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Mercyhurst Demographics & Diversity Report

Many schools pride themselves on their diversity, but what does that mean, really? College Factual analyzed the data to find out how diverse the typical college campus really is, taking into account race, gender, the ages of the students, and where they're from. Keep reading the Mercyhurst diversity report to see how they stack up against the average.

• Student Population
• Racial/Ethnic Diversity
• Male/Female Diversity
• Location Diversity
• Student Age Diversity

Mercyhurst Student Population

How Many Students Attend Mercyhurst University?

Mercyhurst total enrollment is approximately 2,790 students. 2,296 are undergraduates and 290 are graduate students.

Mercyhurst Undergraduate Population

Male/Female Breakdown of Undergraduates

The full-time Mercyhurst undergraduate population is made up of 58% women, and 42% men.

For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.

Mercyhurst Racial/Ethnic Breakdown of Undergraduates

Race/Ethnicity	Number
White	1,855
Hispanic	101
International	98
Black or African American	97
Unknown	67
Multi-Ethnic	29
Asian	28
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	1

See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.

Mercyhurst Graduate Student Population

Male/Female Breakdown of Graduate Students

About 58% of full-time grad students are women, and 42% men.

For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.

Mercyhurst Racial-Ethnic Breakdown of Graduate Students

Race/Ethnicity	Number
White	240
International	20
Unknown	13
Asian	7
Hispanic	5
Black or African American	5
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
Multi-Ethnic	0

See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.

Racial/Ethnic Diversity

Mercyhurst Racial Demographics:

Race/Ethnicity	Number
White	2,250
International	131
Black or African American	119
Hispanic	114
Unknown	88
Asian	37
Multi-Ethnic	29
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	1

Low Racial/Ethnic Diversity Among Faculty

Mercyhurst University Faculty Racial/Ethnic Demographics:

Ethnicity	Number of Faculty
White	545
Asian	5
Black or African American	5
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	1
Hispanic	0
International	0
Multi-Ethnic	0
Unknown	0

Learn more about the faculty at Mercyhurst.

Mercyhurst Male/Female Diversity

This school is more popular with women than with men.

There are approximately 1,637 female students and 1,153 male students at Mercyhurst.

Even Balance of Male & Female Teachers

Reporting of the gender of Mercyhurst is unknown or unavailable.

There are more female teachers than male teachers at this school.

More about Mercyhurst faculty.

There are approximately 319 female teachers and 265 male teachers.

High Geographic Diversity

Mercyhurst ranks 494 out of 2,183 when it comes to geographic diversity.

60.53% of Mercyhurst students come from out of state, and 4.63% come from out of the country.

The undergraduate student body is split among 25 states (may include Washington D.C.). Click on the map for more detail.

Top 5 States

State	Amount
Pennsylvania	268
New York	225
Ohio	95
Maryland	17
Michigan	10

International Students at Mercyhurst

Students from 61 countries are represented at this school, with the majority of the international students coming from Canada, Honduras, and Saudi Arabia.

Learn more about international students at Mercyhurst.

Above Average Student Age Diversity

The age diversity score this school received indicates it is doing a good job attracting students of all ages.

A traditional college student is defined as being between the ages of 18-21. At Mercyhurst, 73.36% of students fall into that category, compared to the national average of 60%.

Student Age Group	Amount
18-19	1,049
20-21	975
22-24	454
25-29	136
35 and over	83
30-34	47
Under 18	0

Notes and References

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.

References

• Department of Homeland Security Citizenship and Immigration Services

• National Center for Education Statistics

• Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System

• How we came up with Diversity Scores.