Mercy College of Health Sciences Overview

Mercy College of Health Sciences is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Des Moines, Iowa. The city atmosphere of Des Moines makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

What Is Mercy College of Health Sciences Known For?

• Students who want to work more closely with their professors have an easier time at Mercy College of Health Sciences since the student to facuty ratio is 8 to 1.
• The highest award offered at Mercy College of Health Sciences is the master's degree.
• In a recent academic period39% of the faculty were full-time.
• After graduation, Mercy College of Health Sciences bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $62,234 a year. That's about 53% more than their peers at other schools.

Where Is Mercy College of Health Sciences?

Contact details for Mercy College of Health Sciences are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	928 6Th Ave, Des Moines, IA 50309-1239
Phone:	515-643-3180
Website:	www.mchs.edu

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How Do I Get Into Mercy College of Health Sciences?

You can apply to Mercy College of Health Sciences online at: https://apply.mchs.edu/apply/

Admission Requirements for Mercy College of Health Sciences

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	3
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	3
Recommendations	3
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Mercy College of Health Sciences?

Mercy College of Health Sciences has the high acceptance rate of 97%, which means it is fairly easy to gain admittance as long as you submit a complete application with requested materials.

Approximately 11% of accepted students are men and 89% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 94%, and the acceptance rate for women is 97%.

Mercy College of Health Sciences received ACT scores from 3% of accepted students.

Can I Afford Mercy College of Health Sciences?

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Mercy College of Health Sciences, approximately 61% of students took out student loans averaging $8,191 a year. That adds up to $32,764 over four years for those students.

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Mercy College of Health Sciences Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 869 undergraduate students at Mercy College of Health Sciences, with 516 being full-time and 353 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 516 full-time undergraduates at Mercy College of Health Sciences, 17% are male and 83% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Mercy College of Health Sciences students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	25
Black or African American	34
Hispanic or Latino	42
White	373
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	42

Geographic Diversity

Iowa students aren't the only ones who study at Mercy College of Health Sciences. At this time, 2 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Mercy College of Health Sciences Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
Nursing	0	26	0	286	312
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services	71	2	0	0	73
Allied Health Professions	0	19	33	0	52
Health & Medical Administrative Services	0	0	0	29	29
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	0	0	12	0	12
Health/Medical Prep Programs	0	0	0	4	4
Public Health	0	0	0	4	4
TOTAL	71	47	45	323	486

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.