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Mercyhurst University

Mercyhurst University
501 East 38th Street
Erie, PA 16546

Official telephone: (814) 824-2000
Toll-free telephone: (800) 825-1926
Fax number: (814) 824-2071
Website: www.mercyhurst.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 2,491
Full-time undergraduates: 2,403
Part-time undergraduates: 88
Total graduate students: 315
Full-time graduate students: 169
Part-time graduate students: 146
Average age of full-time undergraduates: 21
U.S. region where majority of students come from: Northeast
Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: 48%
First-year student enrollment breakdown:
0.7% American Indian or Alaskan Native
1.5% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
7.1% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
4.2% Hispanic/Latino
72.3% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
10.0% Nonresident Alien
4.2% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
0.5% American Indian or Alaskan Native
0.9% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
4.5% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
3.5% Hispanic/Latino
0.2% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
44.2% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
11.2% Nonresident Alien
35.1% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown
CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 75 acres
City or town school is located in: Erie, PA
Population of city/town: 100,671
Locations of branch/satellite campuses: Branch campuses in North East, PA and abroad in Dungarven, Ireland.
Nearest major city: Buffalo, NY
Distance of nearest major city: 95 miles
Population of nearest major city: 258,959

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms (17%)
  • women's dorms (9%)
  • men's dorms (8%)
  • single-student apartments (56%)
  • special housing for disabled students (1%)
  • other housing including Townhouses for upperclassmen, suites for freshmen. (9%)
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 91%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 53%
Percent of students who live off campus: 47%
Students required to live on campus: All freshmen and sophomores must live on campus unless living with family.
Percent of all students who have cars on campus: 80%
Student conduct policies:
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited
Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: yes

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Every student is required to take a computer course: no
Computer equipment is provided in: residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s), student center
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 400
Internet access provided to all students: yes
E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: yes
School has a library on campus: yes
Additional library facilities/collections:
Archives.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Remedial learning services:
reading, writing, math, study skills
Additional services offered:
nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, day care
Counseling services:
minority student, veteran student, career, personal, academic, psychological
Career placement services:
co-op education, internships, career/job search classes, interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training
Services for students with disabilities:
note-taking services, tape recorders, tutors, interpreters for hearing-impaired, special housing
Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: mostly

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Student activities:
student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, yearbook, radio station, television station
School newspaper(s): Merciad
Number of honor societies: 14
Total number of registered organizations: 83
Campus-based religious organizations:
Campus ministry
International student organizations:
International Student Association
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
Chorus, debating, folk choir, pep band, special-interest groups, Team Managers

ATHLETICS
School has an athletic program: yes
Athletic director: Joe Kimball,
Athletic Director
Director of women's athletics: Lauren Webster,
Associate Director Athletics/SWA
School colors: royal blue and kelly green
School mascot: Lakers
Athletic conference memberships: Collegiate Water Polo Association (Division I), PSAC(Division II), Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (Division I)

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseballyesNCAA Div. II
Men's basketballyesNCAA Div. II
Men's crewyes 
Men's cross-countryyesNCAA Div. II
Men's footballyesNCAA Div. II
Men's golfyesNCAA Div. II
Men's ice hockeyyesNCAA Div. I
Men's lacrosseyesNCAA Div. II
Men's socceryesNCAA Div. II
Men's tennisyesNCAA Div. II
Men's water poloyesNCAA Div. II
Men's wrestlingyesNCAA Div. II
Women's basketballyesNCAA Div. II
Women's crewno 
Women's cross-countryyesNCAA Div. II
Women's field hockeyyesNCAA Div. II
Women's golfyesNCAA Div. II
Women's ice hockeyyesNCAA Div. II
Women's lacrosseyesNCAA Div. II
Women's socceryesNCAA Div. II
Women's softballyesNCAA Div. II
Women's tennisyesNCAA Div. II
Women's volleyballyesNCAA Div. II
Women's water poloyesNCAA Div. II
Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports: 20%
Percent of students in intramural/recreational sports: 46%
Athletic facilities:
recreation center, playing fields, ice hockey rink
Intramural/Recreational sports:
basketball, bowling, flag football, hockey, indoor soccer, lacrosse, softball, tennis, ultimate Frisbee, volleyball

GETTING AWAY
Public transportation serves campus: yes
Nearest international airport: Erie, PA (10 miles)
Nearest other airport: Buffalo, NY (90 miles)
Nearest passenger train service: Erie (2 miles)
Nearest passenger bus service: Erie (3 miles)

PAYING THE BILLS
Institutional employment is available: yes
Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: no

AFTER GRADUATION
Percent of graduates who pursue further study: 30% immediately, 35% within one year of graduation, 60% within 5 years of graduation
List of graduate schools most often selected by recent graduates:
Case Western Reserve University, Catholic University of America, John Carroll University, Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Northwestern University, University of Pittsburgh.
Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major: 69% within six months of graduation, 75% within one year of graduation, 93% within two years of graduation
List of firms that most frequently hire graduates:
Bank of America, Cleveland Clinic, Hamot Medical Center, Hawaii Department of Education, Hyatt Hotels and Resorts, Marriott International, McManis & Monsalve Associates, Northrup Grumman, Saint Vincent Health Systems, U.S. Department of Defense.

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