mercyhurst is regularly ranked about the top regional universities in the north
mercyhurst also appears on the u.s. news list of “best value” schools, and is recognized for the proportion of international students it enrolls
college of distinction
mercyhurst university is the first university in erie county to earn a college of distinction, and the first and only catholic college of distinction in the region
military order of the purple heart
in 2018, mercyhurst was the second university in pennsylvania to be recognized as a purple heart university for its services to veterans and their families