Company description
Mercyhurst College is a fully accredited, four-year institution founded in 1926. The Erie campus offers 50 undergraduate majors, as well as unique adult programs and six graduate programs.
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- Mission
- Mercyhurst is a vibrant and challenging coeducational college which remains true to its mission as a private Catholic liberal arts college in the Mercy tradition. A Mercyhurst education seeks to combine the beauty and power of the liberal arts with an appreciation for the dignity of work and a commitment to the service of others. The college is centered on the personal and direct connection between the faculty member as experienced scholar/professional and the student as aspiring scholar/professional. A generous financial aid program makes a Mercyhurst education accessible to all.
- Popular Areas Of Study
- Archaeology/ Anthropology, Intelligence Studies, Dance, Forensic Science, Sports Medicine
- School Type
- Private not-for-profit (religious affiliation), 2-year
- Campus Setting
- Located within 15 miles of a regional city
- Costs
- 2010-2011 Tuition and Fees: $26,346
- Entrance Difficulty
- Moderately difficult
- Type
- College/University
- Level
- Four Year School
- Religious Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
- Coed Status
- Men and Women
- City Type
- Midsize City
- Enrollment Concentration
- Traditional
- Academic Calendar
- Trimester
- Selectivity
- selective
- Setting
- suburban
- Campus Size
- 88 acres
- Control
- Private
- Highest Offering
- Masters
- Highest Degree Offered
- Masters
- Application Deadline
- rolling
- Institutional Control
- Private
- Instate Tuition Fees For Grad 1 Yr
- $15960
- Instate Tuition For Undergrad For 1 Yr
- $21690
- Undergraduate In State Tuition
- 19561
- Undergraduate Out Of State Tuition
- 19561
- On Campus Room And Board Charges
- $8196
- Percentage Of Students Admitted
- 70.45
- Room Charge For 1 Yr On Sharing With 1 Person
- $4119
- Year Founded
- 1926
- Accredited
- true
- Additional Fees
- 1614
- Typical Room And Board
- 7458
- Undergraduate Enrollment
- 2955
- Undergraduate Number Of Females
- 1773
- Undergraduate Number Of Males
- 1182
- Founded In
- 1926
- Instate Per Credit Hr For Pt Grad
- $532
- Instate Per Credit Hr For Pt Undergrad
- $723
- Total Number Of Admissions
- 2236
- Total Number Of Applicants
- 3174
- Undergraduate Application Fee
- $30
- Books Cost (estimate)
- 800
- Graduate Enrollment
- 200
- Graduate Number Of Females
- 100
- Graduate Number Of Males
- 100
- Graduate Application Fee
- $30
- Application Fee
- $30
- Percent Out Of State Students
- 52
- Percent African American
- 4
- Percent Asian
- 2
- Percent Hispanic
- 1
- Percent Native American
- 1
- Mailing Address Available Only
- N
- Web Site
- http://www.mercyhurst.edu/