Student Population at Gwynedd Mercy

Total Enrollment

2,091

Undergraduate

1,412

Graduate

679

Online Enrollment

687

Men Students

572

Women Students

1,519

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 2,091 students have enrolled at Gwynedd Mercy University - 1,412 undergraduate and 679 graduate.

By gender, 572 male and 1,519 female students are attending Gwynedd Mercy University. By attendance status, there are 1,766 full-time students and 325 part-time students.

The number of students at Gwynedd Mercy University is relatively small compared to Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Pennsylvania. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as DeSales University and Alvernia University, its population is small (average population is 3,100).

Gwynedd Mercy University offers online degree/certificate programs and 687 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 Gwynedd Mercy University and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 572 male and 1,519 female students attending Gwynedd Mercy. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.38 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 Gwynedd Mercy.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Gwynedd Mercy
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	1,412	1,115	297
Men	416	277	139
Women	996	838	158

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Gwynedd Mercy
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	679	651	28
Men	156	154	2
Women	523	497	26

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 1,231 White students (58.87%) and 339 Black or African American students (16.21%) at Gwynedd Mercy University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Gwynedd Mercy University.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Gwynedd Mercy University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	2	0	2
Asian	82	15	67
Black or African American	211	48	163
Hispanic	88	14	74
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	767	209	558
Two or More Races	28	7	21
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	234	123	111
Total	1,412	416	996

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Gwynedd Mercy University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	2	0	2
Asian	15	0	15
Black or African American	128	31	97
Hispanic	38	10	28
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0	1
White	464	109	355
Two or More Races	16	4	12
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	15	2	13
Total	679	156	523

Online Student Population

At Gwynedd Mercy University, 1,339 students (64.04% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 687 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, 537 students live in Pennsylvania where Gwynedd Mercy University is located in and 146 students have enrolled from other states.

Online Student Population
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	2,091	1,412	679
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes	687	84	603
Enrolled Some in Online Classes	652	609	43
Not Enrolled in Online Classes	752	719	33

Online Student Population by Student Location
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)	687	84	603
Pennsylvania Residents	537	67	470
Other State in U.S.	146	17	129
Outside of U.S.	2	0	2
Unknown	2	0	2