UPMC Mercy School of Nursing

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for UPMC Mercy School of Nursing

UPMC Mercy School of Nursing operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (city: large), with a total reported enrollment of 308 students of which 342 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. UPMC Mercy School of Nursing is categorized as “-2” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 87.9%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $33,159, with published in-state tuition of $16,190 and a Pell grant recipient share of 41.0%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $14,750, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. Four-year completion rate data is unavailable, rising to 50.0% at six years. Graduates earn a median of $68,337 ten years after enrolling, compared with $68,303 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 11800.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 75.4% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.