How Mercy's Acceptance Rate Changes

Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 77.37%, and this year's acceptance rate is 85.00% at Mercy University. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 71.59% and women students' rate is 80.29%.

The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at Mercy University over the past 11 years (2013-2024).

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	57.24%	51.64%	60.01%
2014-15	71.89% 14.65%	66.24% 14.96%	74.97% 14.96%
2015-16	65.69% -6.20%	60.00% -6.48%	68.50% -6.48%
2016-17	77.68% 11.99%	71.11% 12.51%	81.01% 12.51%
2017-18	78.73% 1.05%	72.23% 1.06%	82.07% 1.06%
2018-19	79.45% 0.72%	73.47% 0.58%	82.65% 0.58%
2019-20	81.62% 2.17%	76.41% 1.58%	84.23% 1.58%
2020-21	81.96% 0.34%	74.67% 1.23%	85.45% 1.23%
2021-22	86.00% 4.04%	80.02% 2.55%	88.00% 2.55%
2022-23	85.86% -0.14%	80.76% 0.35%	88.34% 0.35%
2023-24	85.00% -0.86%	80.99% -0.34%	88.00% -0.34%
Average	77.37%	71.59%	80.29%

Mercy University Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 18.00% where the current academic year yield is 16.00%.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at Mercy University from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	22.23%	22.90%	21.95%
2014-15	18.14% -4.09%	18.31% -3.89%	18.06% -3.89%
2015-16	25.62% 7.48%	26.00% 7.40%	25.46% 7.40%
2016-17	18.44% -7.18%	21.42% -8.34%	17.12% -8.34%
2017-18	16.75% -1.69%	20.44% -2.04%	15.08% -2.04%
2018-19	17.14% 0.39%	19.82% 0.79%	15.87% 0.79%
2019-20	18.21% 1.07%	19.47% 1.78%	17.64% 1.78%
2020-21	16.72% -1.49%	16.96% -1.02%	16.62% -1.02%
2021-22	15.00% -1.72%	15.98% -1.61%	15.01% -1.61%
2022-23	13.71% -1.29%	15.88% -2.26%	12.75% -2.26%
2023-24	16.00% 2.29%	16.99% 2.26%	15.01% 2.26%
Average	18.00%	19.47%	17.32%

Mercy University Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 6,830, the average number of admitted is 5,327, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 930. The number of Mercy applicants increased by 8.74% (690 applicants) compared to the previous year.

The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at Mercy University from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	6,546	3,747	833
2014-15	5,728 -818	4,118 -86	747 -86
2015-16	5,573 -155	3,661 191	938 191
2016-17	6,617 1,044	5,140 10	948 10
2017-18	6,901 284	5,433 -38	910 -38
2018-19	6,851 -50	5,443 23	933 23
2019-20	6,720 -131	5,485 66	999 66
2020-21	7,246 526	5,939 -6	993 -6
2021-22	6,471 -775	5,565 -158	835 -158
2022-23	7,891 1,420	6,775 94	929 94
2023-24	8,581 690	7,294 238	1,167 238
Average	6,830	5,327	930

Mercy University Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Mercy

Acceptance Rate Changes

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes