Mercyhurst+College

== == = = =About Mercyhurst College= Mercyhurst College is a fully accredited, four-year, Catholic comprehensive institution, founded in Erie, Pa., by the Sisters of Mercy in 1926. The Erie campus, located on a picturesque hillside crowning the city, offers 50 undergraduate majors with 67 concentrations, as well as unique adult programs and six graduate programs. In addition, it maintains its one- and two-year programs at a campus in scenic North East, just 20 minutes from Erie. Also, in the fall of 2006, Mercyhurst opened its third campus, Mercyhurst West, in neighboring Girard, Pa. ERIE CAMPUS FAST FACTS
 * ENROLLMENT: || 3,226 ||
 * FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES: || 434 ||
 * FULL-TIME FACULTY: || 136 ||
 * CAMPUS: || 74 acres with 80 buildings ||

=2008 Profile of Mercyhurst College Erie Campus= FOUNDED: 1926 TYPE OF COLLEGE: Catholic comprehensive. Founded by the Sisters of Mercy. Coeducational since Feb. 9, 1969. SCHOOL COLORS: Green/White MOTTO: Carpe Diem - Seize the Day ENROLLMENT: 3,226 total (2,913 undergraduates, 313 graduate students) FIRST-YEAR STUDENTS FOR 2008-09: 643 freshmen and 60 transfers for a total of 703 students from 28 states and 14 foreign countries (Bhutan, Canada, Honduras, Ireland, Israel, Jamaica, Kenya, Nepal, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Poland, Thailand, Vietnam and United Kingdom) Average SAT score: 1080 Average ACT score: 23 Average GPA: 3.40 Average class rank: 68th percentile FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES: 434 FACULTY: 136 full-time CAMPUS: 74-acre main campus with 80 buildings in Erie, Pa. ALUMNI: More Than 14,000 ACCREDITATION: Middle States Commission on Higher Education 3624 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19104 Phone: (267) 284-5000 Fax: (215) 662-5501 [|www.msche.org] DEGREES: 50 majors with 67 concentrations UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES: Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Music GRADUATE DEGREES: Master of Science in Special Education, Administration of Justice, Organizational Leadership, Anthropology, Applied Intelligence and Secondary Education: Pedagogy and Practice TWO-YEAR DEGREE PROGRAMS: (Erie) Associate of Science; (Mercyhurst North East-see separate profile) 20 nationally and regionally accredited associate degrees. ADULT PROGRAMS: Comprehensive degrees. Post-baccalaureate certificates. Accelerated degree program. Teacher certification. LIBRARY HOLDINGS: ATHLETICS TEAM NAME: The Lakers SPORTS: Basketball (M/W), Baseball (M), Cross Country (M/W), Golf (M/W), Soccer (M/W), Softball (W), Tennis (M/W), Volleyball (W), Rowing (M/W), Field Hockey (W), Ice Hockey (M/W), Lacrosse (M/W), Football (M), Wrestling (M), Water Polo (M/W) CONFERENCE AFFILIATIONS: NCAA Division II. Division I in men's and women's ice hockey. Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference, Eastern College Athletic Conference (men's and women's rowing), Atlantic Hockey League (men's hockey), College Hockey America (women's hockey), Collegiate Water Polo Association, East Coast Conference (men's lacrosse)
 * 120,670 volumes (books, bound serials)
 * 8,160 AV materials (CDs, videocassettes, DVDs, phonograph records)
 * 358 paper serial subscriptions
 * 26,701 Electronic Journal Subscriptions
 * 526 E-books
 * 101 public workstations
 * Multifunction Copying/Scanning/Printing Services provided
 * Listening and Video Stations provided
 * Individual and Classroom Research Instruction Available
 * Seating for 275
 * Interlibrary loan services for students and faculty
 * Member of Pennsylvania Academic Library Consortium for EZ Borrow