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Causes: Education, Undergraduate Colleges
Mission: Consistent with its catholic identity and mercy heritage, mercyhurst university educates women and men in a culture where faith and reason flourish together, where the beauty and power of the liberal arts combine with an appreciation for the dignity of work and a commitment to serving others. Confident in the strength of its student-faculty bonds, the university community is inspired by the image of students whose choices, in life and work, will enable them to realize the human and spiritual values embedded in everyday realities and to exercise leadership in service toward a just world.
Programs: At the fall census date during the 2016-17 academic year there were 3665 students enrolled in undergraduate, graduate, and associate degree programs at the main campus in erie (2839) and at north east and other satellites (826). The student population was comprised of 2974 full-time and 363 part-time undergraduate students along with 197 full-time and 131 part-time graduate students. There were 179 full-time and 78 part-time faculty. During the academic year, 889 total degrees were conferred in the following categories; baccalaureate 550, associate 146, masters 120, post-baccalaureate 2, ug certificate 44 and grad certificates 27. The university offered 8 graduate programs, 68 undergraduate majors with 50 minors and 54 concentrations on the main campus, 21 associate degree programs on the north east campus and 4 associate degree programs at the university's two educational learning centers. Additionally, there were 11 undergraduate certificate programs, 9 advanced certificate programs and 12 graduate certificate programs.
auxiliary services includes student housing, foodservice, the university bookstore and the university's conference center on the main and north east campuses. The total student population in university housing was 1,783 on the main campus and 180 on the north east campus for the 2016-17 fiscal year. 1,652 students had paid meal plans while many other students and employees dine in university facilities on a pay-as-you-go basis. The university maintains a bookstore on the main campus as well as the north east campus. The university has conference center facilities at both campuses and regularly hosts outside groups and organizations.
mercyhurst university has 602 student-athletes making up 24 athletic teams, 12 women and 12 men, competing at both the ncaa division i (men's and women's hockey) and division ii levels. These teams are members of six different athletic conferences, with the preponderance of sports being affiliated with the pennsylvania state athletic conference. The athletic department is also supported by athletic administration, athletic training, the recreational training facility and the department of sports information. The athletic department is comprised of 12 full-time head coaches and 12 part-time head coaches along with 11 full-time and 36 part-time assistant coaches. Athletic administration and support includes another 78 full- and part-time and 39 student employees. The department also utilizes over 40 volunteers. The north east campus sponsors another 9 sports teams, 5 men and 4 women, and are members of the national junior college athletic association. North east athletics includes another 171 student athletes along with 9 full-time coaches and 13 part-time coaches/graduate assistants, 2 full-time administrative personnel and 2 volunteers.
all other program related activities.