Mercyhurst University Trade Programs

Mercyhurst University is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Erie, Pennsylvania. The city atmosphere of Erie makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

Where Is Mercyhurst University?

Contact details for Mercyhurst are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	501 E 38Th St, Erie, PA 16546
Phone:	814-824-2000
Website:	www.mercyhurst.edu

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Can I Afford Mercyhurst?

During a recent academic cycle, part-time students at Mercyhurst paid $1,386 per credit hour, whether they were in-state or out-of-state. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$41,580	$41,580
Fees	$2,930	$2,930
Books and Supplies	$1,200	$1,200
On Campus Room and Board	$14,274	$14,274
On Campus Other Expenses	$2,261	$2,261

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Mercyhurst, approximately 82% of students took out student loans averaging $7,928 a year. That adds up to $31,712 over four years for those students.

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Mercyhurst University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,370 undergraduate students at Mercyhurst, with 2,296 being full-time and 74 being part-time.

There are also 420 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,296 full-time undergraduates at Mercyhurst, 42% are male and 58% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Mercyhurst University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	28
Black or African American	97
Hispanic or Latino	101
White	1,855
International Students	98
Other Races/Ethnicities	117

Geographic Diversity

Pennsylvania students aren't the only ones who study at Mercyhurst University. At this time, 25 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 61 countries are represented at Mercyhurst. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Canada, Honduras, and Saudi Arabia.

Online Learning at Mercyhurst University

In 2022-2023, 182 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Mercyhurst has changed over the last few years.

Mercyhurst University Trade School Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences	0	0	19	19
Physical Therapy Assistant	10	0	0	10
Athletic Training	0	0	9	9
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training	0	7	0	7
Occupational Therapist Assistant	6	0	0	6
Health Care Management	0	0	3	3
Other Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services	1	0	0	1
Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant	1	0	0	1
Laboratory Technician	0	0	0	0
Culinary Arts/Chef Training	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	18	7	31	56

Mercyhurst University Trades

In a recent academic period, Mercyhurst University awarded 112 undergraduate degrees. The table below shows the number of awards by award type for each trade program. Basic certificates are awards that are completed in less than a year, and undergraduate certificates are those awards that take between one and four years.

Major	Basic Certificates	Undergrad Certificates	Associate’s	Bachelor’s
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services	0	0	18	0
Allied Health Professions	0	0	0	9
Health & Medical Administrative Services	0	0	0	3
Health Sciences & Services	0	0	0	19
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants	0	7	0	0
Total	0	14	36	62

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.