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Mercyhurst University

Erie, PA · Private · Small city

Private institution in Erie, PA · 2,217 undergraduates · 83% acceptance rate · $47,452 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$27,2631,596th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$44,5101,730th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$44,5101,717th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$57,9481,656th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$25,3051,381st lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$47,4521,223rd highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$39,5651,250th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
58.7%818th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
77.6%797th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
83.2%1,002nd most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
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Median ACT
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Campus

Undergraduates
2,217887th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
15.0:11,301st smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
29.9%1,193rd highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 169 mi (DTW)

On 1 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
Free
Personal essay
Optional / not required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 59 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$55,964$60,771
Intelligence, Command Control and Information OperationsMilitary Technologiesbachelors$50,439$49,464
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusinessbachelors$50,105$48,432
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$46,456$50,856
Design and Applied ArtsVisual & Performing Artsbachelors$38,289$39,009
MarketingBusinessbachelors$37,856$41,565
Hospitality Administration/ManagementBusinessbachelors$37,568$37,208
Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing OperationsBusinessbachelors$35,420$33,993
Special Education and TeachingEducationbachelors$34,704$30,047
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$34,526$39,369
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcementbachelors$32,391$32,658
Communication and Media StudiesCommunicationsbachelors$31,133$30,228

Campus facts

Athletics — 17 sports

NCAA Division I-FCS · NCAA Division I

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $10,872,787 (M $6,299,277 · W $4,573,510)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Mercyhurst University’s 2,217 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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