How many students at Mercy? For the academic year 2022-2023, total of 8,615 students have enrolled in Mercy University with 6,379 undergraduate and 2,236 graduate students.
By gender, 2,425 male and 6,190 female students are attending the school.
It has significantly more students compared to similar colleges (6,139 students in average - private (not-for-profit) Master's College and University (larger programs)).
2,284 students are enrolled exclusively, and 3,389 students are enrolled in some online courses.
You can check the student demographics by gender ratio, race/ethnicity, age distribution, and online enrollment.
Student Population by Gender
Mercy University has a total of 8,615 enrolled students for the academic year 2022-2023. 6,379 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 2,236 students joined graduate programs.
By gender, 2,425 male and 6,190 female students (the male-female ratio is 28:72) are attending the school. The gender distribution is based on the 2022-2023 data.
Total Student Enrolled By Gender
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate |
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| Total | 8,615 | 6,379 | 2,236 |
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| Men | 2,425 | 1,969 | 456 |
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| Women | 6,190 | 4,410 | 1,780 |
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Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, 1,926 White, 2,020 Black, and 478 Asian students out of a total of 8,615 are attending at Mercy University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in chart below (academic year 2022-2023 data).
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 19 | 5 | 14 |
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| Asian | 478 | 157 | 321 |
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| Black | 2,020 | 540 | 1,480 |
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| Hispanic | 3,537 | 924 | 2,613 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 20 | 7 | 13 |
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| White | 1,926 | 560 | 1,366 |
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| Two or more races | 203 | 57 | 146 |
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| Race Unknown | 195 | 80 | 115 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 15 | 5 | 10 |
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| Asian | 311 | 113 | 198 |
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| Black | 1,555 | 460 | 1,095 |
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| Hispanic | 2,918 | 832 | 2,086 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 12 | 4 | 8 |
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| White | 1,124 | 389 | 735 |
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| Two or more races | 148 | 38 | 110 |
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| Race Unknown | 165 | 73 | 92 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 4 | 0 | 4 |
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| Asian | 167 | 44 | 123 |
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| Black | 465 | 80 | 385 |
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| Hispanic | 619 | 92 | 527 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 8 | 3 | 5 |
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| White | 802 | 171 | 631 |
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| Two or more races | 55 | 19 | 36 |
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| Race Unknown | 30 | 7 | 23 |
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Student Age Distribution
By age, Mercy has 958 students under 18 years old and 17 students over 65 years old. There are 5,223 students under 25 years old, and 3,391 students over 25 years old out of 8,615 total students.
In undergraduate programs, 958 students are younger than 18 and 9 students are older than 65. Mercy has 4,718 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 1,660 students aged 25 and over.
It has 505 graduate students aged under 25 and 1,731 students aged 25 and over.
Student Age Distribution (Total)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 958 | 606 | 352 |
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| 18-19 | 1,590 | 1,088 | 502 |
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| 20-21 | 1,294 | 868 | 426 |
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| 22-24 | 1,381 | 1,032 | 349 |
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| 25-29 | 1,329 | 1,027 | 302 |
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| 30-34 | 771 | 583 | 188 |
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| 35-39 | 437 | 345 | 92 |
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| 40-49 | 571 | 434 | 137 |
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| 50-64 | 266 | 197 | 69 |
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| Over 65 | 17 | 10 | 7 |
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Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 958 | 606 | 352 |
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| 18-19 | 1,590 | 1,088 | 502 |
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| 20-21 | 1,264 | 846 | 418 |
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| 22-24 | 906 | 652 | 254 |
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| 25-29 | 690 | 525 | 165 |
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| 30-34 | 367 | 276 | 91 |
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| 35-39 | 212 | 159 | 53 |
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| 40-49 | 269 | 184 | 85 |
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| 50-64 | 113 | 69 | 44 |
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| Over 65 | 9 | 5 | 4 |
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Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| 20-21 | 30 | 22 | 8 |
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| 22-24 | 475 | 380 | 95 |
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| 25-29 | 639 | 502 | 137 |
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| 30-34 | 404 | 307 | 97 |
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| 35-39 | 225 | 186 | 39 |
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| 40-49 | 302 | 250 | 52 |
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| 50-64 | 153 | 128 | 25 |
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| Over 65 | 8 | 5 | 3 |
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Online Student Enrollment
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially who want to continue education and work in field. At Mercy University, 2,284 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 3,389 students are enrolled in some online courses.
2,104 students lived in New York or jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 180 students live in other State or outside of the United States.
Online Student Population
| All Students | Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses | Enrolled in Some Online Courses |
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| All Students | 8,615 | 2,284 | 3,389 |
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| Undergraduate | 6,379 | 1,043 | 2,913 |
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| Graduate | 2,236 | 1,241 | 476 |
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Online Student Population by Locality
| New York Residents | Other States in U.S. | Outside of U.S. |
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| All Students | 2,104 | 168 | 12 |
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| Undergraduate | 969 | 71 | 3 |
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| Graduate | 1,135 | 97 | 9 |
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Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Among 6,379 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 566 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 8.87%.517 students have transferred in as full-time status and 49 students transferred in as part-time status.
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
| Number of Students |
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| Regular Full-time | 4,298 |
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| Transfer-in Full-time | 517 |
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| Regular Part-time | 1,515 |
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| Transfer-in Part-time | 49 |
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