Academics Mercy College (New York)

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1.1 schools
1.2 reputation , rankings
1.3 admissions
1.4 demographics
1.5 accreditation
1.6 research

1.6.1 libraries

academics
schools

mercy college has 5 schools:

school of business
school of education
school of health & natural sciences
school of liberal arts
school of social & behavioral sciences

mercy college offers more 90 undergraduate , graduate degree , certificate programs, including more 2 dozen can completed online. faculty comprises 210 full-time professors significant majority holding highest degree in respective fields, fulbright scholars, published , national best-selling authors, , experts.

mercy college runs personalized achievement contract (pact) program, mentoring program aims maximize students’ success through comprehensive collaboration between students , professional mentors, , address national agenda raise number of college graduates in america. pact students provided professional mentors facilitate integrated support academic, career, , personal growth. together, student , mentor create customized plan. mercy offers honors program high achieving students.

reputation , rankings

mercy college has been recognized providing 1 of top online learning programs u.s. news & world report.


mercy college tied sixth place on list best “campus ethnic diversity” in northern region u.s. news & world report in 2017.


barron s ranks mercy college best buy , “competitive” in college education.


affordablecollegesonline.org rates mercy college among top 15% of new york colleges , universities in return on investment (roi).


mercy college featured on washington monthly’s 2015 best bang buck rankings.


mercy college s mba program has been listed in princeton reviews best 296 business schools.


mercy college among universities , colleges nationwide named best buy in fiske guide colleges 2016.


according data new york times, mercy college ranked among selective private colleges yielding greatest overall social mobility; data reflects share of students came lower-income families , ended in higher-income families after completing education.

admissions

peterson s classed mercy college s admissions process moderately difficult . undergraduate acceptance rate 66% in fall 2015. average high school gpa of incoming freshmen 84.75/100 (3.4/4.0) in fall 2015.

demographics

as of 2014, undergraduate population includes 7,157 full-time , 2,942 part-time students 31 percent of freshmen , 12 percent of full-time undergraduates residing in campus-affiliated housing. while majority of students new york residents, students represent 43 states , 54 countries. mercy college offers small class sizes average student/faculty ratio of 20:1. 88% of students commuters; 12% live in campus housing. mercy college has 71% female students , 29% male students.

accreditation

all campuses of mercy college accredited middle states commission on higher education. among others, mercy college holds professional accreditations with:

accreditation council occupational therapy education
accreditation review commission physician assistant
accreditation council business schools & programs
american association paralegal education
american association of colleges of nursing mercy college
american physical therapy association
american speech, language , hearing association
american veterinary medical association
commission on accreditation in physical therapy education
commission on collegiate nursing education
council on social work education
regents accreditation of teacher education (in candidacy ncate accreditation, late 2013)

research

some highlights of research @ mercy college include:

in “race top” competition, school of education received largest grant in new york state education of next generation math teachers.
the bronx parent center innovative program empowering parents support children’s education through workshops, resources , leadership development. center serves training ground school of education students engage parents in educational decision-making, research base faculty investigate best practices in parent engagement.
the veterinary technology program 4-year program of kind in tri-state area , graduates have achieved 100% pass rate on national boards more 18 years (the national average 70%).
the state-of-the-art roy disney studio animation studies exposes students of influential names in animation , design.
thomas culhane, faculty member, named national geographic emerging explorer of year in 2009.
students, faculty , community further enriched number of centers including center global engagement, cybersecurity education center, speech , hearing center, , centers of excellence within business school including strategic consulting institute, center entrepreneurship, center business communication, center international business, women’s leadership institute , lifepath coaching institute.
in 2017, mercy college received multi-million dollar grant national science foundation.
a mercy college professor , 2 alumni honored @ 2017 transform awards north america. gala awards excellence in re-branding , celebrates best brand projects around world. new york city design firm 8 point studio (8pts) won gold award in category of best use of visual property. jen roos founder , creative director @ 8pts, , mercy associate professor in computer arts , design. on 8pts team mercy alumni anita mosquera , chris guerrero.

libraries

mercy college houses 4 university libraries. branch libraries present on of mercy college s sites. main flagship library on dobbs ferry campus. library @ mercy college s yorktown site has been designated federal depository government publications.