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Gwynedd Mercy University

Gwynedd Valley, Pennsylvania Private nonprofit 4-year Large suburb

Overview

Gwynedd Mercy University is a private nonprofit four-year institution in Gwynedd Valley, Pennsylvania. Its campus is in a large suburban area. It enrolled 2,017 students in fall 2024, including 1,301 undergraduates and 716 graduate students. Its religious affiliation is Roman Catholic.

Gwynedd Mercy University offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and professional doctorates across 37 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Registered Nursing, Business Administration and Management, and Teacher Education, Multiple Levels. It awarded 544 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 15 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

78% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 12 to 1.

Key figures

2,017
Students enrolled
78%
First-year retention
544
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
37
Programs and majors
12:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociateBachelorMasterPhDProfessional

Programs and majors offered 37

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Health Professions 11
Education 12
Business, Management and Marketing 3
Psychology 2
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 1
Computer and Information Sciences 3
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 1
Public Administration and Social Services 1
Communication and Journalism 1
History 1
Liberal Arts and General Studies 1

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
78%
Student-to-faculty ratio
12:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
292
Associate degrees
6
Master's degrees
177
Doctoral degrees (research)
66
Post-master's certificates
3

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
2,017
Undergraduates, fall 2024
1,301
Graduate students, fall 2024
716
Full-time, fall 2024
83%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
2,382
Undergraduates, 2024-25
1,518
Graduate students, 2024-25
864
Full-time, 2024-25
79%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
72%
Men
28%
White
55%
Hispanic or Latino
5%
Black or African American
15%
Asian
4%
Two or more races
3%
Race or ethnicity unknown
18%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
15
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
33%
Students taking some online courses
38%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Large suburb
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
Roman Catholic
Carnegie classification
Doctoral/Professional Universities
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Atlantic East Conference
President
Deanne Horner D’Emilio, JD
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact

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