Mercy College of Health Sciences Nursing Programs

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.

Where Is Mercy College of Health Sciences?

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	Required
High School Rank	Neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript	Required
College Prep Program	Neither required nor recommended
Recommendations	Neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	Considered but not required
TOEFL	Required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Mercy College of Health Sciences?

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 13% of accepted students are men and 87% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 100%, and the acceptance rate for women is 97%.

Average Test Scores

About 0% of students accepted to Mercy College of Health Sciences submitted their SAT scores.Mercy College of Health Sciences received ACT scores from 14% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 16 and 21. Math scores were between 16 and 23. Composite scores were between 18 and 22.

Can I Afford Mercy College of Health Sciences?

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 69% of students took out student loans averaging $7,425 a year. That adds up to $29,700 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Mercy College of Health Sciences is 0.9%. 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.

Mercy College of Health Sciences Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 951 undergraduate students at Mercy College of Health Sciences, with 535 being full-time and 416 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 535 full-time undergraduates at Mercy College of Health Sciences, 20% are male and 80% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	34
Black or African American	55
Hispanic or Latino	43
White	370
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	32

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.

Online Learning at Mercy College of Health Sciences

There are 6 bachelor’s degree and 3 master’s degree programs available online at Mercy College of Health Sciences. In 2020-2021, 773 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Mercy College of Health Sciences has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of Mercy College of Health Sciences

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Mercy College of Health Sciences was 53.1%. This is the #393 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Mercy College of Health Sciences 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.