Mercy College Business Programs

Mercy College is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Dobbs Ferry, New York. Dobbs Ferry is considered a suburb and offers tranquility and safety near the excitement of a city center.

Where Is Mercy College?

Contact details for Mercy are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	555 Broadway, Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522
Phone:	800-637-2969
Website:	www.mercy.edu

How Do I Get Into Mercy?

You can apply to Mercy online at: https://www.mercy.edu/admissions-aid/apply-now

Admission Requirements for Mercy

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	5
Recommendations	5
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Mercy?

With an acceptance rate of 86%, Mercy is fairly easy to get into, but you must be sure to submit the required materials.

Approximately 31% of accepted students are men and 69% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 81%, and the acceptance rate for women is 88%.

Average Test Scores

About 4% 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 510 and 630. Math scores were between 510 and 600.

Mercy received ACT scores from 1% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 22 and 25. Math scores were between 21 and 0. Composite scores were between 21 and 25.

Can I Afford Mercy College?

The overall average net price of Mercy is $31,813. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. 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.

Mercy College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 6,505 undergraduate students at Mercy, with 5,057 being full-time and 1,448 being part-time.

There are also 2,267 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 5,057 full-time undergraduates at Mercy, 29% are male and 71% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Mercy College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	252
Black or African American	1,257
Hispanic or Latino	2,313
White	830
International Students	105
Other Races/Ethnicities	300

Geographic Diversity

New York students aren't the only ones who study at Mercy College. At this time, 20 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 65 countries are represented at Mercy. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, South Korea, and Norway.

Online Learning at Mercy College

There are 33 bachelor’s degree and 60 master’s degree programs available online at Mercy. In 2022-2023, 5,673 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Mercy has changed over the last few years.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Mercy majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	6%

Mercy College Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	174	138	312
Accounting	30	21	51
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	0	31	31
Public Relations	9	0	9
Other Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	0	6	6
TOTAL	213	196	409

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Sardaka under License

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