Student Population at Mercy

The following chart compares 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 New York.

Mercy has smaller enrollment compared to similarly ranked schools (average: 11,951 students). The enrollment is larger than the Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in New York average (2,948 students).

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

By gender, there are 2,709 male and 6,282 female students attending Mercy. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.43 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 Mercy.

By age, there are 5,697 students whose age under twenty five and 2,073 students whose age is over thirty years old at Mercy University.

Especially, 1,124 students are younger than eighteen and 15 students are older than sixty five.

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

At Mercy University, 8,114 students (90.25% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 1,965 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, 1,815 students live in New York where Mercy University is located in and 146 students have enrolled from other states.