Mercy University
75%
Acceptance rate
$23,550
Tuition/yr
6,500
Enrollment
16:1
Student:Faculty
About Mercy University
Private Catholic university in New York. Strong nursing, business, and education programs.
Mercy University is a private, nonprofit university founded in 1950, with its main 66-acre campus in Dobbs Ferry, New York, and additional campuses in Manhattan and the Bronx. It enrolls approximately 8,991 students from 40+ states and over 50 countries, and holds regional accreditation from the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. The university is formally designated as a Hispanic-Serving Institution and was the first private college in the United States to receive the Seal of Excelencia for intentional service to Latino students, recertified in 2025.
Mercy organizes its academic offerings across six schools, Business, Education, Health and Natural Sciences, Liberal Arts, Nursing, and Social and Behavioral Sciences, with more than 100 degree and certificate programs available on campus and online. The School of Nursing earned recognition as a 2025 National League for Nursing (NLN) Center of Excellence, and its nursing programs are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE). The social work program holds accreditation from the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE). U.S. News ranked Mercy No. 116 among Regional Universities North and No. 28 for Social Mobility in its 2026 edition.
The Dobbs Ferry main campus sits in Westchester County, roughly 30 miles north of Midtown Manhattan, giving students access to New York City's healthcare, finance, and media industries while studying in a quieter suburban setting. The student-to-faculty ratio is approximately 15–16 to 1, and around 70 percent of enrolled undergraduates are women. Mercy emphasizes access and affordability, with 71 percent of undergraduates receiving grants or scholarships.
World University Rankings
Campus & Location
NY
Suburban
Optional Practical Training (OPT)
All graduates qualify for 12-month OPT. STEM-designated programs (CS, Engineering, Data Science, Mathematics, Sciences) qualify for 24-month STEM OPT extension — 36 months total work authorisation.
For Nepali students
- Mercy's nursing and health sciences programs are among its strongest, with CCNE-accredited BSN and MSN tracks and clinical placements at major New York City and Westchester County hospitals, fields where Nepali students have historically found strong U.S. employment pathways and OPT/STEM OPT eligibility in select science-based tracks.
- Annual undergraduate tuition is approximately USD 23,550 (2026–2027), which is below the average for private universities in the New York metro area; 71 percent of undergraduates receive institutional grants, and Mercy does admit international students, making it a mid-cost option for Nepalese families compared to flagship research universities.
- Graduates are eligible for the standard 12-month Optional Practical Training (OPT) period after completing a U.S. degree, with STEM OPT extensions available for qualifying programs, providing up to three years of post-study work authorization in the United States.
- With students from more than 50 countries and campuses in the Bronx and Manhattan, areas with sizable South Asian communities, Nepali students are likely to find cultural familiarity and access to diaspora networks while benefiting from proximity to one of the world's largest job markets.
Admission requirements — Nepali equivalents
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