Student Population at Gwynedd Mercy

Total Enrollment

2,017

Undergraduate

1,301

Graduate

716

Online Enrollment

675

Men Students

569

Women Students

1,448

For the academic year 2024-2025, a total of 2,017 students have enrolled at Gwynedd Mercy University - 1,301 undergraduate and 716 graduate.

By gender, 569 male and 1,448 female students are attending Gwynedd Mercy University. By attendance status, there are 1,684 full-time students and 333 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 La Salle University and Misericordia University, its population is relatively small (average population is 2,677).

Gwynedd Mercy University offers online degree/certificate programs and 675 students enrolled in online programs.

Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares Gwynedd Mercy's student enrollment with similarly ranked schools, all colleges nationwide, Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges, 4-Years Colleges, and Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Pennsylvania.

Gwynedd Mercy has smaller enrollment compared to similarly ranked schools (average: 2,677 students). The enrollment is smaller than the Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Pennsylvania average (2,751 students).

	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Gwynedd Mercy University	2,017	1,301	716
Similarly Ranked Schools	2,677	1,900	777
All Colleges	2,931	2,685	1,440
Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges	2,477	2,016	1,017
4-Years Colleges	4,686	4,205	1,445
Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Pennsylvania	2,751	2,277	1,010

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

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 569 male and 1,448 female students attending Gwynedd Mercy. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.39 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	1,301	989	312
Men	388	288	100
Women	913	701	212

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Gwynedd Mercy
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	716	695	21
Men	181	180	1
Women	535	515	20

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 1,153 White students (57.16%) and 325 Black or African American students (16.11%) 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	1	1
Asian	55	16	39
Black or African American	182	47	135
Hispanic	67	17	50
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2	0	2
White	680	201	479
Two or More Races	35	11	24
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	276	95	181
Total	1,301	388	913

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Gwynedd Mercy University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	2	1	1
Asian	22	2	20
Black or African American	143	40	103
Hispanic	37	8	29
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	1	0
White	473	114	359
Two or More Races	21	5	16
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	17	10	7
Total	716	181	535

Online Student Population

At Gwynedd Mercy University, 1,216 students (60.29% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 675 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, 513 students live in Pennsylvania where Gwynedd Mercy University is located in and 160 students have enrolled from other states.

Online Student Population
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	2,017	1,301	716
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes	675	51	624
Enrolled Some in Online Classes	541	509	32
Not Enrolled in Online Classes	801	741	60

Online Student Population by Student Location
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)	675	51	624
Pennsylvania Residents	513	45	468
Other State in U.S.	160	6	154
Outside of U.S.	2	0	2
Unknown	0	0	0