Awards & Accreditations
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Distinctions
Mercy University has emerged as a leader in higher education. Mercy consistently ranks as a top school—in the nation and New York State—for affordability, online excellence, and the quality of student and academic programs. The University is nationally recognized for providing innovative programs that help students achieve success.
Hear from our students and learn what makes Mercy different.
Student Leaders in Community ServiceThe White House has distinguished Mercy as a national leader in community service and named Mercy to the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll by the Corporation for National and Community Service. Mercy is committed to developing engaged citizens and instilling the values contained in the Mercy University seal, “Inserviendo Consumere” (consumed in service). |
Best of Westchester
Recognized by Westchester Magazine as the Best College 2019, 2020 and 2022.
2024 U.S. News and World Report
Top performer on social mobility.
Military Advanced Education & Transition 2018 Guide to Top Colleges & Universities. Ranked a “Top School” for Veteran Education and Support Services
Hispanic Outlook
Recognized in the top 100 for "Total Master's Degree Schools for Hispanics"
Washington Monthly
Ranked as a 2018 "Best Bang for the Buck" College in the Northeast.
Standard and Poor's
Reaffirmed Mercy's 'A' rating with a stable outlook in December 2023.
Accreditations, Memberships & Honor Societies
Accreditation is a process of peer review that constitutes the basis for assuring quality within an educational community. It is intended to engage the institution in self-assessment and self-regulation with the goal of strengthening and sustaining both quality and integrity. It ensures that an institution and its educational programs are worthy of public confidence.
Accreditation of programs and of institutions is an expression of that confidence by professional organizations that articulate standards of excellence. These standards ensure that the institution has a clear and relevant mission that guides its performance and effectiveness with a focus on student learning.
Mercy University is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, 1007 North Orange Street, 4th Floor, MB #166, Wilmington, DE 19801 www.msche.org. The MSCHE is an institutional accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA).
MSCHE Accreditation Phase: Accredited
MSCHE Accreditation Status: Accreditation Reaffirmed 2024
- Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA)
- Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA)
- Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) and the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA)
- Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE) of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA)
- Commission on Accreditation (COA) of the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE)
- Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN)
- Committee on Veterinary Technician Education and Activities (CVTEA) of the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA)
- Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP)
- Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (CAA) of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)
- Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE)
- National Accreditation Agency for Clinical Laboratory Science (NAACLS)
- National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE)
- American Association for Paralegal Education (AAfPE)
- American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education(AACTE)
- American Association of Collegiate Registrars & Admissions Officers (AACRAO)
- American Association of University Professors (AAUP)
- American College Health Association (ACHA)
- American Council on Education (ACE)
- American Library Association (ALA)
- Assessment Network of New York (ANNY)
- Association for Institutional Research (AIR)
- Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U)
- Association of Governing Boards of Colleges & Universities (AGB)
- Association on Higher Education and Disability (AHEAD)
- Association of International Education Administrators (AIEA)
- Association of International Educators (NAFSA)
- Campus Compact of New York and Pennsylvania (CCNYPA)
- College of University Professionals Association (CUPA)
- College Entrance Examination Board (CEEB)
- Commission on Independent Colleges and Universities of the State of New York (CICU)
- Consortium for Student Retention Data Exchange (CSRDE)
- Council for the Advancement & Support of Education (CASE)
- Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA)
- Council of Colleges of Arts and Sciences (CCAS)
- Council of Independent Colleges (CIC)
- Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR)
- East Coast Conference (ECC)
- EDUCAUSE
- Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU)
- Institute for International Education Network (IIE)
- Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE)
- National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC)
- National Association for Campus Activities (NACA)
- National Association of College Admission Counseling (NACAC)
- National Collegiate Honors Council (NCHC)
- National Association of College & University Business Officers (NACUBO)
- National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE)
- National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA)
- National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)
- National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity (nc-sara)
- National Research Center for College & University Admissions (NRCCUA)
- New York State Disability Services Council (NYSDSC)
- North East Association of Institutional Research (NEAIR)
- Northeast-10 Conference (NE10)
- One to World
- Scholars-At-Risk Network (SAR)
- Society of College and University Planners (SCUP)
- United Nations Academic Impact (UNAI)
- Westchester Academic Library Directors Organization (WALDO)
- Yes We Must Coalition
National Honor Societies
- Alpha Eta (Allied Health Professions)
- Alpha Phi Sigma (Criminal Justice)
- Beta Beta Beta (Biology)
- Delta Mu Delta (Business)
- Lambda Epsilon Chi (Paralegal Studies)
- Phi Alpha (Social Work)
- Phi Alpha Theta (History)
- Phi Delta Kappa (Education)
- Phi Sigma Iota (Foreign Languages)
- Pi Gamma Mu (Social Science)
- Pi Mu Epsilon (Mathematics)
- Psi Chi (Psychology)
- Sigma Iota Rho (International Studies)
- Sigma Tau Delta (English)
- Sigma Theta Tau (Nursing)