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Located in Des Moines, Iowa, Mercy College of Health Sciences is a private not-for-profit institution. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

312 Undergraduate Degrees
97% Acceptance Rate

Where Is Mercy College of Health Sciences?

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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

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?

97% Acceptance Rate
89% Of Accepted Are Women
With an acceptance rate of 97%, Mercy College of Health Sciences is fairly easy to get into, but you must be sure to submit the required 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?

61% Take Out Loans

Student Loan Debt

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 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.

Mercy College of Health Sciences Undergraduate Student Diversity

516 Full-Time Undergraduates
83% Women
22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 869 undergraduate students at Mercy College of Health Sciences, with 516 being full-time and 353 being part-time.

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Gender Diversity

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

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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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 Nursing Concentrations

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

Major Associate’s Bachelor’s TOTAL
Registered Nursing 26 286 312
TOTAL 26 286 312

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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