Merion Mercy Academy—located on the Main Line outside Philadelphia—is an all-girls private Catholic college preparatory school for grades 9-12.

For 140 years we have honored the legacy of our foundress Catherine McAuley through a faith-focused curriculum that stresses Mercy spirituality, global awareness, and social responsibility. We pride ourselves on creating a sisterhood that inspires young women to lead a life of conviction, joy, and purpose.

By The Numbers

435

Exceptional Students

16

Average class size

8:1

Student to Faculty Ratio

80%

Faculty with advanced degrees

80+

Zip codes represented

28%

Families of color

100%

College acceptance rate

Merion Mercy Academy Students

 

Our Promise

Come as you are.
Leave as you're meant to be.

No two students are the same. Our educational approach ensures that every young woman can grow into her best self as a learner and as a leader.

To each valued Merion girl, we promise to guide you to:

→ Achieve excellence

→ Think deeply

→ Enrich your spirit

→ Foster compassion

→ Embrace differences

→ Stand with your sisters

→ Forge your own path

→ Discover the world — and your place in it

Why All Girls?

Whether your daughter wants to be an astronaut, ambassador, author, or attorney, she needs to know—not just think, but really know, deep down—there’s nothing that can stand in her way. That’s the incredibly important message girls’ schools send each and every day.

Learn more

"No work of charity can be more productive of good to society than the careful instruction of women."

—Catherine McAuley, Foundress