Awards
Ranked among the top 20 comprehensive colleges in the North by U.S. News & World Report Best American Colleges Guide for seven years in a row.- Named by The Princeton Review as one of "The Best Northeastern Colleges" in one of five Princeton Review regional guidebooks.
- Included among 16 colleges of distinction by CollegesofDistinction.com.
Second largest of the four-year Mercy colleges in the country.- The Mercyhurst Archaeological Institute (MAI) is the only division-level program of its kind on North America.
Cultural Experiences Abroad (CEA) named Mercyhurst one of the top 10 schools in the mid-Atlantic region for sending students to study abroad through its program.
In 2005, Mercyhurst received the Second Harvest Food Bank annual Bread Box Award for collecting 5,925 pounds of food and raising $4,509. Mercyhurst offers a service-learning program, which requires students to complete a minimum of 10 hours of service, and also offers alternative break service options.