Private nonprofit · University
Divine Mercy University
Sterling, Virginia · Large suburb
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Divine Mercy University is a private nonprofit graduate-granting institution in Sterling, Virginia (large suburb setting). It has a Roman Catholic religious affiliation.
About Sterling, Virginia
In 1962, large farms made up the 1,762 acres (713 ha) of what today is called Sterling Park. Route 7, also known as Leesburg Pike, bordered what used to be Jesse Hughes's dairy farm. Claude Moore Park occupies 357 acres (144 ha) in Sterling and features an indoor pool, gymnasium, sports fields, hiking trails and a park. The last known undeveloped section of Vestal's Gap Road runs across the park. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Large suburb
- Highest degree offered
- Graduate
- Nearest big city
- 22 miles to Washington, DC
- To the ocean
- 21 miles
- Nearest airport
- 3 miles to Washington Dulles (IAD) · major hub
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
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- Graduate enrollment
- 463
- Student–faculty ratio
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- Pell Grant recipients
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- First-generation students
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- Students over 25
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- Avg faculty salary (academic year)
- $74,223
- Endowment
- $176,534
Outcomes
- Graduated
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- Students with federal loans
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Campus life & athletics
- On-campus housing
- No
Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.
Campus safety
- Safety grade
- B
- Reported offenses per 1,000 students
- 0.7 / year
- Violent offenses (2022–2024)
- 1
- Property offenses (2022–2024)
- 0
On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (463 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.
Reported offenses in an average year
The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.
By offense type, per year
Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.
Campus climate
- Summer high
- 87°F
- Winter low
- 25°F
- Annual rain
- 45.1″
- Annual snow
- 21″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Wfo Sterling, VA US station (2.7 mi from campus).
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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.