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The sections below provide recent information regarding student characteristics, retention, fast facts, and College and program outcomes.

Fall 2022 Data

as reported to the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) April 2023

Enrollment
Total Enrollment1,261
Undergraduate Enrollment1,120
Undergraduate Transfer-in Enrollment

277

Graduate Enrollment

141

Student-to-Faculty Ratio5 to 1

Undergraduate Student Characteristics
Percent of Undergraduates who are female88%
Percent of Undergraduates who are full-time33%
Percent of Undergraduates by Race/Ethnicity
American Indian or Alaskan Native<1%
Asian2%
Black or African American14%
Hispanic/Latino8%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander<1%
White72%
Two or More Races4%
Race and ethnicity unknown<1%
U.S. Nonresident0%
Percent of Undergraduate Students by Age
24 and under38%
25 and over62%

Students who have the potential to return are those who attend a semester and do not graduate from their first major before the same semester the following year.

The Retention Rate compares (a) the number of students who return the following year to (b) the number of potential returning students.

Mercy College Undergraduate Retention Rates
Fall 2019 to Fall 202078%
Spring 2020 to Spring 202178%
Fall 2020 to Fall 202172%
Spring 2021 to Spring 202266%
Fall 2021 to Fall 202263%
Spring 2022 to Spring 202369%

Retention Rates by Gender, by Race/Ethnicity, and by Program can be found in the Fall Reporting Data.

Outcome Measures (Graduation/Completion rates) for students entering during the academic year Fall 2014 through Summer 2015 as reported to the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) October 2022.


IPEDS collects data eight years from when a student enters the College.

Certificate students generally complete their program in one year. Students in two-year associate or bachelor's Completion programs generally finish within three years or less.

Students entering during Fall 2014 through Summer 2015 were classified into the categories shown below.
Student DescriptionNumber and percentage who completed in 6 or fewer years
Full-time, First-time23 of 38 students, 61%
Part-time, First-time5 of 15 students, 25%
Full-time, Transfer-in103 of 150 students, 69%
Part-time, Transfer-in220 of 323 students, 68%
Overall Results for all students entering Mercy College in Academic Year 2014-15
Number of students who entered Mercy College

526

Number who earned a degree or certificate in 6 or fewer years351
Percentage who earned a degree or certificate in 6 or fewer years67%
Number of students who did not earn a Mercy degree or certificate in 8 or fewer years172

Below you will find Program Outcomes which provide Graduation Rates for individual programs. The Program Outcomes report graduation rates within 150% of the expected time to complete the program, or within 2 to 3 years for many programs.

All Program Outcomes include:

  • Year-to-year Retention Rates for students admitted to the program. Retention Rates are not applicable for certificate programs.
  • Program Graduation Rates are counted from the time the student is admitted to the program. Time to completion is longer for students admitted to the College one or more semesters before admission to the program.

Program Outcomes also include certification/licensure/registry exam pass rates where applicable.

Graduate Degree

Bachelor's Degrees

Associate Degrees

Certificates

  • Document .pdfFact Sheet (2023)


    Enrollment statistics and student information as of Fall 2023, as reported to IPEDS.

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  • Document .pdfFact Sheet (2022)


    An at-a-glance summary of enrollment statistics and student information for the Fall semester of 2022.

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  • Document .pdfFact Sheet (2021)


    An at-a-glance summary of enrollment statistics and student information for the Fall semester of 2021.

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  • Document .pdfFact Sheet (2020)


    An at-a-glance summary of enrollment statistics and student information for the Fall semester of 2020.

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  • Document .pdfFact Sheet (2019)


    An at-a-glance summary of enrollment statistics and student information for the Fall semester of 2019.

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  • Document .pdfFact Sheet (Fall 2018)


    An at-a-glance summary of enrollment statistics and student information for the Fall semester of 2018.

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  • Document .pdfFact Sheet (Fall 2017)


    An at-a-glance summary of enrollment statistics and student information for the Fall semester of 2017.

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  • Document .pdfFact Sheet (Fall 2016)


    An at-a-glance summary of enrollment statistics and student information for the Fall semester of 2016.

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  • Document .pdfFact Sheet (Fall 2015)


    An at-a-glance summary of enrollment statistics and student information for the Fall semester of 2015.

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  • Document .pdfFact Sheet (Fall 2014)


    An at-a-glance summary of enrollment statistics and student information for the Fall semester of 2014.

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  • Document .pdfFact Sheet (Fall 2013)


    An at-a-glance summary of enrollment statistics and student information for the Fall semester of 2013.

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  • Document .pdfFact Sheet (Fall 2012)


    An at-a-glance summary of enrollment statistics and student information for the Fall semester of 2012.

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  • Document .pdfFact Sheet (Fall 2011)


    An at-a-glance summary of enrollment statistics and student information for the Fall semester of 2011.

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  • Document .pdfFact Sheet (Fall 2010)


    An at-a-glance summary of enrollment statistics and student information for the Fall semester of 2010.

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