by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Mercy College was awarded 212 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is registered nursing.
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Mercy is ranked #1,413 out of 2,217 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2024 Best Colleges list.
Mercy also holds the #88 spot on the Best Colleges in New York ranking.
With an acceptance rate of 86%, Mercy College is easier to get into than many other schools. But that doesn't mean you can slack off on your application. Make sure to treat this school like any other when submitting requested materials and documents.
About 7% of students accepted to Mercy submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 450 and 590. Math scores were between 460 and 600.
With a student to faculty ratio of 15 to 1, Mercy College is about average in this regard as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. While this does not translate directly to class size, it's a good indicator of how much time professors will have to spend with their students on a one-on-one basis.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Mercy College is 24%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Mercy College is 71%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
When it comes to finishing their studies on time, those seeking a bachelor's degree from Mercy have a four-year graduation rate of 28%. This is comparable to the national average of 33.3%
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Mercy College.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 7,080 undergraduates at Mercy with 5,699 being full-time and 1,381 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $12,374 | $13,832 | $17,281 | $22,652 | $23,732 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Mercy, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Mercy, approximately 51% of students took out student loans averaging $6,405 a year. That adds up to $25,620 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Mercy is 7.0%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.
Get more details about the location of Mercy College.
Contact details for Mercy are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 555 Broadway, Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522 |
| Phone: | 800-637-2969 |
| Website: | https://www.mercy.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/mercycollegeny |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/mercycollege |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing | 471 | $115,215 |
| Business Administration & Management | 188 | $38,813 |
| General Psychology | 155 | $30,209 |
| General Social Sciences | 127 | $40,285 |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 102 | NA |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 89 | $31,947 |
| General Biology | 38 | NA |
| Accounting | 33 | $41,334 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 33 | NA |
| Social Work | 30 | NA |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2020-2021, 6,368 students took at least one online class at Mercy College. This is a decrease from the 8,280 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 6,368 | 2,603 |
| 2019-2020 | 8,280 | 3,118 |
| 2018-2019 | 3,814 | 1,159 |
| 2017-2018 | 3,680 | 1,147 |
| 2016-2017 | 3,715 | 1,184 |
Footnotes
*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.
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