unitid 193016 · Dobbs Ferry, NY · private nonprofit 4-year · suburb (large)
Mercy University
- enrollment 2023
- 10,251
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within private nonprofit 4-years
The record
admission rate
86%
73rd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
undergraduates
5,735
94th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
Pell share
50%
undergrads on Pell grants
79th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
completion
46%
finish within 150% time
29th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$32,596
26th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
avg net price / yr
$14,072
after aid, aided students
17th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$52,055
after entry, Title IV students
48th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median grad debt
$19,637
20th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $11,974 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k44%
- 30-48k17%
- 48-75k14%
- 75-110k11%
- 110k+14%
- Median family income
- $27,174
- First-generation students
- 42%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $22,880
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 2.7× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 318 | $125,187 | $35,500 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 168 | $59,504 | $26,000 |
| Psychology, General. | 125 | $49,349 | $26,000 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 109 | $100,265 | — |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other. | 102 | $52,661 | $28,000 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 92 | $69,231 | — |
| Social Sciences, General. | 87 | $44,055 | $26,978 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 71 | $51,824 | $25,000 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | 55 | $153,146 | — |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. | 53 | $74,200 | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 48 | — | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | 45 | $82,516 | — |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
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Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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Provenance
- 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.