Erie, Pennsylvania · Private nonprofit · 4-year · Small city
Overview
Mercyhurst University is a private nonprofit four-year institution in Erie, Pennsylvania. Its campus is in a small city. It enrolled 2,632 students in fall 2024, including 2,274 undergraduates and 358 graduate students. Its religious affiliation is Roman Catholic.
Mercyhurst University offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, and master's degrees across 96 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Intelligence, Criminal Justice/Safety Studies, and Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance. It awarded 778 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 8 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
80% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 14 to 1.
Key figures
2,632
Students enrolled
80%
First-year retention
778
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
96
Programs and majors
14:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateAssociateBachelorMaster
Programs and majors offered 96
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
80%
First-year retention, part-time students
75%
Student-to-faculty ratio
14:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
497
Associate degrees
49
Master's degrees
178
Certificates under 1 year
29
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
12
Postbaccalaureate certificates
13
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
2,632
Undergraduates, fall 2024
2,274
Graduate students, fall 2024
358
Full-time, fall 2024
90%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
2,806
Undergraduates, 2024-25
2,424
Graduate students, 2024-25
382
Full-time, 2024-25
87%
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
57%
Men
43%
White
70%
Hispanic or Latino
5%
Black or African American
7%
Asian
2%
International (U.S. nonresident)
6%
Race or ethnicity unknown
9%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
8
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
8%
Students taking some online courses
25%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes
Campus and services
Setting
Small city
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
Roman Catholic
Carnegie classification
Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Northeast Conference
President
Dr. Kathleen A. Getz
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact