Mount Mercy University Overview

Mount Mercy University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. 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?

• Students at Mount Mercy have an easier time paying back their loans. The school's student loan default rate is only 4%, compared to the national rate of 10.1%.
• Although it may not be available for every major, the doctor's degree is the highest award a student can attain at Mount Mercy.
• In 2017-2018, 100% of the faculty were full-time.
• Students who graduate from Mount Mercy with a bachelor's degree make about $45,300 a year. That's 11% more than those who graduate from other schools.

Mount Mercy University Rankings

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Mount Mercy.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#16	Best General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#31	Best Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Mount Mercy has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#9	Highest Paid General Business/Commerce Graduates	College Factual
#10	Best General Business/Commerce Colleges for Non-Traditional Students	College Factual
#12	Best Human Resource Management Colleges for Non-Traditional Students	College Factual
#15	Best Value Colleges for Human Resource Management	College Factual
#18	Best General Business/Commerce Colleges for Veterans	College Factual
#133	Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges for Non-Traditional Students	College Factual

Where Is Mount Mercy University?

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
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/mountmercyuniversity
Twitter:	http://twitter.com/MountMercy

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	required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Mount Mercy?

The acceptance rate at Mount Mercy is 57%, which is a sign that the school is fairly selective. While it may not be as hard to get into as other colleges, you should not take admission for granted.

Approximately 29% of accepted students are men and 71% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 49%, and the acceptance rate for women is 62%.

Average Test Scores

About 0% of students accepted to Mount Mercy submitted their SAT scores.Mount Mercy received ACT scores from 97% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 17 and 24. Math scores were between 17 and 25. Composite scores were between 19 and 24.

Can I Afford Mount Mercy University?

The overall average net price of Mount Mercy is $31,989. 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

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Mount Mercy, approximately 80% of students took out student loans averaging $11,176 a year. That adds up to $44,704 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Mount Mercy is 3.5%. 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

There are 1,501 undergraduate students at Mount Mercy, with 1,074 being full-time and 427 being part-time.

There are also 334 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,074 full-time undergraduates at Mount Mercy, 33% are male and 67% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	27
Black or African American	97
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	811
International Students	52
Other Races/Ethnicities	77

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

There are 8 bachelor’s degree and 2 master’s degree programs available online at Mount Mercy. In 2017-2018, 495 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.

This school is the 15th most popular in Iowa for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2017-2018.

Online Growth Rankings of Mount Mercy

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Mount Mercy University was 104.4%. This is the #334 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Mount Mercy regardless of major.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Mount Mercy majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Business Administration & Management	14%
Business, Management & Marketing	3%
Criminal Justice & Corrections	20%
Health Professions	3%
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting	20%
Human Resource Management	12%
Nursing	2%
Other Business, Management & Marketing	50%

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Mount Mercy ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Mount Mercy.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Human Resource Management	#7
General Business/Commerce	#19
Criminal Justice & Corrections	#35
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting	#36
Business Administration & Management	#73
Business, Management & Marketing	#96

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%.

Mount Mercy University Undergraduate Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
Nursing	117	9	126
Business Administration & Management	39	48	87
Human Resource Management	41	16	57
General Business/Commerce	40	0	40
Teacher Education Grade Specific	39	0	39
Criminal Justice & Corrections	13	17	30
Finance & Financial Management	25	0	25
Mental & Social Health Services	5	18	23
Social Work	20	0	20
General Psychology	19	0	19
Educational Administration	0	18	18
General Biology	16	0	16
Marketing	15	0	15
Teacher Education Subject Specific	9	0	9
Design & Applied Arts	9	0	9
Other Business, Management & Marketing	8	0	8
Computer Science	8	0	8
Health & Medical Administrative Services	8	0	8
Hospitality Management	7	0	7
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	7	0	7
Management Information Systems	7	0	7
Accounting	6	0	6
General English Literature	6	0	6
Public Health	0	5	5
Mathematics	5	0	5
Other Education	0	4	4
Natural Resources Conservation	4	0	4
International Business	3	0	3
Political Science & Government	3	0	3
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	2	0	2
Communication & Media Studies	2	0	2
Chemistry	2	0	2
Journalism	1	0	1
Public Relations & Advertising	1	0	1
Special Education	0	1	1
Health Sciences & Services	1	0	1
Medical Illustration & Informatics	0	1	1
History	1	0	1
Philosophy	1	0	1
International Relations & National Security	1	0	1
Sociology	1	0	1
Fine & Studio Arts	1	0	1
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	0	0	0
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	0	0	0
Natural Resource Management	0	0	0
Religious Studies	0	0	0
Music	0	0	0
TOTAL	493	137	630

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.