Misericordia University Business Programs

Located in Dallas, Pennsylvania, Misericordia University is a private not-for-profit institution. Dallas is considered a suburb and offers tranquility and safety near the excitement of a city center.

Misericordia University Rankings

We have ranked Misericordia University as #114 out of 1,477 colleges and universities in the country in our 2023 Best Colleges list. This puts it in the top 10% of all schools in the nation. It is also ranked #8 out of 87 schools in Pennsylvania.

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Misericordia University has also been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#70	Best Business Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#111	Best Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Misericordia University.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#6	Best Other Business & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#66	Best Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#86	Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Misericordia University has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#11	Highest Paid Other Business, Management & Marketing Graduates	College Factual
#59	Highest Paid Accounting Graduates	College Factual
#71	Highest Paid Accounting Graduates	College Factual
#77	Highest Paid General Business Administration and Management Graduates	College Factual
#79	Highest Paid Business, Management & Marketing Graduates	College Factual
#81	Highest Paid Business Administration & Management Graduates	College Factual

Where Is Misericordia University?

Contact details for Misericordia University are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	301 Lake St, Dallas, PA 18612-1098
Phone:	570-674-6400
Website:	www.misericordia.edu
Facebook:	http://facebook.com/misericordiau
Twitter:	http://twitter.com/misericordiau

How Do I Get Into Misericordia University?

You can apply to Misericordia University online at: www.misericordia.edu/apply/

Admission Requirements for Misericordia University

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	considered but not required
Recommendations	recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	recommended
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Misericordia University?

The acceptance rate at Misericordia University is 83%. This means that is not quite as selective as some schools, but you'll still need to submit a good application if you want to be considered by the admissions department.

Approximately 41% of accepted students are men and 59% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 85%, and the acceptance rate for women is 82%.

Can I Afford Misericordia University?

The overall average net price of Misericordia University is $36,640. 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 Misericordia University, approximately 82% of students took out student loans averaging $11,425 a year. That adds up to $45,700 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Misericordia University is 3.3%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Misericordia University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,845 undergraduate students at Misericordia University, with 1,473 being full-time and 372 being part-time.

There are also 529 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,473 full-time undergraduates at Misericordia University, 35% are male and 65% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Misericordia University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	19
Black or African American	36
Hispanic or Latino	46
White	1,278
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	92

Geographic Diversity

Pennsylvania students aren't the only ones who study at Misericordia University. At this time, 14 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Online Learning at Misericordia University

In 2019-2020, 1,271 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

Online Affordability Rankings of Misericordia University

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Misericordia University was $35,940 for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows how Misericordia University is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Other Business, Management & Marketing	#31	#31
Business Management & Marketing	#31	#31

Online Growth Rankings of Misericordia University

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Misericordia University was -13.1%. This is the #1,748 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Misericordia University regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Misericordia University ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Misericordia University.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Other Business, Management & Marketing	#74
Business Management & Marketing	#74

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Misericordia University Business Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	40	38	78
Accounting	18	0	18
Business Management & Marketing	0	15	15
TOTAL	58	53	111

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 Mike Russell under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.