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Acceptance Rate 80.99%
Yield 19.01%
Applicants 3,625
Admitted 2,936
Enrolled 558

Applying To Mercyhurst

For the academic year 2022-23, the acceptance rate is 80.99% at Mercyhurst University where a total of 3,625 students applied and 2,936 were accepted. It requires three items to submit to their applicants.
The following table describes the general admission information for applying to Mercyhurst.
Open Admission Policy✗
Admission Informationwww.mercyhurst.edu/admissions
Online Applicationhttps://apply.mercyhurst.edu/
Acceptance Rate80.99%
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2022-2023, the acceptance rate is 80.99% where a total of 3,625 students (1,479 men and 2,146 women) have applied to Mercyhurst and 2,936 (1,183 men and 1,738 women) students have been admitted to the school.
Among them, 213 male and 330 female students have enrolled into Mercyhurst and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 19.01%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at Mercyhurst
TotalMenWomen
Applicants3,6251,4792,146
Admitted2,9361,1831,738
Enrolled558213330
Acceptance Rate 80.99% 79.99% 80.99%
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 19.01% 18.01% 18.99%
[Chart] Acceptance Rate and Yield

Admission Requirements

Mercyhurst University requires 3 item(s) (High School GPA, High School Record (or Transcript), Recommendations) to submit to their applicants. In addition, 5 item(s) (High School Rank, Completion of College Preparatory Program, Formal Demonstration of Competencies, TOEFL, Other Test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)) are considered but not required to submit.
Application Requirements for Mercyhurst
High School GPA✔
High School Rank△
High School Record (or Transcript)✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program△
Recommendations✔
Formal Demonstration of Competencies△
Admission Test Scores✗
TOEFL△
Other Test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)△
✔ Required △ Considered (not Required) ✓ Recommended ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Calendar System and Accepted Credits

The calendar system at Mercyhurst University is Semester. Mercyhurst University accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training. Next table describes credits that Mercyhurst University accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✔
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✔

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