Pennsylvania students paid $37,170 to attend the four-year private not-for-profit institution this year – $850 more than the $36,320 charged for 2017-18.
Data shows 100 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 581 students received grants or scholarships totaling $15.3 million and 415 students took out student loans totaling more than $3.7 million.
Including all undergraduates (2,685), 2,419 students used grants or scholarships totaling $60.8 million, and 1,648 students took out $11 million in federal student loans.
The cost of attending
| Enrollment | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | Change in tuition and fees 2015-16 to 2018-19 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-state | ~1,208 | $33,314 | $34,580 | $36,320 | $37,170 | 11.6% |
Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at Mercyhurst University in 2015-16.| Type of Aid | Number of students receiving aid | Percent receiving aid | Total amount of aid received | Average amount of aid per student |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal grants | 177 | 30% | $792,618 | $4,478 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 149 | 25% | $525,659 | $3,528 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 581 | 99% | $14,017,320 | $24,126 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 581 | 99% | $15,335,597 | $26,395 |
| Federal student loans | 413 | 70% | $2,285,943 | $5,535 |
| Other student loans | 95 | 16% | $1,376,166 | $14,486 |
| Student loan aid | 415 | 71% | $3,662,109 | $8,824 |
| Total student aid | 588 | 100% | - | - |
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