Mercyhurst University curriculum is grounded in the liberal arts.??Why does that matter? ?Consider some of the many differences in student outcomes for attendees of liberal arts institutions versus student attending a regional or research public university:

Small class sizes, low faculty-to-student ratios, and intimate campus communities ensure students persist to graduation. ?Students who attend a private college are more than 50% more likely to graduate college in 4 years (59% vs. 38%). ?Moreover, first-generation students (those whose parents did not attend college) are much more likely to graduate college than their counterparts at public universities (70% vs. 57%). ?On average, students from private colleges graduate 10 months sooner (two semesters) than do students from public universities.