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General Information

Name: Mercy College-Main Campus
Address: 555 Broadway, Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522
Phone:

  • General information: (800) 637-2969
  • Financial aid office: (888) 464-6737
  • Admissions office: (800) 637-2969

Type of Institution: Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above
Religious affiliation: None

Estimated Student Expenses

Undergraduate academic year prices
Detailed expenses2006-072005-062004-05
Tuition and fees$12,770$11,966$11,398
Books and supplies$1,200$1,200$1,200
Living arrangement
On-campus
        Room and board$8,678$8,678$8,755
        Other expenses$1,000$1,000$850
Off-campus
        Room and board$4,400$10,062$8,240
        Other expenses$2,200$2,120$1,600
Off-campus with family
        Other expenses$2,200$4,215$3,900

Total expenses   
On-campus$23,648$22,844$22,203
Off-campus$20,570$25,348$22,438
Off-campus with family$16,170$17,381$16,498

All commuter students are packaged together. In the past students were packaged seperately based on whether they lived with familty.

Financial Aid Recipients

    Percentage of Students Who Receive Aid:
  • Any form of aid: 87%
  • Federal grants: 64%
  • State/local grants: 68%
  • Institutional grants: 66%
  • Student loans: 52%
    Average Amount of Aid Received:
  • Federal grants:$3410
  • State/local grants:$3400
  • Institutional grants:$1810
  • Student loans:$4324

Admissions

Undergraduate application fee (2006-07):$37
Undergraduate Admissions
Fall 2005
TotalMenWomen
Number of applicants2,1107151,395
Percent admitted42.1%43.6%41.3%
Percent admitted who enrolled
Full-time64.9%66.7%63.9%
Part-time3.3%2.2%3.8%

Enrollment

Total enrollment: 9539
Undergraduate enrollment: 5636
First-time student retention: 61%
Overall graduation rate: 20%

Characteristics of undergraduate students

    • Attendance:
    • Full Time: 66%
    • Part Time: 34%
    • Gender:
    • Men: 29%
    • Women: 71%

White non-hispanic: 32%
Black non-hispanic: 30%
Hispanic: 33%
Asian/pacific islander: 3%
American indian/alaska native: 0%
Other: 2%

Degrees offered

    Agriculture, Agriculture Operations and Related Sciences
  • Animal Sciences, General - Bachelor
    Biological and Biomedical Sciences
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General - Bachelor
    Business, Management, Marketing, & Related Support Services
  • Accounting - Associate, Bachelor
  • Banking and Financial Support Services - Associate, Master
  • Business Administration and Management, General - Associate, Bachelor, Master, Certificate
  • Business, Management, Marketing & Related Support Services, Other - Bachelor, Master
  • Finance, General - Master
  • Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General - Master
  • Investments and Securities - Master
  • Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations, General - Master
    Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other - Bachelor
    Communications Technologies/Technicians & Support Services
  • Radio and Television Broadcasting Technology/Technician - Associate
    Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
  • Computer and Information Sciences, General - Bachelor
  • Information Science/Studies - Bachelor
    Education
  • Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services - Master
  • Education, Other - Master
  • Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision - Master
  • Elementary Education and Teaching - Master
  • Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching - Master
  • Reading Teacher Education - Master
  • Secondary Education and Teaching - Master
  • Special Education and Teaching, General - Master
  • Teaching English as Second/Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor - Master
    English Language and Literature/Letters
  • English Language and Literature, General - Bachelor, Master
  • English Literature (British and Commonwealth) - Master
    Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
  • Spanish Language and Literature - Bachelor
    Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences
  • Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist - Bachelor, Master
  • Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other - Bachelor, Master, Certificate
  • Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management - Master
  • Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling - Master
  • Nursing, Other - Bachelor, Master
  • Occupational Therapist Assistant - Associate
  • Occupational Therapy/Therapist - Master
  • Physical Therapist Assistant - Associate
  • Physical Therapy/Therapist - Master
  • Physician Assistant - Master
  • Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician/Veterinary Assistant - Bachelor
    History
  • History, General - Bachelor
    Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies & Humanities
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies - Associate, Bachelor, Certificate
    Mathematics and Statistics
  • Mathematics, General - Bachelor
    Psychology
  • Psychology, General - Bachelor, Master
    Public Administration and Social Service Professions
  • Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other - Associate, Bachelor
  • Social Work - Bachelor
    Security and Protective Services
  • Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration - Bachelor
    Social Sciences
  • Social Sciences, General - Bachelor, Certificate
  • Sociology - Bachelor
    Visual and Performing Arts
  • Commercial and Advertising Art - Bachelor
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other - Bachelor

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