Gwynedd Mercy University
Private College in Gwynedd Valley, PA. Six-year graduation rate 65%. Median 10-year earnings $67,145.
A decade after enrolling, the median Gwynedd Mercy University student earns $67,145 — comfortably above what the typical bachelor's-granting institution returns. 65% finish within six years — respectable, though a meaningful share still leave without a credential. Graduates carry a median of $25,000 in debt — in line with the national norm.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Admissions
Admission is not the constraint here: 90% of applicants are accepted. With 1,388 applicants, admissions statistics here move a lot on small changes. Only 17% of admitted students enroll — the great majority of admits go elsewhere or nowhere. Read the score bands below as the middle 50% of submitted scores, not a threshold to clear.
Test score bands (middle 50% of submitters)
These bands describe the enrolled first-years who submitted a score, not the entering class. Where most students apply test-optional the submitters are a self-selected, higher-scoring group.
| Test | 25th–75th percentile | Submitted |
|---|---|---|
| SAT Evidence-Based Reading | 530–598 | 50 (100%) |
| SAT Math | 493–588 | |
| ACT Composite | — | 2 (100%) |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
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Completion is middling: 65% finish inside six years. First-year retention is 78% — the single largest point of attrition on this campus. Retention and graduation track closely, so most of the attrition shows up in the first year rather than after it. A 12:1 ratio points to small classes and accessible faculty. This is a private nonprofit four-year college, so read every rate on this page against that peer group specifically.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 1,141 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Average net price after grant aid is $27,960 a year — mid-range for a four-year institution. The income table below is the number that matters — $21,995 at $0–30k versus $32,456 at $110k+. Most students get help: 87% receive grants worth $24,303 on average. 70% of students borrow federally, so debt is the norm rather than the exception.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 184 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $21,995 |
| $30–48k | $20,617 |
| $48–75k | $22,269 |
| $75–110k | $27,992 |
| $110k+ | $32,456 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 799 of these 1,141 students, totalling $6,297,318 — an average of $7,881 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Montgomery County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)