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
- $27,2631,606th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $44,5101,747th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $44,5101,734th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $57,9481,671st cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $25,3051,390th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $47,4521,229th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $39,5651,255th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 58.7%822nd highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 77.6%803rd highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 83.2%1,013th most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 2,217887th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 15.0:11,317th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 29.9%1,207th highest of 2,140 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
Deadlines and essay flags come from the Common App Requirements Grid, joined by school name. Always confirm against the school’s own admissions page before applying.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 59 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $55,964 | $60,771 |
| Intelligence, Command Control and Information OperationsMilitary Technologies | bachelors | $50,439 | $49,464 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $50,105 | $48,432 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $46,456 | $50,856 |
| Design and Applied ArtsVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | $38,289 | $39,009 |
| MarketingBusiness | bachelors | $37,856 | $41,565 |
| Hospitality Administration/ManagementBusiness | bachelors | $37,568 | $37,208 |
| Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $35,420 | $33,993 |
| Special Education and TeachingEducation | bachelors | $34,704 | $30,047 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $34,526 | $39,369 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcement | bachelors | $32,391 | $32,658 |
| Communication and Media StudiesCommunications | bachelors | $31,133 | $30,228 |
Campus facts
- Religious affiliation: Roman Catholicsource
- Founded in 1926source
- Athletic nickname: "Lakers"source
- Competes in NCAA Division IIsource
- School colors: Blue and Greensource
- Mascot: Luke the Lakersource
- Motto: "/ (Seize the day)"source
- Campus size: about 74 acressource
- Formerly known as "Mercyhurst College"source
- Formerly known as "(1926–2012)"source
- Athletic conference: NECsource
- Plays for the "Niagara CupNiagara Cup first awarded in 2004." (since 1991)source
- Notable alum: Buster Douglassource
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)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Bowling
- Cross Country
- Field Hockey
- Football
- Golf
- Ice Hockey
- Lacrosse
- Other Sports
- Rowing
- Soccer
- Softball
- Tennis
- Volleyball
- Water Polo
- Wrestling
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Key links
- Official websitemercyhurst.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 213987)
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- The Most Selective Colleges in PennsylvaniaEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Showdown: Mercyhurst University vs Grove City CollegeHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 17 EADA programs at this school
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