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{{Short description|Private university in Dobbs Ferry, New York, US}}
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{{Infobox university
 | name                   = Mercy University
 | image                  = Mercy university seal.png
 | image_size             = 150
 | established            = {{start date and age|1950}}
 | founder                = [[Sisters of Mercy]]
 | type                   = [[Private university|Private]] [[research university]]
 | former_name            = Mercy College
 | motto                  = {{langx|la|Inserviendo consumere}}
 | mottoeng               = To be consumed in service{{sfn|Martone|Perrota|2013|page=[https://books.google.com/books?id=bK12CQAAQBAJ&pg=PT9 9]}}
 | religious_affiliation  = [[Nonsectarian]], historic ties with the [[Sisters of Mercy]]
 | endowment              = $337&nbsp;million (2024)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://edge.sitecorecloud.io/nacubo1-nacubo-prd-dc8b/media/Nacubo/Documents/EndowmentFiles/2024-NCSE-Endowment-Market-Values-for-US-and-Canadian-Institutions-FINAL-Feb-12-2025.xlsx |title=U.S. and Canadian 2024 NCSE Participating Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2024 Endowment Market Value, Change in Market Value from FY23 to FY24, and FY24 Endowment Market Values Per Full-time Equivalent Student |date=February 12, 2025 |publisher=National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO) |access-date=February 12, 2025 |format=XLSX |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250212074654/https://edge.sitecorecloud.io/nacubo1-nacubo-prd-dc8b/media/Nacubo/Documents/EndowmentFiles/2024-NCSE-Endowment-Market-Values-for-US-and-Canadian-Institutions-FINAL-Feb-12-2025.xlsx |archive-date=February 12, 2025 |url-status=live }}</ref>
 | president              = [[Susan L. Parish]]
 | provost                = Kristin Curry Greenwood
 | city                   = [[Dobbs Ferry, New York|Dobbs Ferry]]
 | state                  = New York
 | country                = United States
 | students               = 8,774 (fall 2023)<ref name="auto2">{{cite web | url=https://www.mercy.edu/about | title=About Mercy &#124; Mercy University }}</ref>
 | undergrad              = 6,482 (fall 2023)
 | postgrad               = 2,292 (fall 2023)
 | campus                 = Suburban, {{convert|66|acre|km2}} (Dobbs Ferry campus)<ref name="mercy.edu1">{{cite web|url=https://www.mercy.edu/about-mercy/fast-facts|title=Fast Facts – About Mercy|website=Mercy.edu|access-date=May 4, 2017}}</ref>
 | faculty                = 227 full-time, 667 part-time (2023)
 | colors                 = Blue and White<ref name="mercy.edu1"/><br />&nbsp;
 | sports_nickname        = [[Mercy Mavericks|Mavericks]]<ref name="newnickname">{{cite news|title=MERCY COLLEGE ATHLETICS SELECTS "MAVERICKS" AS ITS NEW NICKNAME|url=http://www.mercyathletics.com/news/2006-07/general051507a|website=Mercyathletics.com|date=May 15, 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303212234/http://www.mercyathletics.com/news/2006-07/general051507a|archive-date=March 3, 2016}}</ref>
 | free_label             = Newspaper
 | free                   = ''The Impact''
 | mascot                 = Maverick or Mav
 | athletics_affiliations = [[NCAA Division II]] – [[East Coast Conference|ECC]]<ref>{{cite web|title=NCAA – Schools – Mercy College|url=http://www.ncaa.com/schools/mercy|publisher=[[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA.com]]}}</ref>
 | academic_affiliations  = [[National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities|NAICU]]<br />[[Council of Independent Colleges|CIC]]
 | logo                   = Mercy university ny logo.png
 | logo_size              = 200
 | accreditation          = [[Middle States Commission on Higher Education|MSCHE]]
 | website                = {{URL|https://www.mercy.edu/|mercy.edu}}
}}

'''Mercy University'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Welcome to Mercy University |url=https://www.mercy.edu/about/welcome-mercy-university |access-date=2023-08-23 |website=Mercy University |language=en}}</ref> ('''Mercy NY'''), previously known as '''Mercy College''', is a private [[research university]] with a main campus in [[Dobbs Ferry, New York]], and additional locations in [[Manhattan]] and the [[The Bronx|Bronx]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Campus Locations |url=https://www.mercy.edu/campus-locations |access-date=2023-08-21 |website=Mercy College |language=en}}</ref> It is a federally designated [[minority-serving institution]] and the largest private [[Hispanic-Serving Institution]] in the [[New York (state)|state of New York]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hispanic-Serving Institution |url=https://www.mercy.edu/about/hispanic-serving-institution |access-date=2023-08-24 |website=Mercy University |language=en}}</ref> The university was historically affiliated with the [[Catholic Church]], but has been independent and non-sectarian since the early 1970s, though it retains its historical affiliation with the [[Sisters of Mercy]].<ref>{{Cite press release|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/mercy-university-and-medical-sales-college-forge-partnership-to-launch-groundbreaking-medical-device-sales-program-302092351.html|title=MERCY UNIVERSITY AND MEDICAL SALES COLLEGE FORGE PARTNERSHIP TO LAUNCH GROUNDBREAKING MEDICAL DEVICE SALES PROGRAM|first=Medical Sales|last=College|website=www.prnewswire.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Our History |url=https://www.mercy.edu/about/our-history |access-date=2023-07-21 |website=Mercy College |language=en}}</ref> 

The university has six schools and offers more than 100 undergraduate and graduate degree and certificate programs, on campus and online.<ref>{{cite web |title=Academics |url=https://www.mercy.edu/academics |access-date=August 21, 2023 |website=Mercy.edu}}</ref> Mercy University's 2025 [[Carnegie Classification]] has been designated as a ''Professions-focused Undergraduate/Graduate-Doctorate Medium.''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://carnegieclassifications.acenet.edu/institution/mercy-university/|title=Mercy University|website=Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education®}}</ref> Enrollment at Mercy University includes more than 8,500 undergraduate and graduate students representing 40 states and 51 countries throughout Asia, Europe and Latin America.<ref name="auto2"/>

== History ==
The college was founded in 1950 by the [[Sisters of Mercy]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mercyathletics.com/news/2017/11/13/mercy-college-to-host-third-round-and-quarterfinals-of-2017-ncaa-division-ii-womens-soccer-championship-on-friday-and-sunday.aspx|title=Mercy College to Host Third Round and Quarterfinals of 2017 NCAA Division II Women's Soccer Championship on Friday and Sunday|website=Mercyathletics.com|date=November 13, 2017 |access-date=November 19, 2017}}</ref>  Mercy became a four-year institution offering programs leading to the baccalaureate degree in 1961. Mercy first received accreditation from the Middle States Commission on Higher Education by the end of that decade. Over the next half-decade, Mercy became independent, non-sectarian, and co-educational; it also doubled the size of the existing physical plant.

In 2011, Mercy College absorbed the buildings and facilities of [[Our Lady of Victory Academy]]. The purchase and redevelopment of Victory Hall in 2013 allowed Mercy to increase classroom space, particularly for experiential learning in Business, Health Sciences, Music Production and Recording Arts, and Design and Animation. In 2016, Mercy College opened a new $32 million, 100,000-square-foot residence hall, a 5,000-square-foot fitness center and a [[Starbucks]] Cafe and convenience store on its [[Dobbs Ferry, New York|Dobbs Ferry]] campus.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://westfaironline.com/economic-development/mercy-college-opens-new-dorm-for-more-residential-campus/|title=Mercy College opens new dorm for more residential campus|first=Evan|last=Fallor|date=January 5, 2016}}</ref> Mercy College expanded and renovated its Manhattan campus in 2019.<ref name="auto7">{{Cite web |title=Mercy College Unveils New Manhattan Campus in the Heart of Herald Square |url=https://www.mercy.edu/news-events/news/mercy-college-unveils-new-manhattan-campus-heart-herald-square |access-date=2023-08-24 |website=Mercy University |language=en}}</ref> Also in 2019, Mercy College absorbed the [[College of New Rochelle]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bxtimes.com/mercy-finalizes-deal-to-absorb-college-of-new-rochelle/|title=Mercy finalizes deal to absorb College of New Rochelle – Bronx Times|first=Alex|last=Mitchell|date=March 17, 2019|website=bxtimes.com}}</ref> In 2023, Mercy College launched its sixth school, the School of Nursing, and became Mercy University to reflect the breadth of its programs across a wide variety of disciplines at the undergraduate and graduate levels and its evolution to a [[research university]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bxtimes.com/mercy-college-university/|title=Mercy College gets university accreditation, title change – Bronx Times|first=Camille|last=Botello|date=August 24, 2023|website=bxtimes.com}}</ref> In 2024, Mercy University completed $4.25 million worth of campus improvements in Dobbs Ferry, New York, including the construction of a 4,100 square-foot permanent open-aired pavilion in The Grove area of the Dobbs Ferry main campus.<ref name="auto6">{{Cite web|url=https://www.rivertownsenterprise.net/dobbs_ferry/new-name-ushers-in-new-era-for-mercy-u/article_063df7da-4442-11ee-80de-df5d8ec7ee06.html|title=New name ushers in new era for Mercy U.|first=Kris|last=DiLorenzo|date=August 25, 2023|website=The Rivertowns Enterprise}}</ref> Also in 2024, Mercy University started enhancing its athletic fields on the Dobbs Ferry campus.<ref name="auto8">{{Cite web|url=http://westchester.news12.com/mercy-university-to-enhance-athletic-fields-in-dobbs-ferry-campus|title=Mercy University to enhance athletic fields in Dobbs Ferry campus|website=News 12 - Westchester}}</ref>

==Campuses==
===Dobbs Ferry main campus=== 
[[File:Mercy College- Dobbs Ferry Campus.jpg|thumb|Mercy University Dobbs Ferry campus]]
Mercy University's [[Dobbs Ferry]], [[New York (state)|New York]], campus is seated on {{convert|66|acres|0|abbr=on}}. It encompasses numerous administrative, academic and dormitory buildings, as well as indoor and outdoor athletic and fitness facilities.

In 2024, Mercy University completed $4.25 million worth of campus improvements in Dobbs Ferry, New York, including the construction of a 4,100 square-foot permanent open-aired pavilion in The Grove area of the Dobbs Ferry main campus.<ref name="auto6"/>

In 2024, Mercy University started enhancing its athletic fields on the Dobbs Ferry campus.<ref name="auto8"/>

===Manhattan===
The Manhattan campus is situated in the heart of Manhattan at [[Herald Square]] and occupies three floors at 47 West 34th Street totalling 95,370 square feet.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://theimpactnews.com/news/2018/11/27/mercys-manhattan-campus-is-set-to-undergo-expansion/ | title=Mercy's Manhattan Campus is Set to Undergo Expansion }}</ref> The Manhattan campus was expanded and renovated in 2019.<ref name="auto7"/>

=== Bronx ===
[[File:Mercy College Hutchinson Metro Center IMG 6440 HLG.jpg|thumb|Mercy University Bronx campus]]
The Bronx campus occupies {{convert|125522|sqft}} at the Hutchinson Metro Center, a rapidly developing complex of corporate and health care organizations and businesses. Bronx (2019) campuses with cutting-edge technology and dedicated

wings to support learning in the health professions.The Bronx Campus’s facilities include health and science labs and anatomage tables and student spaces such as the Veterans Lounge.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://commercialobserver.com/2023/05/mercy-college-reups-on-125k-sf-campus-in-the-bronx/ | title=Mercy College Reups on 125K-SF Campus in the Bronx | date=May 10, 2023 }}</ref>

=== Former locations ===

====Yorktown Heights====
In 1979, the Yorktown campus of Mercy College moved to a permanent facility at the intersection of Route 202 and Strang Boulevard. This landscaped building was renovated for college use. The branch library at the Yorktown campus was designated a [[Federal Depository Library Program|federal depository for government publications]].<ref name="careers.org">{{cite web|url=http://www.careers.org/education/colleges/A1A38CDC?city=yorktown-heights&name=mercy-college-yorktown&state_or_country_name=new-york|title=Careers.org – Mercy College – Yorktown – Academic Programs, Courses, and Degrees|website=Careers.org|access-date=August 21, 2017}}</ref> The campus was close to [[Franklin D. Roosevelt State Park|Franklin Delano Roosevelt State Park]] and ceased operations in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |title=MERCY COLLEGE-YORKTOWN HTS CAMPUS {{!}} NYSED Data Site |url=https://data.nysed.gov/profile.php?instid=800000034549 |access-date=2023-08-08 |website=data.nysed.gov}}</ref>

====College of New Rochelle campus lease====
In fall 2019, Mercy leased the [[College of New Rochelle]]’s main campus in New Rochelle for up to two years, at $1.8&nbsp;million a year, and nearly 1,700 students from CNR became Mercy students.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.lohud.com/story/news/education/2019/08/13/college-new-rochelle-president-gets-job-mercy-college/1993927001/ |title = College of New Rochelle president gets job as Mercy takes over}}</ref> In addition to CNR's main campus, Mercy also negotiated leases for two of CNR's satellite campuses,  Rosa Parks in Harlem and the Brooklyn Campus in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mercy.edu/newsroom/mercy-college-prepares-welcome-college-new-rochelle-students-fall|title=Mercy College Prepares to Welcome The College of New Rochelle Students This Fall &#124; Mercy College|website=www.mercy.edu|access-date=August 15, 2019}}</ref> However this arrangement proved short-lived as the  New Rochelle campus was sold in December 2019 to the [[Grand Lodge of New York|Grand Lodge of New York Freemasons]] in order to pay off the College of New Rochelle's debts. It has since been turned into a senior-living facility for aged and infirm Freemasons.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Masonic Care New Rochelle – Masonic Care New Rochelle |url=https://mccnr.org/ |access-date=2023-07-21 |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Academics ==
===Schools===
Mercy University has six schools: 
*School of Business
*School of Education
*School of Health & Natural Sciences
*School of Liberal Arts
*School of Nursing
*School of Social & Behavioral Sciences

The university offers more than 100 undergraduate and graduate degree and certificate programs, including more than two dozen that can be completed online. The faculty comprises 227 full-time professors.<ref name="auto2"/>

===Reputation and rankings===
* 115th in Regional Universities North by ''[[U.S. News & World Report]]'' in 2024.<ref name="auto3">https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/mercy-university-2772 {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2024}}</ref>

* 20th in Top Performers on Social Mobility in Regional Universities North by ''[[U.S. News & World Report]]'' in 2024.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mercy.edu/newsroom/mercy-makes-%E2%80%9Cbest-colleges%E2%80%9D-list|title=Mercy Makes the "Best Colleges" List! – Mercy College|website=Mercy.edu|access-date=September 29, 2017}}</ref>

===Admissions===
Undergraduate acceptance rate was 85% in Fall 2023.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://petersons.com/|title=Mercy University - Tuition and Acceptance Rate|website=petersons.com}}</ref> The middle 50 percent [[SAT]] Composite scores of enrolled students were 1020–1230.<ref name="auto3"/> The middle 50 percent [[ACT (test)|ACT]] Composite score of enrolled students was between 21 and 25.<ref name="auto3"/> The average high-school [[Academic grading in the United States|GPA]] of enrolled students was 3.4 on a 4.0 scale.<ref name="auto3"/>

=== Demographics ===
[[File:MainHall.jpg|thumb|Main Hall|alt=|right]]As of 2022, Mercy University had 8,615 students enrolled. The undergraduate population includes 4,815 full-time and 1,564 part-time students with 30 percent of freshmen and 11 percent of all full-time undergraduates residing in campus-affiliated housing. While the majority of students are come from the tri-state area, students represent 40 states and 51 countries. Mercy University offers small class sizes with an average student/faculty ratio of 15:1. Around 89 percent of students are commuters; 11 percent live in campus housing. Mercy University has 72 percent female students and 28 percent male students.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mercy.edu/about|title=About Mercy &#124; Mercy University|first=Mercy|last=University|website=www.mercy.edu}}</ref>

===Accreditation===
All campuses of Mercy University are accredited by the [[Middle States Commission on Higher Education]].

===Research===
Mercy University participates in the [[Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program |McNair Scholars Program]] and is a member of the [[Council on Undergraduate Research]]. The Office of Sponsored Programs works with faculty members and students to apply for funding to support research programs in a variety of fields.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mercy.edu/academics/research-and-grants|title=Research & Grants &#124; Mercy University|first=Mercy|last=University|website=www.mercy.edu}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mercy.edu/information-technology/research-support|title=Research Support &#124; Mercy University|first=Mercy|last=University|website=www.mercy.edu}}</ref> Mercy University conducts cybersecurity research in a number of areas including cross-domain information sharing, data security and privacy, data mining for malware detection, geospatial information security, secure social networks, and secure cloud computing. The university is designated a National Center of Academic Excellence (CAE) in Cyber Defense Education by the [[National Security Agency]] and the [[Department of Homeland Security]].<ref name="auto5">{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Mercy College is Recognized for the Third Time as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense by the National Security Agency |url=https://www.mercy.edu/news-events/news/mercy-college-recognized-third-time-national-center-academic-excellence-cyber |access-date=2023-11-17 |website=Mercy University |language=en}}</ref>

==Libraries==
Mercy University's flagship library is on the main Dobbs Ferry Campus.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mercy.edu/academics/libraries/about-libraries |title=About the Libraries &#124; Academics |website=Mercy.edu |access-date=June 11, 2017}}</ref> Both the Bronx and Manhattan campuses also have branch libraries.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Libraries |url=https://www.mercy.edu/academics/libraries |access-date=2023-10-06 |website=Mercy University |language=en}}</ref>  

== Athletics ==
{{Main|Mercy Mavericks}}
<!-- [[File:MercyMavs.png|thumb|Official athletics logo.]] deleted file-->

Mercy athletic teams are the Mavericks. The college is a member of the [[NCAA Division II|Division II]] level of the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association]] (NCAA), primarily competing in the [[East Coast Conference]] (ECC; formerly known as the New York Collegiate Athletic Conference (NYCAC) until after the 2005–06 academic year) since the 1989–90 academic year.

Mercy University sponsors an intramural sports program, as well as intercollegiate competition in 10 varsity sports: Men's sports include baseball, basketball, lacrosse and soccer; while women's sports include basketball, field hockey, lacrosse, soccer, softball and volleyball.

The baseball, lacrosse, soccer, and field hockey teams, in addition to numerous local community high school and youth groups, play on a new, eco-friendly turf field on the Dobbs Ferry campus.

=== Nickname ===
In 2007, the university changed its [[athletic nickname]] from "Flyers" to "Mavericks" after the administration reviewed suggestions from students and faculty members.<ref name="newnickname"/>{{sfn|Martone|Perrota|2013|page=[https://books.google.com/books?id=bK12CQAAQBAJ&pg=PT125 125]}}

== Student life ==
===Student government===
The Mercy College Student Government Association (SGA) is responsible for protecting students’ rights, advocating for students’ interests, and promoting student life.

=== ROTC ===
Mercy University has [[U.S. Army ROTC]] and [[U.S. Navy ROTC]] programs on campus.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mercy.edu/admissions/military/rotc|title=ROTC – Admissions|website=Mercy.edu|access-date=August 21, 2017}}</ref>

==Notable people==

=== Presidents<!-- There are certainly a few president before Grunewald. Parish is said to be the 13th President. But I scoured NY Times Way Back Machine and could only find those going back to 1972. Probably at least 4 more. -->===

*Donald Grunewald (1972–1984);<ref>{{Cite news |title=MERCY'S PRESIDENT LEAVES HIS 'CALLING' |language=en |work=The New York Times |url=http://timesmachine.nytimes.comhttp//timesmachine.content-tagging.us-east-1-01.prd.dvsp.nyt.net/timesmachine/1984/08/26/153559.html?pageNumber=680 |access-date=2023-09-29}}</ref> Merle King (1984–1985; interim)
*[[Wilbert J. Le Melle|Wilbert J. LeMelle]] (1985–1990)<ref>{{Cite news |title=EX-DIPLOMAT OUTLINES GOALS FOR MERCY |language=en |work=The New York Times |url=http://timesmachine.nytimes.comhttp//timesmachine.content-tagging.us-east-1-01.prd.dvsp.nyt.net/timesmachine/1985/06/30/077426.html?pageNumber=448 |access-date=2023-09-29}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Bragg |first=Susan |date=2015-06-12 |title=Wilbert J. LeMelle Sr. (1931-2003) • |url=https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/lemelle-wilbert-j-sr-1931-2003/ |access-date=2023-09-29 |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Jay Sexter]] (1990–1999)<ref name="auto">{{Cite news |last=Brenner |first=Elsa |date=1999-09-05 |title=Mercy College Head Extends Her Hand |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1999/09/05/nyregion/mercy-college-head-extends-her-hand.html |access-date=2023-03-03 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
* Lucie Lapovsky (1999–2004)<ref name="auto" />
* Louise Feroe (2004–2008)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Brenner |first=Elsa |date=2004-05-23 |title=IN BUSINESS; Changing of the Guard At Mercy College |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/05/23/nyregion/in-business-changing-of-the-guard-at-mercy-college.html |access-date=2023-03-03 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
* Kimberly Kline (2008–2013)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Biography {{!}} Long Island University |url=https://liu.edu/Office-of-the-President/Biography |access-date=2023-03-03 |website=liu.edu}}</ref>
* Timothy Hall (2014–2023)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dr. Timothy L. Hall to Retire as 12th President of Mercy College in June 2023 |url=https://www.mercy.edu/news-events/news/dr-timothy-l-hall-retire-12th-president-mercy-college-june-2023 |access-date=2023-03-03 |website=Mercy College |language=en}}</ref>
* Susan L. Parish (2023–present)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Office of the President |url=https://www.mercy.edu/about/office-president |access-date=2023-07-09 |website=Mercy College |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Office of the President |url=https://www.mercy.edu/about/office-president |access-date=2023-09-29 |website=Mercy University |language=en}}</ref>

===Notable faculty and staff===

* [[Thomas J. Abinanti]], American politician, lawyer, and member of the New York State Assembly from Greenburgh, New York.
* [[Fernando Cabrera (politician)|Fernando Cabrera]], American politician in the Bronx, New York. A Democrat, he currently represents the 14th District in the New York City Council. Formerly program director for the Mental Health and Counseling program at Mercy College
* [[Hind Rassam Culhane]], lawyer, social and behavioral scientist 
* [[Ira Joe Fisher]], winner of two regional Emmys
* [[Emmanuel Gyimah Labi]], Ghanaian composer, conductor, and music professor. 
* [[Adma d'Heurle]], Distinguished Professor of Psychology, one of five original faculty members of the college<ref>{{Cite web|last=Rooney|first=Randi|title=Beloved Mercy Founder, Author, Distinguished Professor d'Heurle Passes at 95|url=https://theimpactnews.com/news/2019/10/31/mercy-founder-passes-at-95/|access-date=2021-11-29|website=The Impact}}</ref> 
* [[Matt Kilcullen]], Director of Athletics
* [[Wilbert J. Le Melle]], American diplomat, author and academician. Former President of Mercy College
* [[Joseph Thomas O'Keefe]], American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Bishop of Syracuse from 1987 to 1995.
*[[Frank Rodriguez]], an American former professional [[baseball]] [[pitcher]] who played in [[Major League Baseball]]
* [[Barbara Boucher Owens]], American computer scientist 
* [[Victor M. Pichardo]], a Democratic member of the New York State Assembly. Former associate director of Public Relations at Mercy College.
* [[Alfred S. Posamentier]], American author and educator
* [[Judson Rosebush]], director and producer of multimedia products and computer animation, an author, artist and media theorist.
* [[Arthur Rothstein]], recognized as one of America's premier photojournalists. 
* [[Boria Sax]], American author and lecturer
* [[Mark Skousen]], American economist and writer.
* [[Rick Wolff (writer)|Rick Wolff]], book editor, author, college coach, broadcaster, and former professional baseball player.
*[[Daniel Callahan]], professor of psychology at Mercy University. Played a leading role in developing the field of biomedical ethics as co-founder of [[The Hastings Center]], the world's first bioethics research institute.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/23/science/daniel-callahan-dead.html | title=Daniel Callahan, 88, Dies; Bioethics Pioneer Weighed 'Human Finitude' | work=The New York Times | date=July 23, 2019 | last1=Seelye | first1=Katharine Q. }}</ref>
*[[Donna Gabaccia]], an American historian
*[[Esther Rolick]], an American painter

===Notable alumni===
{{Main|List of Mercy University alumni}}
Mercy University had more than 70,000 alumni as of 2023.<ref name="mercy.edu1"/> The now-defunct [[College of New Rochelle]]'s alumni have been merged into the Mercy University alumni community.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.mercy.edu/cnr/cnr-alumni |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191219010102/https://www.mercy.edu/cnr/cnr-alumni |archive-date=December 19, 2019 |title={{!}} Mercy College}}</ref>

Alumni in politics and government include [[Jamaal Bowman]], American politician and educator serving as the U.S. representative for {{ushr|NY|16}} since 2021; [[Pasquale J. D'Amuro]], American terrorism [[Expert|authority]], former intelligence agent and television analyst. In a career of 26&nbsp;years he rose to the third position of the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]]; [[Robert Cornegy]], New York City Council Member for the 36th District, representing Bedford-Stuyvesant and northern Crown Heights in Brooklyn; [[Mike Kavekotora]], Namibian politician and member of parliament. He is the president of the [[Rally for Democracy and Progress (Namibia)|Rally for Democracy and Progress]] (RDP); [[David Rosado]], American politician from New York; [[Maria del Carmen Arroyo]], the former Council member for the [[New York City's 17th City Council district|17th district]] of the [[New York City Council]]; [[Anna Cowin]], former Lake County School District superintendent and served in the [[Florida State Senate]]; [[James Reitz]], American judge and politician from [[Putnam County, New York]]. He was an acting justice for the [[US Supreme Court]]'s 9th Judicial District; [[Mary Donohue]], an American retired educator, attorney, politician and Judge of the [[New York Court of Claims]] and a former two-term [[Lieutenant Governor of New York]]; [[Patricia Ann Tracey]], retired United States naval officer and the first woman to be promoted to the rank of [[Vice admiral (United States)|vice admiral]] in the [[United States Navy]]. She held the positions of chief of naval education and training (CNET) (1996–98), Deputy Assistant [[United States Secretary of Defense|Secretary of Defense]] for Military Personnel Policy (1998–2001), and director of navy staff from 2001 until the time of her retirement on October 1, 2004; and [[Rosario Green]], Mexican economist, diplomat and politician.

Prominent alumni in business and finance include [[Mark Zuckerberg]], self-made billionaire, chairman, chief executive officer, and co-founder of Facebook;{{efn-ua|He attended at least one graduate course at the university.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2010/09/20/the-face-of-facebook |first1=Jose Antonio |last1=Vargas |magazine=[[The New Yorker]]|title=The Face of Facebook: Mark Zuckerberg Opens Up |date=September 20, 2010 |access-date=July 18, 2017}}</ref>}} [[George Gallego]], a world ranked para-triathlete and entrepreneur; [[Michele Quirolo]], President and chief executive officer of The Visiting Nurse Association of Hudson Valley; [[Carolyn Kepcher]], businesswoman who was one of the judges on the [[NBC]] television program ''[[The Apprentice (U.S. TV series)|The Apprentice]]''; [[Walter Anderson (editor)|Walter Anderson]], former publisher and CEO of [[Parade Magazine]]; [[Noreen Culhane]], an American businesswoman and current executive vice president of the [[New York Stock Exchange]], directing their Global Corporate Client Group; and [[Anne Sweeney]], American businesswoman. She currently serves as a member of the board of directors at Netflix, LEGO A/S, and the board of trustees at the Mayo Clinic and the J.P. Getty Trust.  She was formerly the co-chair of [[Disney Media Networks|Disney Media]] Networks and President of the [[Disney–ABC Television Group]], and the President of [[Disney Channel]] from 1996 to 2014.

Alumni in the arts and media include [[Gabourey Sidibe]], Academy Award-nominated actress; [[Olivia Peguero]], contemporary landscape and botanical artist; [[Leopoldo Minaya]], poet; [[Alicia Barney]], a Colombian artist based in [[Cali, Colombia|Cali]] who focuses her paintings and installation art on ecological questions and problems such as water pollution, deforestation and quality of life; [[Patricia Breslin]], an American actress and philanthropist; [[Allys Dwyer]], an American actress who became a college educator; [[Clarence Maclin]], an American actor known for his role in ''[[Sing Sing (2023 film)|Sing Sing]]''; [[Claire Porter]], American choreographer/comedian known for blending [[comedic]] [[monologues]] with dance movement; [[Mercedes Ruehl]], American screen,  stage, and television actress. She is the recipient of several accolades, including an [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]], a [[Golden Globe Awards|Golden Globe Award]], a [[Tony Award]], a [[Drama Desk Award]], two [[Obie Award]]s, and two [[Outer Critics Circle Award]]s; [[Myra Turley]], an American film and television actress; Angela Cascarano, [[Emmy award]]–winning TV news producer;<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www2.cnr.edu/CNR-REPORT4-3/cnr-report4-3.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100527211629/http://www2.cnr.edu/CNR-REPORT4-3/cnr-report4-3.html|url-status=dead|title=CNR Report|archivedate=May 27, 2010|accessdate=July 17, 2019}}</ref> [[Maria Mercader]], an American journalist and [[news producer]] who worked for [[CBS News]] for over three decades. For her work producing a CBS feature report about [[Spamming|computer spam]], Mercader won a business [[Emmy Award]] in 2004; [[Sandra Uwiringiyimana]], author; [[Joan Wolf]], author of more than 15 historical novels; [[Camille Marchetta]], a former London [[literary agent]], is a novelist, television writer and producer best known for her work on 1980s prime time soap operas ''[[Dallas (TV series)|Dallas]]'', ''[[Dynasty (1981 TV series)|Dynasty]]'' and ''[[Falcon Crest]]''; and [[Dorothy Kilgallen]], an American columnist, journalist, and television game show panelist.

Notable figures in the field of education include [[Paul Broadie]], president of [[Housatonic Community College]] and [[Gateway Community College]]; [[Gregory Howard Williams]], 27th President of the [[University of Cincinnati]], and the 11th President of [[the City College of New York]]; [[Meisha Ross Porter]], an American educator who served as the [[New York City Schools Chancellor]]; Anthony Mullen, 2009 National Teacher of the Year award winner;<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mercy.edu/newsroom/2009-national-teacher-year-anthony-mullen-02-shares-insights-students?qt-social_feed=0|title=2009 National Teacher of the Year Anthony Mullen '02 Shares Insights with Students – Mercy College|website=Mercy.edu|accessdate=May 4, 2017}}</ref> [[Madeleine Blais]], an American journalist, author and professor in the [[University of Massachusetts Amherst]]'s journalism department; [[Julia Ching]], professor of religion, philosophy and [[East Asian studies]] at the [[University of Toronto]]. She taught at [[Columbia University|Columbia]] and [[Yale]] before joining the [[University of Toronto]] faculty; [[Regina Peruggi]], an American educator, who was the President of [[Kingsborough Community College]] from 2005 to 2014. Prior to that, she was president of [[Marymount Manhattan College]] and led the [[Central Park Conservancy]]; [[Teresa P. Pica]], Professor of Education at the [[University of Pennsylvania]] [[University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education|Graduate School of Education]]; [[Darlene Yee-Melichar]], professor and coordinator of the [[gerontology]] program at [[San Francisco State University]] where she also serves as Director of Long-Term  care Administration; [[Ada Maria Isasi-Diaz]], Cuban-American theologian who served as professor emerita of ethics and theology at [[Drew University]] in [[Madison, New Jersey|Madison]], New Jersey; and Rev. Dr. Victor Aloyo, President of [[Columbia Theological Seminary]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ctsnet.edu/about-us/presidents-page/|title=President's Page|website=Columbia Theological Seminary}}</ref>

Alumni in science and medicine include [[Paule Valery Joseph]], an American nurse and researcher at the [[National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism]]. She is the 2022 [[National Academy of Medicine]] and [[American Academy of Nursing]] Fellow; [[Emmeline Edwards]], [[Neurochemistry|neurochemist]] serving as director of the division of extramural research at the [[National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health]]. She previously researched the neural mechanisms of complex behaviors and characterization of a genetic model of [[affective disorders]] at the [[University of Maryland, College Park]]. From 2000 to 2010, Edwards was deputy director of the extramural program at the [[National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke]]; [[Mary Jane Perry]], an American oceanographer known for the use of optics to study marine phytoplankton; [[Kathleen Ethier]], American [[Social psychology|social psychologist]] and [[public health]] official with the [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]] (CDC). In 2016, she was appointed the Director of CDC's Division of Adolescent and School Health in the [[National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention]]; and [[Margaret C. Snyder]], American [[social scientist]].

Alumni in sports include [[Garvin Alston]], retired American professional baseball right-handed [[pitcher]] who played in [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB); [[Dewey Bozella]], former amateur boxer; [[Laura Creavalle]], professional female bodybuilder; [[Rob DiToma]], head baseball coach at Fairleigh Dickinson University; [[Simone Forbes]], Jamaican sportswoman, having represented Jamaica in no less than five sports; [[Stan Jefferson]], former [[center fielder|center]] and [[left fielder]] in [[Major League Baseball]] who played for the [[New York Mets]] among others; [[Brian Sweeney]], former [[MLB]] pitcher; [[Wesley Walker]], former [[NFL]] wide receiver; [[Mookie Wilson]], former [[MLB]] outfielder/ coach; [[Joel Serrano]], Puerto Rican footballer; [[Michael Collins (soccer)|Michael Collins]], an American former professional soccer player who played as a [[midfielder]]. Collins played for at least twelve teams in nearly half a dozen leagues over his seventeen-year career. He also earned two [[cap (sports)|caps]] with the [[United States men's national soccer team|United States national team]] in 1988. Collins currently serves as president and general manager of [[California United Strikers FC]]; [[Jude Flannery]], an American [[triathlete]] who won six consecutive US national championships between 1991 and 1996; and Mary Etchells, first and only woman to win the Star Worlds sailboat racing world championship.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://starclass.org/history/mary-etchells-1951-world-champion-crew|title=Star Class &#124; History|website=starclass.org}}</ref>

Other notable alumni include two [[Fulbright Scholar]]s;<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|url=https://us.fulbrightonline.org/alumni/grantee-directory?name=&us_institution%5B%5D=7096&sort=|title=Grantee Directory|website=us.fulbrightonline.org}}</ref> [[Jon-Adrian Velazquez]], American criminal legal reform activist; [[Rosemary Dempsey]], noted American Activist, has served many roles in second wave feminism, civil rights movements, and anti-war protests; [[Aulana L. Peters]], a retired partner at the law firm of [[Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP]]; and [[Oseadeeyo Kwasi Akuffo III]], [[Ghanaian people|Ghanaian]] traditional ruler who is the [[Omanhene]] (or [[paramount chief]]) of the [[Akuapem Kingdom|Akuapem traditional area]] (Okuapeman) in Ghana.

==See also==
* [[BronxNet]]

==References==
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'''Bibliography'''
* {{cite book|title=Mercy College: Yesterday and Today|date=2013|first1=Eric|last1=Martone|first2=Michael|last2=Perrota|publisher=[[The History Press]], [[Arcadia Publishing]]|isbn=9781609497309}}

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