Enrollment Trends at Mercyhurst

The student population at Mercyhurst University is 2,801 (2,446 undergraduate and 355 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 210 over the past decade.
The percentage of undergraduate students at Mercyhurst is 87.33% which is decreased by 234 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 24 and it has been increasing. The female to male ratio is 1.49 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.
181 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 596.15% since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 2,818 where 2,801 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.
87.33% of total students is undergraduate students and 12.67% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 234 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 24 over past 10 years.
The female to male ratio is 1.49 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in Mercyhurst than male students.
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Mercyhurst University since 2013.
YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-143,0112,6801,1781,502331146185
2014-152,871
-140
2,572
-108
1,132
-46
1,440
-62
299
-32
140
-6
159
-26
2015-162,828
-43
2,513
-59
1,089
-43
1,424
-16
315
16
143
3
172
13
2016-172,690
-138
2,366
-147
1,098
9
1,268
-156
324
9
132
-11
192
20
2017-182,759
69
2,452
86
1,038
-60
1,414
146
307
-17
107
-25
200
8
2018-192,685
-74
2,381
-71
990
-48
1,391
-23
304
-3
118
11
186
-14
2019-202,704
19
2,378
-3
965
-25
1,413
22
326
22
126
8
200
14
2020-212,790
86
2,370
-8
983
18
1,387
-26
420
94
170
44
250
50
2021-223,041
251
2,641
271
1,057
74
1,584
197
400
-20
143
-27
257
7
2022-232,801
-240
2,446
-195
982
-75
1,464
-120
355
-45
142
-1
213
-44
Average2,8182,4801,0511,429338137201
Mercyhurst University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 2,480 where 2,446 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Mercyhurst University since 2013.
YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-142,6802,5521,1301,4221284880
2014-152,5722,4691,0951,3741033766
2015-162,5132,4021,0481,3541114170
2016-172,3662,3101,0681,242563026
2017-182,4522,3731,0141,359792455
2018-192,3812,3199711,348621943
2019-202,3782,2959371,358832855
2020-212,3702,2969611,335742252
2021-222,6412,4041,0121,39223745192
2022-232,4462,2499341,31519748149
Average2,4802,4801,0171,3502,4803479
Mercyhurst University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 338 where 355 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Mercyhurst University since 2013.
YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1433115462921778493
2014-1529913258741678285
2015-16315169691001467472
2016-17324196811151285177
2017-18307190661241174176
2018-19304182611211225765
2019-20326193701231335677
2020-214202901211691304981
2021-22400274931811265076
2022-23355228841441275869
Average338338771243386077
Mercyhurst University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 74.37%. The percentage was 75.62% 10 years ago and Mercyhurst still has a high percentage of white students. 0.96% of enrolled students is Asian and 4.82% is black students.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Mercyhurst University over the past 11 years (2013-2023).
YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-1414351296702,2770
2014-1523351386812,0640
2015-1622391486401,95320
2016-17163914212741,6750
2017-1884014010731,96042
2018-1973411510512,08959
2019-20314511011512,1620
2020-21213711911412,25029
2021-22173414013112,40522
2022-23102713512712,08314
Average173713210312,09219
Mercyhurst University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

181 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 6% of total students. The number of online students has increased 596.15% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Mercyhurst University from 2014 to 2023.
YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-152,871261442,701
2015-162,82881352,712
2016-172,690812102,399
2017-182,759432622,454
2018-192,685905532,042
2019-202,704203752,309
2020-212,7902316111,948
2021-223,0412487092,084
2022-232,80118112,619
Average2,7971113222,363
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