Student Population at Mercyhurst

Total Enrollment

2,801

Undergraduate

2,446

Graduate

355

Online Enrollment

181

Men Students

1,124

Women Students

1,677

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 2,801 students have enrolled at Mercyhurst University - 2,446 undergraduate and 355 graduate.

By gender, 1,124 male and 1,677 female students are attending Mercyhurst University. By attendance status, there are 2,477 full-time students and 324 part-time students.

The number of students at Mercyhurst University is average compared to Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Pennsylvania. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Cabrini University and Chestnut Hill College, its population is very large (average population is 1,572).

Mercyhurst University offers online degree/certificate programs and 181 students enrolled in online programs.

*Gender, Race, Age, and Online population based on 2022-2023 data.

Enrollment Comparison Chart

The below chart compares the student population between Mercyhurst University and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 1,124 male and 1,677 female students attending Mercyhurst. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.67 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).

The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at Mercyhurst.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Mercyhurst
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	2,446	2,249	197
Men	982	934	48
Women	1,464	1,315	149

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Mercyhurst
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	355	228	127
Men	142	84	58
Women	213	144	69

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 2,083 White students (74.37%) and 268 Race/Ethnicity Unknown students (9.57%) at Mercyhurst University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Mercyhurst University.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Mercyhurst University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	7	2	5
Asian	22	8	14
Black or African American	124	56	68
Hispanic	114	46	68
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	1,837	722	1,115
Two or More Races	14	8	6
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	222	79	143
Total	2,446	982	1,464

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Mercyhurst University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	3	1	2
Asian	5	2	3
Black or African American	11	6	5
Hispanic	13	8	5
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0	1
White	246	90	156
Two or More Races	0	0	0
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	46	20	26
Total	355	142	213

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 2,415 students whose age under twenty five and 240 students whose age is over thirty years old at Mercyhurst University.

Especially, 71 students are younger than eighteen.

The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Mercyhurst University.

Population by Student Age at Mercyhurst University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	2,446	982	1,464
Under 18	71	18	53
18-19	896	339	557
20-21	973	403	570
22-24	275	156	119
25-29	80	32	48
30-34	51	11	40
35-39	47	13	34
40-49	29	6	23
50-64	14	4	10
unknown	10	0	10
Total	2,446	982	1,464

Population by Student Age at Mercyhurst University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	355	142	213
20-21	8	3	5
22-24	192	68	124
25-29	56	25	31
30-34	35	14	21
35-39	21	10	11
40-49	28	13	15
50-64	15	9	6
Total	355	142	213

Online Student Population

At Mercyhurst University, 182 students (6.50% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 181 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.

By location of enrolled students, 79 students live in Pennsylvania where Mercyhurst University is located in and 88 students have enrolled from other states.

Online Student Population
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	2,801	2,446	355
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes	181	0	181
Enrolled Some in Online Classes	1	1	0
Not Enrolled in Online Classes	2,619	2,445	174

Online Student Population by Student Location
	Total	Graduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)	181	181
Pennsylvania Residents	79	79
Other State in U.S.	88	88
Outside of U.S.	14	14
Unknown	0	0