Misericordia University

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Catholic
Population 560,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,293 (15%)
Days Without Precipitation 235 (26%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,576
Men / Women 39% / 61%
From State 72%
From Region 24%
Athletes 625 (40.4%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 80%
Hispanic 9%
Black 5%
Mixed 2%
Asian 1%
International 1%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Arts and Sciences 110 46% 81% 1% 5% 7% 0% $64,688 25 +0.74 53 97%
Computer Science 2 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $67,106 1 -1.69 59 100% — — — —
Information Technology 4 — 100% 75% 0% 25% 0% 0% $67,106 5 -1.52 59 100% — — — —
Chemistry 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $77,116 80 +0.53 76 — — — — —
Mathematics 2 — 100% 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% $67,667 26 -0.67 60 — — — — —
Mathematics and Statistics — — — — — — — — $68,846 2 -1.26 62 — — — — —
Biochemistry 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $82,756 90 +1.00 82 — — — — —
Biology 12 — 17% 92% 0% 0% 8% 0% $91,457 99 +2.90 89 100% — — — —
Environmental Studies 2 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,253 45 -0.18 33 — — — — —
Sport Management 13 — 92% 85% 0% 8% 0% 0% $42,488 2 -1.98 5 93% — — — —
English — — — — — — — — $53,370 58 +0.12 23 — — — — —
General Studies 9 — 44% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $60,961 76 +0.35 43 97% — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 5 — 40% 80% 0% 0% 0% 0% $64,276 85 +0.67 52 — — — — —
Philosophy 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,162 42 -0.32 32 — — — — —
American Government and Politics 14 +1 86% 50% 0% 7% 21% 0% $43,440 0 -2.12 6 87% — — — —
Communication 5 — 80% 80% 0% 0% 20% 0% $43,828 2 -1.68 7 100% — — — —
Psychology 37 +1 11% 81% 0% 5% 8% 0% $75,100 99 +3.04 73 100% — — — —
Social Work 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $60,177 89 +0.82 41 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Business 48 83% 81% 0% 4% 4% 0% $71,228 48 -0.49 67 99% 8.1%
Accounting 9 +1 78% 78% 0% 11% 0% 0% $57,186 0 -1.93 32 94% 7.4% — — —
Business Administration 39 — 85% 82% 0% 3% 5% 0% $74,469 58 -0.16 72 100% 8.2% — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Education 18 11% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,942 1 -0.69 13 92% 8.3%
Chemistry Teacher Education 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,979 27 -0.55 19 — — — — —
Early Childhood Education 11 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $47,555 21 -0.70 11 92% 8.3% — — —
English Education — — — — — — — — $51,666 32 -0.53 19 — — — — —
Mathematics Teacher Education 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,975 27 -0.55 19 — — — — —
Middle School Education 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $47,555 14 -0.88 11 92% 8.3% — — —
Social Studies Teacher Education 4 — 25% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,587 23 -0.65 18 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Health Sciences 193 11% 81% 3% 4% 5% 1% $75,734 59 -0.49 74 100% 4.7%
Allied Health Diagnostic and Treatment 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $77,884 82 +0.65 77 100% — — — —
Diagnostic Medical Sonography 12 — 0% 75% 0% 0% 8% 0% $77,884 51 -0.11 77 100% — — — —
Health Sciences 65 — 9% 88% 3% 2% 6% 0% $73,526 72 +0.35 71 100% — — — —
Nursing 78 — 10% 76% 3% 9% 5% 1% $78,036 3 -1.41 77 100% 4.4% — — —
Nursing Practice 3 — 0% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $78,036 3 -1.41 77 100% 4.4% — — —
Radiation Therapy 20 — 5% 85% 0% 0% 5% 0% $77,884 51 -0.11 77 100% — — — —
Clinical Research Coordinator — — — — — — — — $69,394 72 +0.16 63 — — — — —
Healthcare Administration 14 — 36% 93% 7% 0% 0% 0% $67,602 67 +0.06 60 96% 6.4% — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $44,750
ROI Percentile 65th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 78%
4-Year Graduation Rate 62%
6-Year Graduation Rate 72%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Health Sciences 48.5% 179 9% 80% 2% 4% 6% 1% $76,370 47 -0.53 75 100% 4.4%
Business & Economics 20.3% 75 76% 84% 1% 4% 3% 0% $65,570 13 -0.65 55 97% 7.7%
Social Sciences 15.7% 58 36% 74% 0% 5% 12% 0% $64,247 70 +1.31 52 97% —
Education 4.9% 18 11% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,942 18 -0.69 13 92% 8.3%
Humanities 4.1% 15 47% 93% 0% 0% 0% 0% $61,813 81 +0.41 45 97% —
Life & Natural Sciences 3.5% 13 23% 92% 0% 0% 8% 0% $90,788 99 +2.76 88 100% —
Computer Science 1.6% 6 100% 83% 0% 17% 0% 0% $67,106 1 -1.57 59 100% —
Physical Sciences & Math 0.8% 3 67% 67% 33% 0% 0% 0% $70,817 27 -0.27 66 — —
Agriculture & Food Science 0.5% 2 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,253 38 -0.18 33 — —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Business & Economics — — — — — — — —
Computer Science — — — — — — — —
Education — — — — — — — —
Engineering — — — — — — — —
Health Sciences — — — — — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math — — — — — — — —
Total — — — — — — — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D3

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 120 $351K $341K $9K
Track & Field (combined) 64 $154K $154K $0
Baseball 46 $215K $214K $1K
Ice Hockey 41 $313K $313K $0
Lacrosse 36 $120K $120K $0
Basketball 32 $135K $133K $2K
Soccer 31 $101K $101K $0
Volleyball 22 $96K $96K $0
Wrestling 21 $119K $119K $0
Swimming 15 $71K $71K $0
Golf 13 $19K $19K $0
Tennis 9 $23K $23K $0
Total 410 $1.7M $1.7M $12K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 57 $119K $119K $0
Soccer 31 $157K $152K $4K
Softball 24 $110K $110K $0
Field Hockey 20 $98K $98K $0
Other Sports 20 $45K $44K $1K
Volleyball 18 $90K $90K $0
Lacrosse 17 $86K $86K $0
Swimming 17 $78K $78K $0
Basketball 16 $112K $110K $2K
Tennis 12 $26K $26K $0
Wrestling 11 $72K $72K $0
Golf 6 $21K $21K $450
Total 215 $1.0M $1.0M $8K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 121 $273K $273K $0
Football 120 $351K $341K $9K
Soccer 62 $259K $254K $4K
Lacrosse 53 $206K $206K $0
Basketball 48 $248K $243K $4K
Baseball 46 $215K $214K $1K
Ice Hockey 41 $313K $313K $0
Volleyball 40 $187K $187K $0
Swimming 32 $150K $150K $0
Wrestling 32 $191K $191K $0
Softball 24 $110K $110K $0
Tennis 21 $49K $49K $0
Field Hockey 20 $98K $98K $0
Other Sports 20 $45K $44K $1K
Golf 19 $41K $40K $450
Total 625 $5.6M $4.3M $1.3M

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 89%
Yield (non-ED) 17%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 89% 89% 89%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy blind