Student Population at Mercyhurst

The following chart compares Mercyhurst'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.

Mercyhurst has significantly larger enrollment compared to similarly ranked schools (average: 1,469 students). The enrollment is close to the Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Pennsylvania average (2,751 students).

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

By gender, there are 1,110 male and 1,522 female students attending Mercyhurst. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.73 to 1 and the ratio is similar to 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.

At Mercyhurst University, 859 students (32.64% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 191 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, 92 students live in Pennsylvania where Mercyhurst University is located in and 85 students have enrolled from other states.