Mercy University offers 103 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 53 major programs - 2 Associate, 9 Bachelors, 28 Masters, and 14 Post-graduate Certificate.
The 2025 tuition & fees is $22,880 for undergraduate programs and $19,620 for graduate programs.
Total 1,965 students out of total 8,991 students have enrolled online exclusively. Last year, total 1,014 students have completed their degree/certificate program through distance learning.
Mercy University is accredited by Middle States Commission on Higher Education.
Online Degrees / Programs Overview
| School Name | Mercy University |
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| Type | Four-year, Private (not-for-profit) |
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| Address | 555 Broadway, Dobbs Ferry, NY |
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| Online Students | 1,965 Enrolled Online Exclusively
6,149 Enrolled in Some Online Courses |
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| Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | $22,880 |
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| Graduate Tuition & Fees | $19,620 |
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| Student to Faculty | 16:1 (6.25%) |
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| Online Degree Programs |
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| Total | 53 Programs |
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| Associates | 2 Programs |
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| Bachelors | 9 Programs |
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| Masters | 28 Programs |
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| Post-Graduate | 14 Programs |
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2025 Tuition & Fees
The following table and chart describe 2024-2025 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at Mercy University. Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. The tuition & fees is $22,880 for all students. For graduate programs, the 2025 tuition & fees is $19,620 for all students.
The cost per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $924 for undergraduate programs. The costs per credit hour for graduate programs is $1,040 for all students.
Online Programs By Area of Study
Mercy University offers 103 degree programs through Certificate, Associates, Bachelors, Masters, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 53 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 2 Associates, 9 Bachelors, 28 Masters, 14 Post-Bachelors or Post-Masters.
The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.
Total Number of Online Degree Programs
| Certificate | Associates | Bachelors |
Masters | Doctorate |
Post-Graduate |
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| Online Programs | NOT OFFERED | 2 | 9 |
28 | NOT OFFERED | 14 |
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| Overall Programs | 3 | 5 | 40 |
37 | 1 | 17 |
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Majors and number of completers
The following tables show the offered programs by degree/certificate along with number of completers for each program last year.
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
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| Information Science/Studies | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
10 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Computer Science | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
16 | 5 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
23 | 20 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
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| Education | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 13 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Bilingual and Multilingual Education | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
2 |
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| Educational Leadership and Administration | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | ONLY IN CLASSROOM |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 6 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Superintendency and Educational System Administration | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 1 |
NOT OFFERED |
2 |
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| Educational Administration and Supervision (other) | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 9 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Special Education and Teaching | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 11 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Education/Teaching of Individuals in Elementary Special Education Programs | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
ONLY IN CLASSROOM |
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| Education/Teaching of Individuals in Secondary Special Education Programs | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
ONLY IN CLASSROOM |
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| Elementary Education and Teaching | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 55 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Early Childhood Education and Teaching | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
ONLY IN CLASSROOM | 87 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Educational Methods | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
ONLY IN CLASSROOM |
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| English/Language Arts Teacher Education | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 8 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Mathematics Teacher Education | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 4 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Reading Teacher Education | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 6 |
NOT OFFERED |
10 |
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| Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 4 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Social Studies Teacher Education | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 13 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Chemistry Teacher Education | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 1 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Physics Teacher Education | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | ONLY IN CLASSROOM |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 15 |
NOT OFFERED |
ONLY IN CLASSROOM |
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| Education (other) | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | ONLY IN CLASSROOM |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
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| English Language and Literature | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
23 | 14 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
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| Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies | NOT OFFERED |
10 |
ONLY IN CLASSROOM | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
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| Behavioral Sciences | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
ONLY IN CLASSROOM | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
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| Psychology | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
151 | 27 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
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| Human Services | NOT OFFERED |
ONLY IN CLASSROOM |
NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Public Administration | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | ONLY IN CLASSROOM |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
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| Social Sciences | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
53 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Sociology | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
7 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
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| Health/Health Care Administration/Management | ONLY IN CLASSROOM |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 17 |
NOT OFFERED |
ONLY IN CLASSROOM |
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| Nursing Education | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 12 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Nursing Administration | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 14 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
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| Business Administration and Management | NOT OFFERED |
ONLY IN CLASSROOM |
ONLY IN CLASSROOM | 92 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 17 |
NOT OFFERED |
1 |
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| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other) | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 20 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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Distance Learning Program Student Population
At Mercy University, there are 8,991 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 8,114 students were attending classes through distance learning (1,965 students are enrolled exclusively and 6,149 are enrolled in some online courses).
Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 8,991 | |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 1,965 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 6,149 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 877 |
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By location where enrolled students live, out of a total of 1,965 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 1,815 New York Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 146 students living in the U.S. States other than New York, and 4 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.
Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 1,965 | |
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| New York Resident | 1,815 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 146 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 4 |
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Distance Learning Enrollment By Degree
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 1,965 | |
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| Undergraduate | 716 |
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| Graduate | 1,249 |
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Distance Learning Enrollment Undergraduate Students
| Enrolled Exclusively in Undergraduate Online Courses | 716 | |
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| Degree/Certificate Seeking | 706 |
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| Non-Degree/Certificate Seeking | 10 |
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