Mount Mercy University Nursing Programs

Located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Mount Mercy University 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 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

How Do I Get Into Mount Mercy?

You can apply to Mount Mercy online at: https://www.mtmercy.edu/undergraduate/admissions/how-to-apply/index

Admission Requirements for Mount Mercy

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	5
Recommendations	5
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Mount Mercy?

Mount Mercy has an acceptance rate of 75%, which means that is not quite as selective as some other schools. Still, you'll need good grades and a solid application if you want to be admitted.

Approximately 35% of accepted students are men and 65% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 70%, and the acceptance rate for women is 79%.

Average Test Scores

Mount Mercy received ACT scores from 33% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 17 and 22. Math scores were between 17 and 0. Composite scores were between 18 and 24.

Can I Afford Mount Mercy University?

The overall average net price of Mount Mercy is $33,559. 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

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Mount Mercy, approximately 66% of students took out student loans averaging $10,743 a year. That adds up to $42,972 over four years for those students.

Mount Mercy University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,381 undergraduate students at Mount Mercy, with 1,044 being full-time and 337 being part-time.

There are also 324 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,044 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	24
Black or African American	84
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	808
International Students	46
Other Races/Ethnicities	68

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.

Mount Mercy University Nursing Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Registered Nursing	78	0	0	78
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	0	3	0	3
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	0	0	2	2
Nursing Administration	0	2	0	2
TOTAL	78	5	2	85

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.