College · Private nonprofit · Gwynedd Valley, PA · Suburb
Gwynedd Mercy University
Gwynedd Valley, PA
Religious affiliation
Admit rate90%
6-yr median pay$66k
Net price / yr$27k
Undergrad size1,067
§ I · The real read
What it's actually like.
The bet
Net price of $27k/yr for a shot at a $66k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.
Getting in
Admit rate of 90% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1090.
If you get in
1,067 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.
Where you live
Suburban — a short drive to the nearest city, greener but still connected.
§ II · Cost & aid
Sticker vs. real.
Sticker cost of attendance is $56k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $27k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.
Sticker · 4 yrs$223k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$110k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$113k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.7x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.
Where the money goes · annual sticker.
- Tuition · in-state
- $40.1k
- Room & board
- $14.0k
- Books & supplies
- $1,500
How students pay for it.
Pell grants25%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans55%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$25k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $9k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes
Do people finish? Do they land?
1-yr retention78%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr57%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$66k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$67k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out0%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity
Setting, size, and who this school is.
- Setting
- Suburb
- Control
- Private nonprofit
- Undergrad size
- 1,067
- Location
- Gwynedd Valley, PA
- Region
- Mid East (DE, DC, MD, NJ, NY, PA)
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral/Professional Universities
- Size & setting
- Four-year · small · primarily residential
- Undergrad program
- Four-year · full-time, inclusive, higher transfer-in
- Accreditor
- Middle States Commission on Higher Education
Identity
Religious affiliation
§ · Who studies here
The student body at a glance.
- White63%
- Black16%
- Hispanic6%
- Unknown6%
- Asian5%
- Two or more races3%
First-gen students44%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time7%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Veterans1%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$42k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 26
What you can study.