Delivery: 238 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 817 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar private (not-for-profit) Doctoral / Research University - which average 6,371 - Misericordia's body is much smaller.

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, 774 male (35.18%) and 1,426 female (64.82%) students are attending Misericordia University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 54.28.

By class level, 1,720 (78.18%) are undergraduate students and 480 (21.82%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 37.73% are male and 62.27% are female, while among graduate students, 26.04% are male and 73.96% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 1,776 White, 95 Black, and 29 Asian students out of a total of 2,200 are attending at Misericordia University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Misericordia University is somewhat diverse with a diversity index of 33.9% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution has limited racial and ethnic diversity in its student population.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, Misericordia has 56 students under 18 years old and 3 students over 65 years old. There are 1,859 students under 25 years old, and 336 students over 25 years old out of 2,200 total students.

Misericordia has 1,554 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 163 students aged 25 and over.

It has 305 graduate students aged under 25 and 173 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 Misericordia University, 238 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 817 students are enrolled in some online courses.

162 students who live in Pennsylvania or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 76 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 1,720 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 72 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 4.19%.64 students have transferred in as full-time status and 8 students transferred in as part-time status.