Misericordia University Campus Life
Campus life
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Campus at a glance
Large suburb
Inside an urbanized area but outside a principal city.
- City
- Suburb (this campus)
- Town
- Rural
1,672 students
Near the national median
National median 1,603 students
Undergraduates with Pell Grants
- Receive a Pell Grant
- 34.2%
- TypePrivate nonprofit
- ClassDoctoral/professional university
- CalendarSemester
- AthleticsNCAA Division III
Nearby college towns
- Wilkes-Barre8.1 mi
- Nanticoke10.5 mi
- Scranton16.7 mi
Verified data from IPEDS and the College Scorecard. Distances are straight-line miles.
Race/ethnicity
Source: U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
Among undergraduates at Misericordia University, the largest reported group is White (80.1%), followed by Hispanic (8.4%).
| Group | Undergraduates | Full-time instructional staff |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.1% | 0% |
| Asian | 0.8% | 5.6% |
| Black | 4.9% | 0.8% |
| Hispanic | 8.4% | 0% |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0.1% | 0% |
| White | 80.1% | 88.8% |
| Two or more races | 2.2% | 1.6% |
| Non-resident | 0.5% | 0% |
| Unknown | 2.9% | 3.2% |
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- 70.9%Misericordia University admitted 1,946 of 2,184 applicants.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- 18.5%of admitted students chose to enroll (the yield rate): 360 of 1,946.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- $40,348average net price after grants for aided students, against $43,000 published tuition.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
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