Gwynedd Mercy University was founded in 1948, as Gwynedd-Mercy College, by the Sisters of Mercy as a junior college. In 1963 the college was rechartered as a baccalaureate institution. As of 2012, Gwynedd Mercy University had a student enrollment of 2700 and is ranked by U.S. News & World Report's "America’s Best Colleges" publication as one of the top master’s-level colleges and universities in the north region. As of September 2013 the school achieved University status; renaming itself Gwynedd Mercy University.
