Mercyhurst University

Erie, PAMain CampusSmall city (population under 100,000)Visit WebsiteWikipedia

Cost & Tuition

Tuition: $44,510

Total Cost of Attendance: $57,948

Student Debt

Median total debt: $19,500

Students with federal loans: 67.4%

Students with Pell grants: 29.9%

Career Outcomes

All graduates median earnings:

After 1 year: $39,521

After 5 years: $52,189

Majors(60 programs)

  1. Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations.(77 graduates)
  2. Biology, General.(34 graduates)
  3. Marketing.(28 graduates)
  4. Hospitality Administration/Management.(26 graduates)
  5. Psychology, General.(25 graduates)
  6. Criminal Justice and Corrections.(25 graduates)
  7. Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations.(24 graduates)
  8. Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other.(22 graduates)
  9. Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.(22 graduates)
  10. Finance and Financial Management Services.(19 graduates)
  11. Communication and Media Studies.(18 graduates)
  12. Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other.(18 graduates)
  13. Dance.(17 graduates)
  14. Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General.(16 graduates)
  15. Public Health.(16 graduates)
  16. Special Education and Teaching.(15 graduates)
  17. Design and Applied Arts.(15 graduates)
  18. Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods.(15 graduates)
  19. Political Science and Government.(13 graduates)
  20. English Language and Literature, General.(12 graduates)
  21. Business Administration, Management and Operations.(11 graduates)
  22. History.(10 graduates)
  23. Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.(8 graduates)
  24. Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.(8 graduates)
  25. Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences.(8 graduates)
  26. Security Science and Technology.(8 graduates)
  27. Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.(8 graduates)
  28. Social Work.(7 graduates)
  29. Accounting and Related Services.(7 graduates)
  30. Natural Resources Conservation and Research.(5 graduates)
  31. Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management.(5 graduates)
  32. Anthropology.(5 graduates)
  33. Health and Medical Administrative Services.(5 graduates)
  34. Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions.(5 graduates)
  35. Sustainability Studies.(4 graduates)
  36. Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences.(4 graduates)
  37. Archeology.(4 graduates)
  38. Human Resources Management and Services.(4 graduates)
  39. Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology.(3 graduates)
  40. Sociology.(3 graduates)
  41. Music.(3 graduates)
  42. Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.(2 graduates)
  43. Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.(2 graduates)
  44. International Business.(2 graduates)
  45. Computer and Information Sciences, General.(1 graduates)
  46. Education, Other.(1 graduates)
  47. Mathematics.(1 graduates)
  48. Mathematics and Computer Science.(1 graduates)
  49. Religion/Religious Studies.(1 graduates)
  50. Chemistry.(1 graduates)
  51. Physics.(1 graduates)
  52. Fine and Studio Arts.(1 graduates)
  53. Business/Managerial Economics.(1 graduates)
  54. Insurance.(1 graduates)
  55. Area Studies.
  56. Computer Software and Media Applications.
  57. Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services.
  58. Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General.
  59. International/Global Studies.
  60. Philosophy.

Institution Details

Undergraduate Enrollment: 2,217 students

Admission Rate: 83.2%

Retention Rate: 77.6%

Graduation Rate: 58.7%

Student Demographics

White (75.1%)
Hispanic (5.5%)
Black (5.6%)
Asian (1.4%)
Two or More (0.7%)
International (5.4%)

Gender Distribution

Men (41.7%)
Women (58.3%)

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