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Misericordia University is ranked among the best national universities in U.S. News & World Report's 2021 edition of Best Colleges after several years of ranking in the best regional north category. Misericordia University is recognized as a national university after its Carnegie Classification changed from a Masters Medium to a Doctoral Professional institution of higher education for the 2019-20 academic year. Colleges and universities in the "National Universities" category of the ranking system offer a full range of undergraduate majors, plus master's and doctoral programs, and emphasize faculty research and/or award professional practice doctorates, according to U.S. News & World Report.

Misericordia University was named to Money Magazine's 2020-21 Best Colleges list based on quality and affordability. The university was also recently recognized as one of the top colleges and universities in the northeastern United States, according to The Princeton Review, a nationally known education services company.

UGI presented a $100,000 Energy Efficiency and Conservation (EE&C) rebate check to Misericordia University for energy efficiency improvements made during the renovation and expansion of the University’s Frank M. and Dorothea Henry Science Center.

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, The Misericordia University Community Choir is going virtual this season. A mixed chorus of soprano, alto, tenor, and bass singers, the choir is comprised of MU students, faculty, staff, alumni, and community members. New members are encouraged to join.

Misericordia University recently recognized the 2020 graduating class from the Physician Assistant Studies Graduate Program during a White Coat Ceremony in the Lemmond Theater located in Walsh Hall.

Misericordia University teacher education majors recently received their student teaching assignments for the fall semester during the Student Teaching Seminar. Six student teachers participated in the program, which prepares the undergraduates for classroom observation and instruction in several regional school districts.