by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Mount Mercy University was awarded 37 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is health & medical administrative services.
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Mount Mercy is ranked #1,131 out of 2,217 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2024 Best Colleges list.
Mount Mercy is also ranked #23 out of 40 schools in Iowa.
When it comes to admittance, Mount Mercy University is somewhat selective. Its acceptance rate is 81%, which means you'll face some strong competition during the admissions process. Do what you can to make your application stand out.
The student to faculty ratio at Mount Mercy University is about average at 14 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how many students might be in an average class and how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Mount Mercy University is 100%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 78% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Mount Mercy University enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At Mount Mercy the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 51%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Mount Mercy University.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,381 undergraduates at Mount Mercy with 1,044 being full-time and 337 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $19,250 | $17,384 | $21,263 | $25,560 | $27,015 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Mount Mercy, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. 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 5.9%. 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.
See which majors at Mount Mercy University make the most money.
Get more details about the location of 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 |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing | 104 | $57,547 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 31 | $39,647 |
| Business Administration & Management | 26 | $36,384 |
| General Psychology | 25 | $28,097 |
| General Business/Commerce | 24 | $52,232 |
| Human Resource Management | 22 | $39,879 |
| Social Work | 21 | $33,397 |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 18 | $30,427 |
| Marketing | 17 | $41,591 |
| Finance & Financial Management | 16 | $42,894 |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2020-2021, 492 students took at least one online class at Mount Mercy University. This is a decrease from the 578 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 492 | 306 |
| 2019-2020 | 578 | 352 |
| 2018-2019 | 523 | 275 |
| 2017-2018 | 495 | 233 |
| 2016-2017 | 375 | 187 |
Footnotes
*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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