Academics at Mercy College - Majors, Faculty & More

Wondering what academic life at Mercy College will be like? In addition to the degrees and majors, as well as the faculty composition at Mercy College this section includes detailed information on freshman retention rates, reasons students did not graduate, and an analysis of full-time and tenured faculty vs. adjunct teaching staff.

All About Academics

What's the point of going to college without academics? Find out more about the faculty and staff, what majors and fields of study are offered at this college, and information on online classes if offered. Here are some of the things you'll learn in this section.

The student to faculty (instructor) ratio.
The Majors offered at this college.
What online and distance learning options are available.

Faculty Resources

The total number of instructional staff teaching the 6,611 undergraduate students at Mercy College is 809 . When this is adjusted to account for those with part-time status, the result is the "full-time equivalent" (FTE) count. Using the FTE count for students and staff results in a "student to instructor" ratio of 17 to 1 which makes Mercy College worse than the typical college regarding instructional attention.

For every instructor (FTE) at Mercy College , there are 17 undergraduate students (FTE). This ratio is worse than the typical college concerning instructional attention.

A slim percentage of the instructors (25.0% ) are full-time.

The vast majority of instructors (100.0% ) are "faculty" rather than "lecturers".

	A slim percentage of the faculty (25.0% ) are full-time.
	The vast majority of the faculty (89.0% ) are adjuncts (not in the tenure system).

Learn how the faculty structure at Mercy College compares to the national average

Most Popular Majors Students Sign Up For

Mercy College offers 33 distinct undergraduate degrees, concentrated into 31 majors within 18 broad fields of study. Across all fields of study, Mercy College awarded 1,649 undergraduate degrees in 2019 - 2020 .

Most Popular Majors	Associates Graduations	Bachelors Graduations	All Graduations
Nursing	0	343	343
Business Administration & Management	0	235	235
General Social Sciences	0	190	190
General Psychology	0	150	150
Liberal Arts General Studies	20	119	139

Find out what Mercy College's top fields of study and majors are

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