Enrollment Trends at Mercy

-2,304

Total Enrollment

-354

Men

-1,950

Women

The student population at Mercy University is 8,991 (6,774 undergraduate and 2,217 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 2,304 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at Mercy is 75.34% which is decreased by 1,242 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 1,062 and it has been decreasing.

The female to male ratio is 2.32 to 1 which means that majority of population is on female students.

1,965 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 47.30% since 2015.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 9,519 where 8,991 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

75.34% of total students is undergraduate students and 24.66% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 1,242 and the graduate enrollment has decreased by 1,062 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 2.32 to 1 and it means that there are far more female students enrolled in Mercy than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Mercy University since 2015.

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-1611,2958,0162,4555,5613,2796082,671
2016-1710,099
-1,196
7,157
-859
2,333
-122
4,824
-737
2,942
-337
601
-7
2,341
-330
2017-189,506
-593
6,864
-293
2,353
20
4,511
-313
2,642
-300
565
-36
2,077
-264
2018-199,031
-475
6,611
-253
2,250
-103
4,361
-150
2,420
-222
525
-40
1,895
-182
2019-2010,557
1,526
7,993
1,382
2,428
178
5,565
1,204
2,564
144
551
26
2,013
118
2020-219,547
-1,010
7,080
-913
2,031
-397
5,049
-516
2,467
-97
529
-22
1,938
-75
2021-228,772
-775
6,505
-575
1,963
-68
4,542
-507
2,267
-200
481
-48
1,786
-152
2022-238,615
-157
6,379
-126
1,969
6
4,410
-132
2,236
-31
456
-25
1,780
-6
2023-248,774
159
6,482
103
2,156
187
4,326
-84
2,292
56
455
-1
1,837
57
2024-258,991
217
6,774
292
2,246
90
4,528
202
2,217
-75
463
8
1,754
-83
Average9,5196,9862,2184,7682,5335232,009
Mercy University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 6,986 where 6,774 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Mercy University since 2015.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-168,0165,3921,7043,6882,6247511,873
2016-177,1575,1821,7103,4721,9756231,352
2017-186,8645,0551,7343,3211,8096191,190
2018-196,6115,0011,7383,2631,6105121,098
2019-207,9936,2231,8724,3511,7705561,214
2020-217,0805,6991,6514,0481,3813801,001
2021-226,5055,0571,4583,5991,448505943
2022-236,3794,8151,3863,4291,564583981
2023-246,4824,9231,5513,3721,559605954
2024-256,7745,1621,5933,5691,612653959
Average6,9866,9861,6403,6116,9865791,157
Mercy University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 2,533 where 2,217 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Mercy University since 2015.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-163,2791,4312971,1341,8483111,537
2016-172,9421,3383181,0201,6042831,321
2017-182,6421,2583259331,3842401,144
2018-192,4201,1663238431,2542021,052
2019-202,5641,1352918441,4292601,169
2020-212,4671,2143188961,2532111,042
2021-222,2671,1592988611,108183925
2022-232,2361,0962708261,140186954
2023-242,2929732437301,3192121,107
2024-252,2179752497261,2422141,028
Average2,5332,5332938812,5332301,128
Mercy University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 20.59% and the percentage of black students is 24.34% at Mercy University. 5.12% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 43.24% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 35.59% to 20.59%. Asian enrollment grew from 3.82% to 5.12%. Black student enrollment increased from 21.42% to 24.34%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 29.20% to 43.24%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.7084 which indicates that quite diverse. This decreased from 0.7405 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has declined.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Mercy University over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2015-16254322,4193,298264,020166
2016-17394532,2713,263273,237145
2017-18284442,0343,339252,828138
2018-19314231,8913,243252,576137
2019-20274732,6113,856262,496179
2020-21194822,3283,648282,272185
2021-22134652,1053,460392,030172
2022-23194782,0203,537201,926203
2023-24164852,0213,786131,862204
2024-25194602,1883,88891,851183
Average244602,1893,532242,510171
Mercy University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

1,965 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 22% of total students. The number of online students has increased 47.30% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Mercy University from 2015 to 2025.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-1611,2951,3342,5537,408
2016-1710,0991,5622,5166,021
2017-189,5061,1842,5315,791
2018-199,0311,1472,5335,351
2019-2010,5571,1592,6556,743
2020-219,5473,1185,1621,267
2021-228,7722,6033,7652,404
2022-238,6152,2843,3892,942
2023-248,7742,1213,1043,549
2024-258,9911,9656,149877
Average9,5191,8483,4364,235

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