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Statement · Dobbs Ferry, NY

Mercy University

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  1. Families earning under $30k paid $11,974 a year after grants and aid, against a published cost of $32,596.

  2. Students who received federal aid earned a median $52,055 ten years after entering, the 48th percentile among private nonprofit 4-years.

  3. 46% of students finish within 150% of normal time.

Enrollment, 2023
10,251

What it costs

The published sticker cost is $32,596 a year; after grants, families who received aid paid between $11,974 and $21,299 a year depending on income at Mercy University.

Statement of cost · Mercy University

Family income (per year)
Sticker costPublished yearly cost of attendance, all students
$32,596
What families earning under $30k paidYearly net price after grants, for students receiving federal aid
$11,974
Average net price, all incomesAided students, all family incomes
$14,072
In-state tuition & feesLatest reported, 2024
$22,880

Each figure is reported separately; none is computed from another.

Net price by family income

Pick an income bracket above; the marked point follows. Dollars are what aided families paid each year after grants.

Yearly net price by family income, in dollars

under $30k: $11,974; $30–48k: $12,598; $48–75k: $15,056; $75–110k: $17,725; over $110k: $21,299. Shaded band: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years, from $17,360 to $28,210; dotted line at the median, $22,313.
  • Shaded: the middle half of private nonprofit 4-years (all incomes), $17,360 to $28,210. Dotted line: the median, $22,313.
Table of the same numbers
Average yearly net price by family income bracket
Family incomePaid per year
Under $30k$11,974
$30k–$48k$12,598
$48k–$75k$15,056
$75k–$110k$17,725
Over $110k$21,299

College Scorecard, 2023–24 aid cohort (students who received federal aid)

What graduates earn and owe

Ten years after entry, the median federally aided student here earns $52,055; the median graduate who borrowed owes $19,637.

Statement, continued

Earnings, 6 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$44,969
Earnings, 8 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$49,047
Median earnings 10 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
48th percentile among private nonprofit 4-years
$52,055
Median debt, graduatesStudents who finished and borrowed federal loans.
20th percentile among private nonprofit 4-years
$19,637
Median debt, all who borrowedEveryone who borrowed, whether or not they finished.
$15,000

Earnings and debt come from federal aid records, so students who never received federal aid are not counted.

Earnings after entry

The shaded band is the middle half of private nonprofit 4-years at 10 years: $43,845 to $62,830.

6 yrs after entry: $44,969; 8 yrs after entry: $49,047; 10 yrs after entry: $52,055. Median graduate debt: $19,637. Shaded band: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years at 10 years, from $43,845 to $62,830; dotted line at the median, $52,889.
  • Shaded: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years, 10 years out ($43,845 to $62,830); dotted line is the median.
  • Dashed: median graduate debt, $19,637.

Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Hollow marks are rungs with no reported value, not zero.

Table of the same numbers
Earnings after entry and graduate debt
MeasureDollars
Median earnings, 6 yrs after entry$44,969
Median earnings, 8 yrs after entry$49,047
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry$52,055
Median graduate debt$19,637

College Scorecard, federal tax and aid records

What programs pay

Median earnings five years after completing, by field of study. Small programs are privacy-suppressed and shown as not reported, never zero.

What programs pay at Mercy University
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree318$125,187$35,500
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree168$59,504$26,000
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree125$49,349$26,000
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree109$100,265not reported
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, OtherBachelor's Degree102$52,661$28,000
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMaster's Degree92$69,231not reported
Social Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree87$44,055$26,978
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's Degree71$51,824$25,000
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsMaster's Degree55$153,146not reported
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsMaster's Degree53$74,200not reported
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree48not reportednot reported
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasMaster's Degree45$82,516not reported
Show all 26 programs
Remaining programs
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree43$57,166$28,250
Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesMaster's Degree41$74,765not reported
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingMaster's Degree41not reportednot reported
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's Degree38not reported$33,687
Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree35$65,066$27,000
Social WorkBachelor's Degree33$56,162$26,000
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsMaster's Degree33$81,790not reported
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsFirst Professional Degree33not reportednot reported
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and HumanitiesMaster's Degree23$133,653not reported
Educational Administration and SupervisionMaster's Degree19$125,289not reported
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsBachelor's Degree10not reported$31,000
Accounting and Related ServicesMaster's Degree14not reportednot reported
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degreenot reportednot reportednot reported
Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementMaster's Degree18not reportednot reported

Source: College Scorecard field-of-study data.

Who goes here

Mercy University: 5,735 undergraduates; 50% of students receive Pell grants; 86% of applicants are admitted.

Admission rate

86%

73rd percentile among private nonprofit 4-years

Undergraduates

5,735

94th percentile among private nonprofit 4-years

Pell share

50%

of undergraduates receive Pell grants

79th percentile among private nonprofit 4-years

Completion

46%

finish within 150% of normal time

29th percentile among private nonprofit 4-years

First-generation

42%

parents did not attend college

Median family income

$27,174

23rd percentile among private nonprofit 4-years

Students by family income

Share of students in each family-income bracket, for students who received federal aid.

  • Under $30k44%
  • $30k–$48k17%
  • $48k–$75k14%
  • $75k–$110k11%
  • Over $110k14%
Show as a table
Students by family income
Family incomeShare of students
Under $30k44%
$30k–$48k17%
$48k–$75k14%
$75k–$110k11%
Over $110k14%

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Sources & caveats

Figures come from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Built 2026-07-17.

not reported
Not reported: suppressed for privacy or never collected. It is not zero, and nothing has been filled in.
Percentiles
A percentile compares this school with others in its own sector (for example, public 4-year schools). It describes position, not quality.
Earnings
Earnings cover students who received federal (Title IV) aid, measured from the year they entered. Students who never received federal aid are not included.
Provenance notes
  • U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
  • Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
  • Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.