The student population at Mercy University is 8,615 (6,379 undergraduate and 2,236 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 3,033 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at Mercy is 74.05% which is decreased by 1,775 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 1,258 and it has been decreasing.

The female to male ratio is 2.55 to 1 which means that majority of population is on female students.

2,284 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has decreased by -13.39% since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 10,034 where 8,615 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

74.05% of total students is undergraduate students and 25.95% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 1,775 and the graduate enrollment has decreased by 1,258 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 2.55 to 1 and it means that there are far more female students enrolled in Mercy than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Mercy University since 2013.

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1411,6488,1542,4975,6573,4946852,809
2014-1511,272
-376
7,939
-215
2,451
-46
5,488
-169
3,333
-161
622
-63
2,711
-98
2015-1611,295
23
8,016
77
2,455
4
5,561
73
3,279
-54
608
-14
2,671
-40
2016-1710,099
-1,196
7,157
-859
2,333
-122
4,824
-737
2,942
-337
601
-7
2,341
-330
2017-189,506
-593
6,864
-293
2,353
20
4,511
-313
2,642
-300
565
-36
2,077
-264
2018-199,031
-475
6,611
-253
2,250
-103
4,361
-150
2,420
-222
525
-40
1,895
-182
2019-2010,557
1,526
7,993
1,382
2,428
178
5,565
1,204
2,564
144
551
26
2,013
118
2020-219,547
-1,010
7,080
-913
2,031
-397
5,049
-516
2,467
-97
529
-22
1,938
-75
2021-228,772
-775
6,505
-575
1,963
-68
4,542
-507
2,267
-200
481
-48
1,786
-152
2022-238,615
-157
6,379
-126
1,969
6
4,410
-132
2,236
-31
456
-25
1,780
-6
Average10,0347,2702,2734,9972,7645622,202
Mercy University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 7,270 where 6,379 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 Mercy University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-148,1545,5471,7293,8182,6077681,839
2014-157,9395,2891,6993,5902,6507521,898
2015-168,0165,3921,7043,6882,6247511,873
2016-177,1575,1821,7103,4721,9756231,352
2017-186,8645,0551,7343,3211,8096191,190
2018-196,6115,0011,7383,2631,6105121,098
2019-207,9936,2231,8724,3511,7705561,214
2020-217,0805,6991,6514,0481,3813801,001
2021-226,5055,0571,4583,5991,448505943
2022-236,3794,8151,3863,4291,564583981
Average7,2707,2701,6683,6587,2706051,339
Mercy University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 2,764 where 2,236 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 Mercy University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-143,4941,4703101,1602,0243751,649
2014-153,3331,4573041,1531,8763181,558
2015-163,2791,4312971,1341,8483111,537
2016-172,9421,3383181,0201,6042831,321
2017-182,6421,2583259331,3842401,144
2018-192,4201,1663238431,2542021,052
2019-202,5641,1352918441,4292601,169
2020-212,4671,2143188961,2532111,042
2021-222,2671,1592988611,108183925
2022-232,2361,0962708261,140186954
Average2,7642,7643059672,7642571,235
Mercy University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 22.36% and the percentage of black students is 23.45% at Mercy University. 5.55% of enrolled students is Asian.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Mercy University over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-14294162,7583,389334,131193
2014-15264232,6633,208284,107194
2015-16254322,4193,298264,020166
2016-17394532,2713,263273,237145
2017-18284442,0343,339252,828138
2018-19314231,8913,243252,576137
2019-20274732,6113,856262,496179
2020-21194822,3283,648282,272185
2021-22134652,1053,460392,030172
2022-23194782,0203,537201,926203
Average264492,3103,424282,962171
Mercy University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

2,284 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 27% of total students. The number of online students has decreased -13.39% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Mercy University from 2014 to 2023.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-1511,2722,6372,1626,473
2015-1611,2951,3342,5537,408
2016-1710,0991,5622,5166,021
2017-189,5061,1842,5315,791
2018-199,0311,1472,5335,351
2019-2010,5571,1592,6556,743
2020-219,5473,1185,1621,267
2021-228,7722,6033,7652,404
2022-238,6152,2843,3892,942
Average9,8551,8923,0304,933

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