Mercyhurst University's Graduation and Dropout Rate

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of Mercyhurst University students who enrolled in 2015 and after. The stat covers all undergraduates registered as full-time students to study a 4-year bachelor's degree program for the first time.

The breakdown shows the graduation rate by race/ethnicity of US students. All international students are represented under one group.

As of August 31, 2021, the average graduation rate of Mercyhurst University students is 62.3%. Female students graduated at a rate of 69.2%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 53.7%.

62.3%

asian 63.6% 7 students
African American 37.5% 30 students
white 67.5% 362 students
unknown 57.1% 12 students
hispanic 47.5% 19 students
International Students 64.1% 41 students

Drop Out

Mercyhurst University has an overall drop-out rate of 14.6% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 19.3% and 10.9% respectively.

Below is a breakdown of the dropout rate of US students by race/ethnicity and international students.

14.6%

African American 23.8% 19 students
white 11.4% 61 students
unknown 14.3% 3 students
hispanic 22.5% 9 students
International Students 28.1% 18 students

Transferred Out

Students transfer out of Mercyhurst University at a rate of 22.9% yearly. As of 2015,female students' transfer rate was 19.7%, and male students' 27.0%

The breakdown shows the graduation rate by race/ethnicity of US students. All international students are represented under one group.

22.9%

asian 36.4% 4 students
African American 38.8% 31 students
white 20.9% 112 students
unknown 28.6% 6 students
hispanic 30.0% 12 students
International Students 7.8% 5 students

Still Enrolled

The data represent all cohorts between 2015 and August 31, 2021

0.1%

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations	$44,851	$49,464	$60,543
Accounting and Related Services	$39,104	$50,856	$55,368
Finance and Financial Management Services	$41,743	$48,432	$54,163
Marketing	NA	$41,565	$50,334
Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations	NA	$33,993	$46,945
Design and Applied Arts	$33,341	$39,009	$45,426
Psychology, General	$19,961	$26,739	$41,401
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$25,610	$32,658	$40,216
Special Education and Teaching	NA	$30,047	$38,260
Hospitality Administration/Management	$33,553	$37,208	$38,123
Communication and Media Studies	NA	$30,228	$37,519
Business Administration, Management and Operations	NA	$39,369	$37,499
Public Health	$31,732	$26,933	$34,044
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	NA	$60,771	NA
Dance	$18,707	$23,693	NA
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other	NA	$31,305	NA
Security Science and Technology	NA	$25,194	NA
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	NA	$19,227	NA
Biology, General	$20,511	$21,964	NA
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	NA	$27,439	NA
English Language and Literature, General	NA	$29,685	NA
Computer and Information Sciences, General	NA	$52,107	NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Special Education and Teaching	$39,580	$41,565	$46,106
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$39,056	$41,007	NA
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	$94,851	NA	NA
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	NA	$41,565	NA
Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations	$68,154	NA	NA
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$31,378	NA	NA

Associate's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$50,420	$52,562	$52,863
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services	$37,396	$28,236	$35,850
Business Administration, Management and Operations	NA	$25,967	NA
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	NA	$19,358	NA

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