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Mount Mercy University

Mount Mercy University is a private campus in Cedar Rapids proper — federal locale codes class it as urban. The school reports a Roman Catholic affiliation in its federal filings.

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What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23
family-income band
$17,255
family income
under $30k
$25,779
$30–48k
$21,217
$48–75k
$25,021
$75–110k
$25,996
over $110k

These figures don't always rise with income — aid formulas can make a higher bracket cheaper.

Average net price

$20,1682023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

$18k$20k$22k200820232008: $17,8912009: $18,6572010: $21,4692011: $20,0292012: $20,5402013: $18,5732014: $18,1022015: $19,8942016: $20,4772017: $20,9882018: $20,8572019: $22,6682020: $22,1872021: $23,2982022: $23,4352023: $20,168$20,168
$18k$20k$22k200820232008: $17,8912009: $18,6572010: $21,4692011: $20,0292012: $20,5402013: $18,5732014: $18,1022015: $19,8942016: $20,4772017: $20,9882018: $20,8572019: $22,6682020: $22,1872021: $23,2982022: $23,4352023: $20,168$20,168

Average net price at Mount Mercy University rose from $17,891 (2008) to $20,168 (2023).

Average net price — data
YearNet price
2008$17,891
2009$18,657
2010$21,469
2011$20,029
2012$20,540
2013$18,573
2014$18,102
2015$19,894
2016$20,477
2017$20,988
2018$20,857
2019$22,668
2020$22,187
2021$23,298
2022$23,435
2023$20,168
IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$55,0542024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

$30k$40k$50k200920242009: $31,6382010: $33,3602011: $34,3002012: $35,7132013: $37,1832014: $38,0952015: $39,1742016: $41,0552017: $43,1852018: $44,3112019: $45,7642020: $48,1892021: $50,0452022: $51,1542023: $52,4362024: $55,054$55,054
$30k$40k$50k200920242009: $31,6382010: $33,3602011: $34,3002012: $35,7132013: $37,1832014: $38,0952015: $39,1742016: $41,0552017: $43,1852018: $44,3112019: $45,7642020: $48,1892021: $50,0452022: $51,1542023: $52,4362024: $55,054$55,054

Total cost at Mount Mercy University rose from $31,638 (2009) to $55,054 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
YearCost
2009$31,638
2010$33,360
2011$34,300
2012$35,713
2013$37,183
2014$38,095
2015$39,174
2016$41,055
2017$43,185
2018$44,311
2019$45,764
2020$48,189
2021$50,045
2022$51,154
2023$52,436
2024$55,054
IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition & fees

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

$20k$30k$40k200020232000: $13,8502001: $14,5602002: $15,3002003: $16,0702004: $16,8802005: $18,0302006: $18,9302007: $20,0702008: $21,1252013: $26,3102014: $27,0102015: $28,2262016: $29,6962017: $30,5822018: $31,9982019: $33,8622020: $35,5062021: $36,5402022: $37,6062023: $39,070$39,070
$20k$30k$40k200020232000: $13,8502001: $14,5602002: $15,3002003: $16,0702004: $16,8802005: $18,0302006: $18,9302007: $20,0702008: $21,1252013: $26,3102014: $27,0102015: $28,2262016: $29,6962017: $30,5822018: $31,9982019: $33,8622020: $35,5062021: $36,5402022: $37,6062023: $39,070$39,070

Tuition & fees — data
YearTuition & fees
2000$13,850
2001$14,560
2002$15,300
2003$16,070
2004$16,880
2005$18,030
2006$18,930
2007$20,070
2008$21,125
2013$26,310
2014$27,010
2015$28,226
2016$29,696
2017$30,582
2018$31,998
2019$33,862
2020$35,506
2021$36,540
2022$37,606
2023$39,070
IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)
Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Reported tuition is $40,878 before grants and other attendance costs. At Mount Mercy University, aid and other costs change the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

Enrollment sits at 1,107 — Mount Mercy University is one of the smaller campuses on this site.

57.7% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Mount Mercy University within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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57.7%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

50%60%70%entered 1991entered 2018entered 1991: 55%entered 1992: 46.2%entered 1993: 47.9%entered 1994: 56.8%entered 1995: 52.3%entered 1996: 64%entered 1997: 61.2%entered 1998: 66.5%entered 1999: 61.3%entered 2000: 60.7%entered 2001: 58.3%entered 2002: 60.9%entered 2003: 64.6%entered 2004: 61.7%entered 2005: 60.2%entered 2006: 54.4%entered 2007: 72.9%entered 2008: 71.5%entered 2009: 64.7%entered 2010: 58.5%entered 2011: 58%entered 2012: 70.9%entered 2013: 64.3%entered 2014: 57.5%entered 2015: 59.9%entered 2016: 57.4%entered 2017: 55.9%entered 2018: 57.7%57.7%
50%60%70%entered 1991entered 2018entered 1991: 55%entered 1992: 46.2%entered 1993: 47.9%entered 1994: 56.8%entered 1995: 52.3%entered 1996: 64%entered 1997: 61.2%entered 1998: 66.5%entered 1999: 61.3%entered 2000: 60.7%entered 2001: 58.3%entered 2002: 60.9%entered 2003: 64.6%entered 2004: 61.7%entered 2005: 60.2%entered 2006: 54.4%entered 2007: 72.9%entered 2008: 71.5%entered 2009: 64.7%entered 2010: 58.5%entered 2011: 58%entered 2012: 70.9%entered 2013: 64.3%entered 2014: 57.5%entered 2015: 59.9%entered 2016: 57.4%entered 2017: 55.9%entered 2018: 57.7%57.7%

The six-year graduation rate at Mount Mercy University has wandered from Fall 1991 to Fall 2018 entering cohorts — up to 72.9% at the peak — but ends near where it began, at 57.7%.

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
YearGraduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort55%
1992 cohort46.2%
1993 cohort47.9%
1994 cohort56.8%
1995 cohort52.3%
1996 cohort64%
1997 cohort61.2%
1998 cohort66.5%
1999 cohort61.3%
2000 cohort60.7%
2001 cohort58.3%
2002 cohort60.9%
2003 cohort64.6%
2004 cohort61.7%
2005 cohort60.2%
2006 cohort54.4%
2007 cohort72.9%
2008 cohort71.5%
2009 cohort64.7%
2010 cohort58.5%
2011 cohort58%
2012 cohort70.9%
2013 cohort64.3%
2014 cohort57.5%
2015 cohort59.9%
2016 cohort57.4%
2017 cohort55.9%
2018 cohort57.7%
IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups
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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree
$5k$10k$15k$20k$25kLeft school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98): $14,364Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99): $14,010Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00): $14,415Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01): $14,409Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02): $14,250Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03): $14,237Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04): $14,500Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05): $15,125Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06): $15,725Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07): $15,738Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08): $16,572Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09): $17,125Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10): $19,125Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11): $22,125Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12): $22,500Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13): $22,000Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14): $23,250Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15): $23,393Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16): $22,208Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17): $22,000Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18): $23,000Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19): $23,016Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20): $23,250Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21): $23,699$23,699 completedLeft school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98): $3,500Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99): $3,500Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00): $3,507Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01): $3,500Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02): $3,773Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03): $3,897Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04): $3,938Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05): $3,938Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06): $4,217Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07): $5,500Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08): $5,582Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09): $7,125Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10): $8,438Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11): $7,500Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12): $7,500Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13): $8,500Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14): $9,500Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15): $8,750Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16): $8,750Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17): $8,790Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18): $8,250Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19): $8,203Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20): $8,908Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21): $9,500$9,500 left
$10k$20kLeft school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98): $14,364Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99): $14,010Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00): $14,415Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01): $14,409Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02): $14,250Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03): $14,237Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04): $14,500Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05): $15,125Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06): $15,725Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07): $15,738Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08): $16,572Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09): $17,125Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10): $19,125Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11): $22,125Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12): $22,500Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13): $22,000Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14): $23,250Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15): $23,393Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16): $22,208Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17): $22,000Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18): $23,000Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19): $23,016Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20): $23,250Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21): $23,699$23,699 completedLeft school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98): $3,500Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99): $3,500Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00): $3,507Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01): $3,500Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02): $3,773Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03): $3,897Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04): $3,938Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05): $3,938Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06): $4,217Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07): $5,500Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08): $5,582Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09): $7,125Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10): $8,438Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11): $7,500Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12): $7,500Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13): $8,500Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14): $9,500Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15): $8,750Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16): $8,750Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17): $8,790Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18): $8,250Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19): $8,203Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20): $8,908Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21): $9,500$9,500 left

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
YearCompletedLeft without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)$14,364$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)$14,010$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)$14,415$3,507
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)$14,409$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)$14,250$3,773
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)$14,237$3,897
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)$14,500$3,938
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)$15,125$3,938
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)$15,725$4,217
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)$15,738$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)$16,572$5,582
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)$17,125$7,125
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)$19,125$8,438
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)$22,125$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)$22,500$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)$22,000$8,500
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)$23,250$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)$23,393$8,750
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)$22,208$8,750
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)$22,000$8,790
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)$23,000$8,250
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)$23,016$8,203
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)$23,250$8,908
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)$23,699$9,500
NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15
$52,871
6 years after entry
Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13
$54,367
8 years after entry
Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11
$60,787
10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

Mount Mercy University admitted 859 of 1,041 applicants in Fall 2024. The 82.5% rate describes that application pool.

82.5%
acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle
rate trend$39,070 tuition · 2023–241,107 undergraduates · Fall 2024
Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

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Admissions

In the Fall 2024 cycle, Mount Mercy University received 1,041 applications and admitted 859 (82.5%), with 240 enrolling.

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Acceptance rate

82.5%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

60%70%80%90%200120242001: 90.3%2002: 86.2%2003: 83.6%2004: 86.3%2005: 78.9%2006: 71%2007: 71.8%2008: 80.3%2009: 77.6%2010: 70.2%2011: 69.9%2012: 69.7%2013: 68.5%2014: 56.8%2015: 60.7%2016: 61.9%2017: 57.2%2018: 62.8%2019: 66%2020: 76.2%2021: 81%2022: 75.3%2023: 78.8%2024: 82.5%82.5%
60%70%80%90%200120242001: 90.3%2002: 86.2%2003: 83.6%2004: 86.3%2005: 78.9%2006: 71%2007: 71.8%2008: 80.3%2009: 77.6%2010: 70.2%2011: 69.9%2012: 69.7%2013: 68.5%2014: 56.8%2015: 60.7%2016: 61.9%2017: 57.2%2018: 62.8%2019: 66%2020: 76.2%2021: 81%2022: 75.3%2023: 78.8%2024: 82.5%82.5%

Acceptance rate — data
YearAcceptance rate
Fall 200190.3%
Fall 200286.2%
Fall 200383.6%
Fall 200486.3%
Fall 200578.9%
Fall 200671%
Fall 200771.8%
Fall 200880.3%
Fall 200977.6%
Fall 201070.2%
Fall 201169.9%
Fall 201269.7%
Fall 201368.5%
Fall 201456.8%
Fall 201560.7%
Fall 201661.9%
Fall 201757.2%
Fall 201862.8%
Fall 201966%
Fall 202076.2%
Fall 202181%
Fall 202275.3%
Fall 202378.8%
Fall 202482.5%
IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

ACT middle 50%

19–25Fall 2023 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

TEST-OPTIONAL ERA2025200120232001: 202002: 202003: 202004: 202005: 202006: 202007: 202008: 202009: 202010: 202011: 202012: 202013: 202014: 192015: 192016: 182017: 192018: 192019: 182022: 182023: 19192001: 272002: 262003: 252004: 252005: 242006: 242007: 242008: 242009: 242010: 252011: 222012: 242013: 232014: 252015: 232016: 242017: 242018: 252019: 242022: 242023: 2525
TEST-OPTIONAL ERA2025200120232001: 202002: 202003: 202004: 202005: 202006: 202007: 202008: 202009: 202010: 202011: 202012: 202013: 202014: 192015: 192016: 182017: 192018: 192019: 182022: 182023: 19192001: 272002: 262003: 252004: 252005: 242006: 242007: 242008: 242009: 242010: 252011: 222012: 242013: 232014: 252015: 232016: 242017: 242018: 252019: 242022: 242023: 2525

ACT middle 50% — data
Year25th75th
Fall 20012027
Fall 20022026
Fall 20032025
Fall 20042025
Fall 20052024
Fall 20062024
Fall 20072024
Fall 20082024
Fall 20092024
Fall 20102025
Fall 20112022
Fall 20122024
Fall 20132023
Fall 20141925
Fall 20151923
Fall 20161824
Fall 20171924
Fall 20181925
Fall 20191824
Fall 20221824
Fall 20231925
IPEDS Fall 2001–2023, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

1,107Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

1k1k2k200220242002: 1,2682003: 1,4342004: 1,4482005: 1,4552006: 1,4482007: 1,4802008: 1,4462009: 1,4672010: 1,4232011: 1,5152012: 1,4962013: 1,4542014: 1,4172015: 1,5352016: 1,5702017: 1,5022018: 1,4882019: 1,4292020: 1,3762021: 1,2802022: 1,2012023: 1,1352024: 1,1071,107
1k1k2k200220242002: 1,2682003: 1,4342004: 1,4482005: 1,4552006: 1,4482007: 1,4802008: 1,4462009: 1,4672010: 1,4232011: 1,5152012: 1,4962013: 1,4542014: 1,4172015: 1,5352016: 1,5702017: 1,5022018: 1,4882019: 1,4292020: 1,3762021: 1,2802022: 1,2012023: 1,1352024: 1,1071,107

Undergraduate enrollment at Mount Mercy University fell from 1,268 (Fall 2002) to 1,107 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
YearUndergraduates
Fall 20021,268
Fall 20031,434
Fall 20041,448
Fall 20051,455
Fall 20061,448
Fall 20071,480
Fall 20081,446
Fall 20091,467
Fall 20101,423
Fall 20111,515
Fall 20121,496
Fall 20131,454
Fall 20141,417
Fall 20151,535
Fall 20161,570
Fall 20171,502
Fall 20181,488
Fall 20191,429
Fall 20201,376
Fall 20211,280
Fall 20221,201
Fall 20231,135
Fall 20241,107
IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

73%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

70%75%80%200220232002: 77%2003: 74%2004: 76%2005: 75%2006: 70%2007: 81%2008: 83%2009: 82%2010: 76%2011: 75%2012: 82%2013: 81%2014: 78%2015: 72%2016: 75%2017: 67%2018: 75%2019: 80%2020: 78%2021: 74%2022: 70%2023: 73%73%
70%75%80%200220232002: 77%2003: 74%2004: 76%2005: 75%2006: 70%2007: 81%2008: 83%2009: 82%2010: 76%2011: 75%2012: 82%2013: 81%2014: 78%2015: 72%2016: 75%2017: 67%2018: 75%2019: 80%2020: 78%2021: 74%2022: 70%2023: 73%73%

First-year retention at Mount Mercy University has wandered from Fall 2002 to Fall 2023 — up to 83% at the peak — but ends near where it began, at 73%.

First-year retention — data
YearRetention
Fall 2002 cohort77%
Fall 2003 cohort74%
Fall 2004 cohort76%
Fall 2005 cohort75%
Fall 2006 cohort70%
Fall 2007 cohort81%
Fall 2008 cohort83%
Fall 2009 cohort82%
Fall 2010 cohort76%
Fall 2011 cohort75%
Fall 2012 cohort82%
Fall 2013 cohort81%
Fall 2014 cohort78%
Fall 2015 cohort72%
Fall 2016 cohort75%
Fall 2017 cohort67%
Fall 2018 cohort75%
Fall 2019 cohort80%
Fall 2020 cohort78%
Fall 2021 cohort74%
Fall 2022 cohort70%
Fall 2023 cohort73%
IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023
More about Mount Mercy University

26.7% of Mount Mercy University's undergraduates carry Pell grants — the standard federal marker of lower-income enrollment. Carnegie classes Mount Mercy University as a primarily residential campus of 1,107 undergraduates — and 72.8% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Mount Mercy University's Fall 2024 filing has no usable score range. Mount Mercy University considered scores then; check today’s requirements.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”
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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How Mount Mercy University compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

Mount Mercy University82.5%
Iowa median80.1%
National median76.8%

Tuition

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

Mount Mercy University$40,878
Iowa median$36,684
National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

Mount Mercy University's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Mount Mercy University$60,787
Iowa median$55,396
National median$53,781
View comparison data & dates
Mount Mercy University, Iowa and national reference values
Metric & basisMount Mercy UniversityIowa medianNational median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS82.5%80.1%76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid$40,878$36,684$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot$60,787$55,396$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For Mount Mercy University, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

Mount Mercy University federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 12 fields & earnings
Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$75,613
Business/Commerce, General$64,408
Human Resources Management and Services$61,772
Accounting and Related Services$59,763
Finance and Financial Management Services$57,928
Business Administration, Management and Operations$57,378
Marketing$57,111
Biology, General$49,685
Social Work$49,542
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$47,713
Criminal Justice and Corrections$46,517
Psychology, General$45,951

These 12 fields listed for Mount Mercy University measure earnings after completion. The $60,787 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 33 additional Mount Mercy University fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What is Mount Mercy University's acceptance rate?

82.5% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 859 admitted from 1,041 applicants.

How much does Mount Mercy University cost?

At Mount Mercy University, tuition is $40,878. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does Mount Mercy University report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $60,787. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

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Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.

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