Our Students
students
9th: 83
10th: 99
11th: 123
12th: 140 (includes 19 PGs)
155 new students
84% boarding (372), 16% day (73)
47 legacy, 93 siblings
1 exchange student
Students reside in 29 states and D.C. and are citizens of 36 countries
30% domestic students of color
22% international students
Faculty and Staff
student-to-faculty ratio
106 faculty members
55 teaching faculty
73 faculty have a master’s degree and 7 hold doctorates
Average faculty tenure: 10 years
Longest faculty tenure: 41 years
13 endowed chairs, 2 endowed teaching awards, 1 endowed sabbatical program
150 staff members
Mercersburg Experience
academic courses
2 senior capstone options: Springboard and Mercersburg’s Advanced Program for Global Studies (MAPS)
Average class size: 11
Approximately 100 students participate in domestic or international travel programs every year
Exchange programs in 2 countries (Chile and Germany)
300-acre campus
27 varsity sports; 85% of students participate in at least one athletic season
4 vocal ensembles, 3 instrumental ensembles, 4 theatre productions, 3 dance concerts and showcases
6 Mercersburg Outdoor Education programs (Rock Climbing, Mountain Biking, Backpacking, Ski Mountaineering, Downhill Skiing/Snowboarding, Rivers and Trails)
43 student clubs and organizations
3 endowed lecture series (past speakers include Angie Thomas, Jeremy Schaap, Robert Sapolsky, Billy Collins, and Tiffany Shlain)
1 faculty adviser assigned to each student; adviser groups meet weekly and individual adviser meetings occur at least once a term
A residential and student life program focused on character development and social-emotional learning
Access and Affordability
of students receive financial aid
2021-2022 boarding student tuition: $64,150 (tuition, room, and board)
2021-2022 day student tuition: $38,025
48% of students receive need- or merit-based financial aid
Financial aid awarded: $8.1 million
Average financial aid award: $37,800
Highest financial aid award: $64,150
3 merit scholarships, 5 endowed named scholarships, and 192 endowed financial aid funds
After Mercersburg
- of seniors who applied were accepted to a Barron’s ‘Most Competitive’ or ‘Highly Competitive’ college or university
25:1 senior-to-college-counselor ratio; counselor assigned in student’s year of entry
Professional personalized SAT and ACT prep/tutoring program (included with tuition)
66% of Class of 2020 accepted at U.S. News & World Report’s Top 50 National Universities or Top 50 Liberal Arts Colleges
16 recruited college athletes (NCAA Divisions I, II, III) from the Class of 2021
41 students from the classes of 2017-2021 matriculated to a U.S. military service academy
12,217 alumni live in 56 states/U.S. territories and 85 countries
3 Medal of Honor recipients, 7 Rhodes Scholars, 1 Nobel laureate, 54 Olympians (12 gold medalists), 2 Academy Award winners, 2 Golden Globe winners, 1 Emmy award winner, numerous Fulbright Scholars
Financial Strength
million
endowment
$397,000,000 endowment as of June 2021 ($892,134 per student)
Operating budget: $34,900,000
$15,748,999 in total giving in fiscal year 2020-2021
2020-2021 Annual Fund: $3,450,000; donors: 2,090 alumni, 262 current parents, 648 friends
Updated September 2021