Fast Facts

A Misericordia University Profile

Founded: 1924 by the Religious Sisters of Mercy

Affiliation: Roman Catholic Church

Campus: 123-acre residential campus in suburban setting in Dallas, Pennsylvania

Total Enrollment: 2,736, 71% women, 29% men. Full-time Enrollment: 1,665, 68% women, 32% men

Part-time Enrollment: 703, 77% women, 23% men. Graduate Enrollment: 368, 71% women, 29% men. Financial Aid: Approximately 98% of students receive some form of financial aid.

Retention Rate: 88%, First-year to sophomore = 85%

Faculty: 96 full time; 86% hold Ph. D. or other terminal degree*

*This includes all academic departments except for the Health Sciences where the accepted terminal degree varies. All Health Science faculty are fully credentialed in their respective area.

Student/Faculty Ratio: 13:1

Average undergraduate class size is 19 students, and 19% of classes have 9 or fewer students, 54% have 19 or fewer. Four-year, on-time graduation rate: 58%.The six-year graduation rate is 68%. Incoming freshmen have an average SAT of 1034 and 49% of them rank in the top 25% of their high school graduating class.

Academic Emphasis: Liberal arts, professional and pre-professional studies

Academic Programs: 30 majors in three Academic Colleges: Arts and Sciences; Health Sciences; and Professional Studies and Social Sciences. In 2007/2008, 53% of graduates received a degree in the health sciences; 20% business fields; 9% in education; 3% in psychology; 2% in social work; 3% in the humanities (English, history and communications); 4% in professional and general studies; and 2% in mathematics and natural sciences. The remaining are distributed between other majors.

Graduate Education: Misericordia offers master's degrees in nursing, education, business and organizational management. The occupational therapy and speech-language pathology programs are five-year, entry-level master's degree programs. A Doctorate in Occupational Therapy was added in 2008. The physical therapy program is a six and one half year program resulting in a bachelor's degree and a Doctorate in Physical Therapy.

Intercollegiate Sports: Misericordia University competes in the NCAA Division III, Middle Atlantic Corporation's Freedom Conference. Women's sports include basketball, soccer, field hockey, volleyball, swimming, softball, cross-country, cheerleading, lacrosse, golf, tennis and track and field. Men's sports include basketball, soccer, swimming, cross-country, baseball, golf, lacrosse, tennis and track and field.

Campus Life: 24 clubs, service organizations and special interest organizations.

Special Organizations: Assistive Technology Research Institute; Diversity Institute; Ethics Institute of Northeast Pennsylvania; Institute of Gerontology (Aging Religious); Institute of Law and Religious Life; Institute of Sacred Scripture.

Special Programs: Alternative Learner's Project (ALP) for college students who learn differently; Center for Service Learning; incorporating community service into academic study; Distance Learning Program, providing college level courses to students in the Northern Tier of Pennsylvania; Fun and Fitness Program, providing a variety of athletic and creative activities for the community at the Anderson Sports-Health Center; Cultural Events, providing a variety of programs usually at no cost to the community.

 

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