by our College Data Analytics TeamHow diverse is Mount Mercy? College Factual’s diversity report shows the data about diversity at Mount Mercy. We examined racial demographics, gender ratios, student age ranges, and where students come from.
Many schools pride themselves on their diversity, but what does that mean, really? College Factual crunched the numbers to learn how diverse the standard college campus really is, considering race, gender, the ages of the students, and where they’re from.
Mount Mercy total enrollment is approximately 1,196 students. 1,003 are undergraduates and 193 are graduate students.
Male/Female Breakdown of Undergraduates
The full-time Mount Mercy undergraduate population is made up of 62.2% women, and 37.8% men.
For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.
Mount Mercy Racial/Ethnic Breakdown of Undergraduates
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| White | 603 | 60.2% |
| International | 145 | 14.5% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 125 | 12.5% |
| Black or African American | 50 | 5.0% |
| Hispanic | 45 | 4.5% |
| Asian | 21 | 2.1% |
| Unknown | 12 | 1.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | 0.1% |
See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.
Male/Female Breakdown of Graduate Students
About 72.0% of full-time grad students are women, and 28.0% men.
For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.
Mount Mercy Racial-Ethnic Breakdown of Graduate Students
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| White | 123 | 63.7% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 32 | 16.6% |
| Hispanic | 16 | 8.3% |
| Unknown | 7 | 3.6% |
| Asian | 6 | 3.1% |
| Black or African American | 6 | 3.1% |
| International | 3 | 1.6% |
See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| White | 726 | 60.8% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 157 | 13.1% |
| International | 148 | 12.4% |
| Hispanic | 61 | 5.1% |
| Black or African American | 56 | 4.7% |
| Asian | 27 | 2.3% |
| Unknown | 19 | 1.6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | 0.1% |
Mount Mercy University faculty racial/ethnic demographics (share of instructional staff):
| Ethnicity | Percent of Faculty |
|---|---|
| White | 84.5% |
| Hispanic | 5.6% |
| Asian | 4.2% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 4.2% |
| Black or African American | 1.4% |
This school is more popular with women than with men.
There are approximately 763 female students and 433 male students at Mount Mercy.
Mount Mercy University faculty gender breakdown (share of instructional staff):
Among first-time degree-seeking undergraduates, 96.0% of Mount Mercy students come from within the state, and 4.0% come from out of state.
The undergraduate student body is split among 15 states (may include Washington D.C.). Click on the map for more detail.
| State | Amount | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Iowa | 162 | 77.5% |
| Illinois | 20 | 9.6% |
| California | 7 | 3.3% |
| Colorado | 4 | 1.9% |
| Texas | 4 | 1.9% |
Mount Mercy enrolls approximately 12.4% international (nonresident) students, contributing to the multicultural environment of the campus.
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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