Student Achievement
Learn more about GMercyU student achievement, including information on program and university learning outcomes.
University Assessment Plan (2023-2029) (PDF)
Certification and Licensure Pass Rates for all applicable programs (PDF) - Applicable programs covered in this document include: Education, Nursing, Radiation Therapy, Radiologic Technology, and Respiratory Care. For additional detail on teacher preparation, please refer to the Pennsylvania Department of Education Teacher Preparation Pass Rates website and search under Gwynedd Mercy University.
You also can find additional information regarding GMercyU's Teacher Preparation Program through the Pennsylvania Department of Education website.
Gwynedd Mercy University's Title II Program Report 2021-2022 (PDF)
Many of GMercyU's programs were designed to meet the licensure requirements of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. If you reside in a different state, you should carefully review your home state’s licensure requirements prior to enrolling into a program. For more information, please visit our Program Licensure Requirement page.
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Graduation/Retention Rates |
Rates |
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FIRST-TO-SECOND YEAR RETENTION RATES Retention rates measure the percentage of first-time students who are seeking bachelor's degrees who return to the institution to continue their studies the following fall. (Fall 2021 first-time full-time undergrad Cohort to Fall 2022) |
71% |
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RETENTION RATES FOR FIRST-TIME STUDENTS PURSUING BACHELOR'S DEGREES (Percentage of Students Who Began Their Studies in Fall 2021 and Returned in Fall 2022) |
76% |
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OVERALL GRADUATION RATE AND TRANSFER-OUT RATE The overall graduation rate is also known as the "Student Right to Know" or IPEDS graduation rate. It tracks the progress of students who began their studies as full-time, first-time degree- or certificate-seeking students to see if they complete a degree or other award such as a certificate within 150% of "normal time" for completing the program in which they are enrolled. (Cohort 2016) |
57% |
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BACHELOR'S DEGREE GRADUATION RATES Bachelor’s degree graduation rates measure the percentage of entering students beginning their studies full-time and are planning to get a bachelor’s degree and who complete their degree program within a specified amount of time. (Cohort 2016) |
66% |
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GRADUATION RATES FOR STUDENTS PURSUING BACHELOR'S DEGREES Percentage of Full-time, First-time Students Who Graduated in the Specified Amount of Time (Cohort 2016) |
66% |
| 6-YEAR GRADUATION RATE BY GENDER FOR STUDENTS PURSUING BACHELOR'S DEGREES | |
| Men Graduation Rate (Cohort 2016) | 64% |
| Women Graduation Rate (Cohort 2016) | 67% |
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6-YEAR GRADUATION RATE BY RACE/ETHNICITY FOR STUDENTS PURSUING BACHELOR'S DEGREES Percentage of Full-time, First-time Students Who Began Their Studies in Fall 2016 and Received a Degree or Award Within 150% of "Normal Time" to Completion for Their Program |
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| Race / Ethnicity | Six-Year Graduation Rate |
| Asian (cohort size less than 5) | 33% |
| Black or African American (cohort size equals 5) | 20% |
| Hispanic/Latino (cohort size less than 5) | 67% |
| White | 73% |
| Race / Ethnicity unknown | 66% |
Additional information on GMercyU's graduation rates may be found on the National Center for Education Statistics website.
GMercyU’s Career Development Office surveys recent graduates to gather information about their employment and graduate school attendance rates. Below are the results collected from surveys of recent graduates.
2022-2023 Post-Graduate Survey - University Results (PDF)
2021-2022 Post-Graduate Survey - University Results (PDF)
2020-2021 Post-Graduate Survey - University Results (PDF)
2019-2020 Post-Graduate Survey - University Results (PDF)
2018-2019 Post-Graduate Survey - University Results (PDF)
For more than 15 years, the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) has collected information from first-year and senior students about the characteristics and quality of their undergraduate experience. GMercyU participates in this national survey every four years and uses the findings to positively impact educational practices.
View the full National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) Results, 2022 (PDF)
Continuing at successively higher levels across their college studies, students should prepare for 21st-century challenges by gaining or becoming:
1. Knowledge of Human Cultures and the Physical and Natural World
Through study in the sciences and mathematics, social sciences, humanities, histories, languages, and the arts.
Focused by engagement with big questions, both contemporary and enduring
2. Intellectual and Practical Skills, including
- Inquiry and analysis
- Critical and creative thinking
- Written and oral communication
- Quantitative literacy
- Information literacy
- Teamwork and problem solving
Practices extensively, across the curriculum, in the context of progressively more challenging problems, projects and standards for performance
3. Personal and Social Responsibility, including
- Civic knowledge and engagement—local and global
- Intercultural knowledge and competence
- Ethical reasoning and action
- Foundations and skills for lifelong learning
Anchored through active involvement with diverse communities and real-world challenges
4. Integrative and Applied Learning, including
- Synthesis and advanced accomplishment across general and specialized studies
Demonstrated through the application of knowledge, skills, and responsibilities to new settings and complex problems
5. Immersed in the Critical Concerns of the Sisters of Mercy of the Americas for
- Women – Advocating for the lives/rights of women.
- Earth – Encouraging sustainable practices
- Racism – Urging a dismantling of institutional racism.
- Immigration – Supporting persons who have been displaced.
- Non-violence – Promoting peaceful discourse/discernment/decision-making.