Educational InstitutionsEducational Organization

Mercy University

Mercy University, previously known as Mercy College, is a private research university in Dobbs Ferry, New York, United States, with additional locations in Manhattan and the Bronx. It is a federally designated minority-serving institution and the largest private Hispanic-Serving Institution in the state of New York. 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.

Identifiers

OPEID6 Six-digit base OPE ID (without the two-digit branch suffix)
2772
OPEID Office of Postsecondary Education Identifier, used for federal financial aid program participation
277200
IPEDS UNITID Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System identifier assigned by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
193016
DAPIP ID Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs identifier from the U.S. Department of Education
131070

Location

Dobbs Ferry, NY, 10522

41.021626, -73.874447

Accreditation

Middle States Commission on Higher Education

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