by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Misericordia University was awarded 1 badge in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is health sciences & services.
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According to College Factual's 2025 analysis, Misericordia University is ranked #882 out of 2,152 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Misericordia University held the #1,454 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Out of the 103 colleges in Pennsylvania, Misericordia University is ranked at #51.
With an acceptance rate of 89%, Misericordia University has a fairly liberal admissions policy. However, don't just assume you'll get in! Put together a good application and make sure you include all requested documents and materials.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to measure the number of teaching resources that a college or university offers its students. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1, but at Misericordia University it is much better at 9 to 1. That's good news for students who want to interact more on a personal level with their teachers.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Misericordia University is 100%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 80% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Misericordia University enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At Misericordia University the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 67%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Misericordia University.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,845 undergraduates at Misericordia University with 1,473 being full-time and 372 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $30,327 | $28,770 | $29,535 | $29,643 | $30,383 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Misericordia University, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Misericordia University, approximately 78% of students took out student loans averaging $10,614 a year. That adds up to $42,456 over four years for those students.
See which majors at Misericordia University make the most money.
Get more details about the location of Misericordia University.
Contact details for Misericordia University are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 301 Lake St, Dallas, PA 18612-1098 |
| Phone: | 570-674-6400 |
| Website: | www.misericordia.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing | 138 | $78,428 |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 117 | NA |
| Health Sciences & Services | 97 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 87 | $41,076 |
| Allied Health Professions | 55 | $65,521 |
| Communication Sciences | 39 | NA |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 22 | $53,479 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 21 | $42,793 |
| Political Science & Government | 16 | $37,560 |
| General Psychology | 14 | NA |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2022-2023, 1,115 students took at least one online class at Misericordia University. This is a decrease from the 1,137 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 1,115 | 268 |
| 2021-2022 | 1,137 | 120 |
| 2020-2021 | 1,271 | 253 |
| 2018-2019 | 963 | 407 |
Learn more about online learning at Misericordia University.
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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