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Gwynedd Mercy University

Gwynedd Mercy University
1325 Sumneytown Pike, P.O. Box 901
Gwynedd Valley, PA 19437-0901

Official telephone: (215) 646-7300

Fax number: (215) 641-5552
Website: https://www.gmercyu.edu/
Screen last updated on: December 2016
STUDENT PROFILE
U.S. region where majority of students come from: Northeast

Gwynedd Mercy University
CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 170 acres
City or town school is located in: Lower Gwynedd
Population of city/town: 11,000
Locations of branch/satellite campuses: Branch campus in Fort Washington.
Nearest major city: Philadelphia
Distance of nearest major city: 24 miles
Population of nearest major city: 1,536,471

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: No. Freshmen given priority for campus housing.
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms (100%)
  • special housing for disabled students
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 76%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 27%
Percent of students who live off campus: 73%
Percent of all students who have cars on campus: 85%
Student conduct policies:
dress/hair code
Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: no

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)
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 265
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:
Irish collection.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Remedial learning services:
writing, math, study skills
Additional services offered:
nonremedial tutoring, health service, health insurance
Counseling services:
career, personal, academic, religious
Career placement services:
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, reader services, interpreters for hearing-impaired, special housing, adaptive equipment
Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: 80%

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Student activities:
student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, yearbook
School newspaper(s): The Gwymercian
Number of honor societies: 11
Total number of registered organizations: 22
Campus-based religious organizations:
Mercy Works, Campus Ministry Center, Mercy Spiritual Ministries
Minority student organizations:
Black Student Union
International student organizations:
International Student Organization
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
music groups, Voices of Gwynedd, choral groups, Valley Players, computer and education clubs, peer mentoring group, commuter council, departmental and special-interest groups

ATHLETICS
School has an athletic program: yes
Athletic director: Keith Mondillo,
Athletic Director
School mascot: Griffins
Athletic conference memberships: Pennsylvania Athletic Conference (Division III)

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseballno 
Men's basketballno 
Men's cross-countryno 
Men's golfno 
Men's soccerno 
Men's tennisno 
Men's track and field (indoor)no 
Men's track and field (outdoor)no 
Women's basketballno 
Women's cross-countryno 
Women's field hockeyno 
Women's lacrosseno 
Women's soccerno 
Women's softballno 
Women's tennisno 
Women's track and field (indoor)no 
Women's track and field (outdoor)no 
Women's volleyballno 

Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports: 20%
Athletic facilities:
baseball, softball, and turf fields; basketball and tennis courts, athletics training room and rehab facility, weight room, aerobic studio, gymnasium

GETTING AWAY
Public transportation serves campus: no
Nearest international airport: Philadelphia (29 miles)
Nearest passenger train service: Ambler (4 miles)
Nearest passenger bus service: Willow Grove (13 miles)

PAYING THE BILLS
Institutional employment is available: no
Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: good
Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: no

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