Mercy College

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2023 Acceptance Rate
85.5%
8,581 Applicants

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Admissions

Mercy College received 8,581 undergraduate applications in 2023, which represents a 8.74% annual growth. Out of those 8,581 applicants, 7,334 students were accepted for enrollment, representing a 85.5% acceptance rate.

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Mercy College has an overall enrollment yield of 15.9%, which represents the number of admitted students who ended up enrolling.

Acceptance Rate

85.5%
Acceptance Rate in 2023
7,334
Accepted Out of 8,581

In 2023, the undergraduate acceptance rate of Mercy College was 85.5% (7,334 admissions from 8,581 applications). This is lower than the acceptance rate of 2022, which was 85.9%. Between 2022 and 2023, the number of applicants grew by 8.74%, while admissions grew by 8.25%.

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Enrollment

Mercy College had a total enrollment of N/A students in N/A. The full-time enrollment at Mercy College is N/A students and the part-time enrollment is N/A. This means that N/A% of students enrolled at Mercy College are enrolled full-time.

The enrolled student population at Mercy College, both undergraduate and graduate, is 43.2% Hispanic or Latino, 23% Black or African American, 21.2% White, 5.53% Asian, 2.33% Two or More Races, 0.182% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.148% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders.

Students enrolled at Mercy College in full-time Undergraduate programs are most commonly Hispanic or Latino Female (35.1%), followed by Black or African American Female (17.1%) and Hispanic or Latino Male (14%). Students enrolled in full-time Graduate programs are most commonly White Female (25.1%), followed by Hispanic or Latino Female (25.1%) and Black or African American Female (12.9%).

Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity (2023)
  1. Hispanic or Latino
    3,786 enrolled students
  2. Black or African American
    2,021 enrolled students
  3. White
    1,862 enrolled students

Any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis is categorized as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the share of those students are shown in the chart below. Additionally, 160 students (1.82%) did not report their race.

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Graduates

The most common Bachelor's Degree concentration at Mercy College is Registered Nursing (318 degrees awarded), followed by General Business Administration & Management (168 degrees) and General Psychology (125 degrees).

In 2023,  the most specialized majors across all degree types at Mercy College, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Education (302 degrees awarded), Psychology (169 degrees), and English (40 degrees).

Common Jobs by Major

Elementary & middle school teachers
Most Common Job

The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Mercy College are Elementary & middle school teachers (1,765,624 people), Registered nurses (1,588,122 people), Secondary school teachers (616,293 people), Other managers (501,231 people), and Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers (463,951 people).

The most specialized majors at Mercy College in 2023 are Education (302 degrees awarded), Psychology (169 degrees), English (40 degrees), Health (756 degrees), and Social Sciences (105 degrees) (as of 2023).

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Highest Paying Jobs by Major

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Highest Paying Job

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The most specialized majors at Mercy College are Education (302 degrees awarded), Psychology (169 degrees), English (40 degrees), Health (756 degrees), and Social Sciences (105 degrees) (as of 2023).

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Common Industries by Major

Elementary & secondary schools
Most Common Industry

The most common industries for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Mercy College are Elementary & secondary schools (3,610,453 people), General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (1,937,049 people), uninformed (1,079,851 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (814,539 people), and Outpatient care centers (521,631 people).

The most specialized majors at Mercy College are Education (302 degrees awarded), Psychology (169 degrees), English (40 degrees), Health (756 degrees), and Social Sciences (105 degrees) (as of 2023).

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Time to Complete

35%
100% Completion Time
49%
150% Completion Time

In 2023, 35% of students graduating from Mercy College completed their program within 100% "normal time" (i.e. 4 years for a 4-year degree). Comparatively, 49% completed their degrees within 150% of the normal time, and 50% within 200%.

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Graduation rate is defined as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within a specific percentage of "normal time" to completion for their program.

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Operations

N/A Mercy College employs 110 Assistant professors, 65 Associate professors and 35 Professors. Most academics at Mercy College are Female Assistant professor (78), Female Associate professor (35), and Male Assistant professor (32).

Government Grants and Contracts

Grants & Contracts
  1. $19.2M - Federal
  2. $2.44M - State
  3. $296k - Local

As of 2023, Mercy College received $19.2M in grants and contracts from the federal government, $2.44M from state grants and contracts, and $296k from local grants and contracts.

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Salary Expenditure

$70.5M
2023 Salaries
1.62%
growth from 2022

In 2023, Mercy College paid a median of $70.5M in salaries, a 1.62% growth from the previous year. This is compared to a 6.01% growth between 2021 and 2022, and a 6.4% decline between 2020 and 2021.

Instructional Salaries

$20.4M
Instructional Salaries
227
Number of Employees

In 2023, Mercy College paid a total of $20.4M to 227 employees working as instructors, which represents 28.9% of all salaries paid.

Occupations by Share

Assistant professor
Most Common Instructor
110 Employees

In 2023, the most common positions for instructional staff at Mercy College were Assistant professor with 110 employees, Associate professor with 65 employees, and Professor with 35 employees.

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Instructors by Academic Rank and Sex

Most Common Demographic (2023)
  1. Female Assistant professor
  2. Female Associate professor
  3. Male Assistant professor

In 2023, the most common demographic for instructional staff at Mercy College was Female Assistant professor with 78 employees, Female Associate professor with 35 employees, and Male Assistant professor with 32 employees.

This chart shows the sex split between each academic rank present at Mercy College.

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