Mercyhurst University Student Population and Demographics

Mercyhurst Student Population

There are 2,801 students including 2,446 undergraduate and 355 graduate students at Mercyhurst University for the academic year 2022-2023. By attending status, there are 2,477 full-time and 324 part-time students with gender distribution of 1,124 male and 1,677 female students. Mercyhurst University is offering the distance learning opportunity (online degree program) and total 181 students have enrolled online program exclusively.

Student Gender Distribution

Mercyhurst University has a total enrollment of 2,801 with a gender distribution of 40.13% male (1,124 students) and 59.87% female (1,677 students). There are 982 male and 1,464 female students in undergraduate school and 142 male and 213 female students are attending graduate school at Mercyhurst University.

Student Population By Gender
Mercyhurst University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	2,801	1,124	1,677
Undergraduate	2,446	982	1,464
Graduate	355	142	213
Full-time	2,477	1,018	1,459
Part-time	324	106	218

[Chart] Mercyhurst University 2023 Gender Distribution of Enrollment

Enrollment by Attending Status

Mercyhurst University has 2,477 full-time and 324 part-time students. In undergraduate school, 2,249 students are attending classes with full-time status, and 197 students are attending with part-time status. In graduate school, 228 students are full-time and 127 are part-time students.

Student Population By Attendance Status
Mercyhurst University
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	2,801	2,477	324
Undergraduate	2,446	2,249	197
Graduate	355	228	127
Men	1,124	1,018	106
Women	1,677	1,459	218

[Chart] Mercyhurst University Enrollment by Attending Status

Distance Learning (Online Class) Enrollment

At Mercyhurst University, 181 students have enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1 students have enrolled in some online courses out of total 2,801 students. In undergraduate schools, 1 students take at least one online course and in graduate schools, 181 students are attending some online courses.

2023 Distance Learning Enrollment
Mercyhurst University
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	2,801	2,446	355
Online Exclusively	181	0	181
In Some Online Classes	1	1	0
Not In Online Classes	2,619	2,445	174

[Chart] Mercyhurst University Distance Learning (Online Class) Enrollment

Race/Ethnicity Distribution

This section analyzes the student population by race/ethnicity at Mercyhurst University. There are 10 American Indian/Native American, 2,083 White, 135 Black/African American, 27 Asian, 127 Hispanic, 1 Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, and 107 students with other races.

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity
Mercyhurst University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	2,801	1,124	1,677
American Indian/Native American	10	3	7
Asian	27	10	17
Black/African American	135	62	73
Hispanic	127	54	73
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0	1
White	2,083	812	1,271
Two More	14	8	6
Race Un-Known	268	99	169

[Chart] Mercyhurst UniversityRace/Ethnicity Distribution

Student Age Distribution

The following table and chart show the student enrollment by age distribution at Mercyhurst University.

Age Distribution
Mercyhurst University
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	2,801	2,446	355
Under 18	71	71	0
Age 18-19	896	896	0
Age 20-21	981	973	8
Age 22-24	467	275	192
Age 25-29	136	80	56
Age 30-34	86	51	35
Age 35-39	68	47	21
Age 40-49	57	29	28
Age 50-64	29	14	15
Over 64	0	0	0
Age Un-Known	10	10	0

[Chart] Mercyhurst University 2023 Age Distribution of Enrollment

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