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Mercy College of Ohio

Toledo, Ohio·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Great Lakes·mercycollege.edu
6-yr Graduation
56%
-2.5pp vs peer
Total enrollment
1,096
peer median 757
Avg net price
$17,989
-$2.3k vs peer
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About

Mercy College of Ohio is a private Catholic university in Toledo, Ohio, United States. It was founded as the Mercy School of Nursing in 1918 by the Sisters of Mercy. The name was changed in August 2011 from Mercy College of Northwest Ohio to its current name. Mercy College is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. Mercy College is part of the Mercy Health system and provides healthcare education through in-person and online classes. In September 2018, Mercy College and Bowling Green State University announced the start of a two-to-three-year process under which the college and its degree programs will become part of the university. In 2019 they instead chose to pursue a strategic partnership.

Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

IPEDS
Applied
236
236 candidates competed
Admitted
220
93.2% acceptance rate
Enrolled
102
46.4% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS
Overall completion
56%-2.5pp vs peer
4-year graduation
16%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
56%
Full-time retention
87%

Pell equity

2.7pp gap
Pell recipients
54%7 of 13
Non-Pell (all)
57%17 of 30
Subsidized loan, no Pell
52%11 of 21
No Federal Aid
67%6 of 9

Non-Pell students graduate at a 2.7-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

Of 21 Title IV programs, 5 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 16 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
21
Passing
5
23.8% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

21programs
  • Passing5 · 23.8%
  • No Data16 · 76.2%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
5
No data
16

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

5
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+80.5%
$62,824 vs $34,808
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+89.7%
$66,015 vs $34,808
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+117.3%
$75,648 vs $34,808
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+119.8%
$76,510 vs $34,808
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences General
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+131.0%
$80,420 vs $34,808

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

6
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
38%
$25,000 debt · $66,015 earn
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences General
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
32%
$25,423 debt · $80,420 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
31%
$23,333 debt · $75,648 earn
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
29%
$18,500 debt · $62,824 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
26%
$20,000 debt · $76,510 earn
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
22%
$11,655 debt · $52,301 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1995Next review Aug 2030

Programmatic accreditations · 5

Action history · 9

  1. Apr 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
  2. Mar 2025Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
  3. Apr 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the graduate degree levels
  4. Jan 2022Renewal of Accreditation
    Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology · Radiologic Technology (RAD) - Programs for radiographers
  5. Mar 2020Renewal of Accreditation
    Higher Learning Commission

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$19,867
$30–48k$13,037
$48–75k$11,567
$75–110k$21,291
$110k+$19,735

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$17,989
-$2,308vs peer median $20,297
Federal loans
44.1%
In-state tuition
$19,470
Out-of-state
$19,470

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 508 students received $1.9M in Pell grants, alongside $9.3M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
508
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$1.9M
$1,932,695 total
Direct Loans
$9.3M
1,421 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
’20
1k
’21
0k
’22
0k
’23
1k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$2.0M
601 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$3.3M
635 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$1.7M
104 loan awards
Parent PLUS$319K
23 loan awards
Grad PLUS$2.1M
58 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 559 borrowers who entered repayment, 3 (0.5%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
0.5%
-1.8pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
559
Defaulted
3
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
5.6%
2017
4.0%
2018
2.5%
2019
0.5%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Mercy College of Ohio

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs18
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

294 total completions
01Health Professions
29098.6%
02Biological Sciences
41.4%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS
Fall total
1,096
12-mo unduplicated
1,530
Undergraduate
1,353
Graduate
177

Gender split

Men
14%214
Women
86%1,316

Race / ethnicity composition

White
67.6%
Black
17.3%
Hispanic
9.8%
Two or more
3.7%
Asian
1.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.1%
Unknown
0.1%

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 1,150 students

3-year trend

0.762 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
1
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

    VAWA offenses

    0
    Domestic violence
    0
    Dating violence
    0
    Stalking
    0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

    Hate crimes by bias

    No hate crimes reported.

    Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

    CategoryArrestsReferrals
    Weapons00
    Drugs00
    Liquor00

    Residence-hall fires

    No residence-hall fires reported.

    Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

    Student-faculty ratio

    Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

    IPEDS
    Student-to-faculty
    5.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    60

    Mercy College of Ohio vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Mercy College of Ohio selected for federal comparison reporting.

    IPEDS
    GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
    This institutionPeer median

    A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

    Carnegie
    SubjectMercy College of Ohio
    		56%—1,096$17,989—
    Bryan College of Health Sciences
    		63%67.4%765$26,919—
    College of Saint Mary
    		61%44.7%786$16,590Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
    Good Samaritan College of Nursing and Health Science
    		—45.7%690$19,622—
    Kettering College
    		63%76.5%757$21,650—
    Methodist College
    		20%38.9%267$41,787—
    Trinity College of Florida
    		0%91.9%152$20,297Baccalaureate
    Peer group median59%56.6%757$20,297

    Institutions like Mercy College of Ohio

    Explore the federal data for institutions in Mercy College of Ohio's comparison group.

    IPEDS

    Mercy College of Ohio Institutional Research office

    The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

    Office
    Office of Institutional Research
    Email
    IR [at] mercycollege.edu
    Phone
    419-251-8683
    Address
    2221 Madison Avenue, Toledo, Ohio 43604

    The Office of Institutional Research supports the educational mission of Mercy College of Ohio while providing data for government reporting and collecting, analyzing, and converting data to support planning and informed decision-making.

    Visit IR office page
    Team
    1 member
    • Robbie Loucks, MA
      Institutional Research Analyst

    Reports & documents (2)

    Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.

    Frequently asked questions about Mercy College of Ohio

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Mercy College of Ohio.

    What is the graduation rate at Mercy College of Ohio?

    Mercy College of Ohio reports a 6-year graduation rate of 56% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Mercy College of Ohio?

    Mercy College of Ohio reports a total enrollment of 1,096 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Mercy College of Ohio?

    The average net price at Mercy College of Ohio is $17,989 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    What is the yield rate at Mercy College of Ohio?

    Mercy College of Ohio's yield rate is 46.4%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

    Where is Mercy College of Ohio located?

    Mercy College of Ohio is located in Toledo, Ohio 43604-1132.

    Who runs Institutional Research at Mercy College of Ohio?

    Mercy College of Ohio's IR work is done by the Office of Institutional Research.

    About the data on this page

    Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

    IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
    Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
    National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
    College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
    Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
    U.S. Department of Education
    FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
    Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
    U.S. Department of Education
    DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
    Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
    Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
    Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
    Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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