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Mount Mercy University Overview

Located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Mount Mercy University is a private not-for-profit institution. The city atmosphere of Cedar Rapids makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

What Is Mount Mercy University Known For?

0 Undergraduate Awards
$33,559 Avg Cost After Aid
81% Acceptance Rate
  • The student loan default rate at Mount Mercy is 1%, which is significantly lower than the national rate of 10.1%. That's great news for students who are worrying about paying off their student loans.
  • The doctor's degree is the highest award offered at Mount Mercy.
  • For the <nil> academic year, 100% of the faculty were full-time.
  • After graduation, Mount Mercy bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $54,291 a year. That's about 33% more than their peers at other schools.
  • The average Mount Mercy student graduates in 4.2 years. That's better than the national average of 4.4 years.

Where Is Mount Mercy University?

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Contact details for Mount Mercy are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 1330 Elmhurst Dr Ne, Cedar Rapids, IA 52402-4797
Phone: 319-363-8213
Website: www.mtmercy.edu

How Do I Get Into Mount Mercy?

You can apply to Mount Mercy online at: https://www.mtmercy.edu/apply-freshman

Admission Requirements for Mount Mercy

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

How Hard Is It To Get Into Mount Mercy?

81% Acceptance Rate
68% Of Accepted Are Women
The acceptance rate at Mount Mercy University is 81%. This means that is not quite as selective as some schools, but you'll still need to submit a good application if you want to be considered by the admissions department.

Approximately 32% of accepted students are men and 68% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 76%, and the acceptance rate for women is 83%.

Can I Afford Mount Mercy University?

$33,559 Net Price
77% Take Out Loans
1.4% Loan Default Rate
The overall average net price of Mount Mercy is $33,559. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

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 Mount Mercy, approximately 77% of students took out student loans averaging $11,016 a year. That adds up to $44,064 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Mount Mercy is 1.4%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Mount Mercy University Undergraduate Student Diversity

1,013 Full-Time Undergraduates
65% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 1,290 undergraduate students at Mount Mercy, with 1,013 being full-time and 277 being part-time.

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There are also 290 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,013 full-time undergraduates at Mount Mercy, 35% are male and 65% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Mount Mercy University students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 27
Black or African American 78
Hispanic or Latino 15
White 749
International Students 72
Other Races/Ethnicities 72

Geographic Diversity

Iowa students aren't the only ones who study at Mount Mercy University. At this time, 16 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 42 countries are represented at Mount Mercy. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Germany, Serbia, and United Kingdom.

Online Learning at Mount Mercy University

306 Took All Classes Online
492 Took At Least One Class Online
27.8% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2020-2021, 492 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Mount Mercy has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 27th most popular in Iowa for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2020-2021.

Online Growth Rankings of Mount Mercy

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Mount Mercy University was 27.8%. This is the #920 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Mount Mercy regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

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.

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