Mount Mercy University

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Catholic
Population 300,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,700 (67%)
Days Without Precipitation 260 (74%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,082
Men / Women 39% / 61%
From State 69%
From Region 10%
Athletes 602 (56.1%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 56%
International 13%
Mixed 10%
Hispanic 8%
Black 6%
Asian 2%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Arts and Sciences 80 45% 52% 2% 4% 12% 9% $58,450 6 -0.43 32 98%
Computer Science 6 — 83% 17% 0% 0% 17% 50% $82,793 6 -1.23 81 — — — — —
Cybersecurity 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% $81,249 23 -0.66 79 — — — — —
Chemistry 2 +1 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $62,788 12 -0.85 44 — — — — —
Mathematics 2 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $65,952 20 -0.73 52 — — — — —
Biochemistry 1 +2 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,866 6 -1.21 31 — — — — —
Biology 9 — 33% 78% 0% 11% 0% 0% $52,110 4 -1.66 17 100% — — — —
Environmental Science 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,421 39 -0.28 27 — — — — —
English 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $53,098 57 +0.08 19 — — — — —
History 2 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $55,946 53 -0.10 25 — — — — —
Liberal Arts 13 — 54% 38% 0% 0% 15% 8% $55,856 48 -0.14 25 — — — — —
Philosophy — +1 — — — — — — $52,554 25 -0.67 17 — — — — —
Religious Studies 1 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,426 77 +0.44 22 — — — — —
Communication Studies 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $53,661 21 -0.77 20 — — — — —
Journalism — — — — — — — — $54,989 23 -0.82 23 — — — — —
Mass Communication — — — — — — — — $53,765 21 -0.76 20 — — — — —
Natural Resources/Conservation 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,392 24 -0.59 24 — — — — —
Political Science 2 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 50% $60,463 18 -0.86 38 — — — — —
Psychology 7 +2 57% 43% 0% 0% 0% 14% $52,585 38 -0.38 18 97% — — — —
Public Relations — — — — — — — — $60,405 17 -1.03 38 — — — — —
Social Work 9 +2 22% 67% 0% 0% 22% 0% $59,202 85 +0.70 34 96% — — — —
Sociology 6 +4 17% 50% 17% 0% 33% 0% $54,297 46 -0.23 21 — — — — —
Art — — — — — — — — $44,571 39 -0.24 6 — — — — —
Graphic Design 3 — 0% 33% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,421 26 -0.60 17 — — — — —
Music — — — — — — — — $46,491 47 -0.03 8 — — — — —
Conservation Law Enforcement 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,667 32 -0.45 27 — — — — —
Criminal Justice 10 +1 50% 40% 10% 20% 20% 0% $58,577 46 -0.18 32 97% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Business 94 54% 55% 1% 5% 2% 11% $66,639 34 -0.68 54 99% 6.8%
Accounting 8 +2 62% 62% 0% 0% 0% 12% $69,846 13 -1.11 61 100% — — — —
Actuarial Science — — — — — — — — $74,039 3 -1.88 69 — — — — —
Business 14 — 7% 57% 0% 7% 0% 0% $75,762 61 -0.10 72 97% 5.2% — — —
Business Administration 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $68,321 33 -0.48 58 — — — — —
Finance 15 +5 80% 67% 0% 0% 0% 13% $69,538 4 -1.02 61 100% 5.3% — — —
Hospitality Management 13 +2 92% 69% 0% 0% 0% 15% $55,058 25 -0.50 23 — — — — —
Human Resources Management 9 +7 33% 44% 0% 0% 0% 0% $72,074 39 -0.28 66 100% 6.8% — — —
International Business — — — — — — — — $66,831 25 -0.74 55 — — — — —
Management 20 +8 55% 35% 0% 20% 5% 25% $61,332 12 -0.85 40 100% 8.2% — — —
Management Information Systems 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $68,981 5 -1.34 60 — — — — —
Marketing 13 +9 46% 54% 8% 0% 8% 0% $67,173 18 -0.81 55 98% 8.3% — — —
Marketing — — — — — — — — $67,173 18 -0.81 55 98% 8.3% — — —
Operations Management — — — — — — — — $61,332 1 -1.78 40 100% 8.2% — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Education 28 18% 75% 0% 0% 7% 0% $52,141 2 -0.12 17 98%
Elementary Education 17 — 6% 76% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,054 53 -0.03 16 98% — — — —
English – Language Arts — +2 — — — — — — $53,682 46 -0.25 20 — — — — —
Mathematics Teacher Education — +1 — — — — — — $53,702 37 -0.39 20 — — — — —
Secondary Education 10 +1 40% 70% 0% 0% 20% 0% $52,054 34 -0.35 16 98% — — — —
Social Science Teacher Education — +3 — — — — — — $53,661 45 -0.31 20 — — — — —
Art Teacher Education — +1 — — — — — — $54,014 84 +0.77 21 — — — — —
Music Education 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,495 86 +0.83 22 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Health Sciences 102 15% 74% 2% 5% 5% 5% $76,424 63 -0.76 73 99%
Exercise Science 18 — 44% 61% 6% 6% 11% 17% $56,122 27 -0.66 26 — — — — —
Health Sciences — — — — — — — — $62,598 33 -0.40 44 — — — — —
Medical Laboratory Science — — — — — — — — $71,036 22 -0.60 64 — — — — —
Nursing 73 — 8% 79% 1% 3% 4% 1% $83,611 14 -0.86 81 99% — — — —
Public Health 2 +1 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% 50% $62,214 39 -0.27 43 — — — — —
Health and Medical Administrative Services 9 +1 0% 67% 0% 22% 0% 0% $61,894 48 -0.23 42 — — — — —
Healthcare Administration — — — — — — — — $61,894 48 -0.23 42 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $43,739
ROI Percentile 53th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 73%
4-Year Graduation Rate 54%
6-Year Graduation Rate 58%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 33.9% 103 50% 56% 1% 7% 2% 10% $66,225 15 -0.64 53 99% 6.8%
Health Sciences 30.6% 93 16% 74% 2% 3% 5% 5% $77,830 54 -0.81 75 99% —
Education 8.9% 27 19% 74% 0% 0% 7% 0% $52,054 39 -0.15 16 98% —
Social Sciences 8.9% 27 41% 56% 4% 0% 15% 7% $56,002 40 -0.05 26 97% —
Humanities 5.6% 17 47% 47% 0% 0% 18% 6% $55,620 54 -0.09 25 — —
Professional 3.6% 11 55% 45% 9% 18% 18% 0% $58,403 22 -0.21 32 97% —
Life & Natural Sciences 3.3% 10 30% 80% 0% 10% 0% 0% $52,686 3 -1.62 18 100% —
Computer Science 2.3% 7 86% 14% 0% 0% 14% 57% $82,572 8 -1.15 80 — —
Arts 1.3% 4 0% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,940 56 -0.24 18 — —
Physical Sciences & Math 1.3% 4 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $64,370 12 -0.79 48 — —
Agriculture & Food Science 0.3% 1 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,421 34 -0.28 27 — —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Business & Economics — — — — — — — —
Computer Science — — — — — — — —
Education — — — — — — — —
Engineering — — — — — — — —
Health Sciences — — — — — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math — — — — — — — —
Total — — — — — — — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Soccer 83 $780K $758K $22K
Baseball 63 $782K $782K $0
Basketball 51 $528K $521K $6K
Track & Field (indoor) 37 $150K $150K $0
Volleyball 34 $373K $373K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 32 $144K $144K $0
Bowling 22 $253K $251K $2K
Golf 21 $240K $240K $0
Cross Country 13 $115K $115K $0
Other Sports 2 $14K $14K $25
Total 311 $3.4M $3.4M $30K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Soccer 45 $498K $473K $25K
Volleyball 42 $364K $357K $6K
Track & Field (indoor) 40 $159K $159K $0
Basketball 37 $525K $521K $3K
Softball 37 $441K $439K $1K
Track & Field (outdoor) 34 $152K $152K $0
Bowling 30 $275K $272K $2K
Other Sports 27 $222K $221K $334
Lacrosse 22 $169K $169K $108
Golf 18 $192K $181K $10K
Cross Country 15 $131K $131K $0
Total 291 $3.1M $3.1M $51K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Soccer 128 $1.3M $1.2M $47K
Basketball 88 $1.1M $1.0M $10K
Track & Field (indoor) 77 $310K $310K $0
Volleyball 76 $737K $731K $6K
Track & Field (outdoor) 66 $297K $297K $0
Baseball 63 $782K $782K $0
Bowling 52 $529K $524K $4K
Golf 39 $432K $421K $10K
Softball 37 $441K $439K $1K
Other Sports 29 $236K $236K $359
Cross Country 28 $246K $246K $0
Lacrosse 22 $169K $169K $108
Total 602 $8.0M $7.9M $128K

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 81%
Yield (non-ED) 28%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 81% 81% 81%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional