Mercy College of Health Sciences
Des Moines, IA · Private · Midsize city · MCHS
Private institution in Des Moines, IA · 905 undergraduates · 99% acceptance rate · $62,234 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 7%Student-faculty ratio
- Top 16%Median graduate debt
- Top 21%Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- Top 23%Median earnings, 10 years after entry
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $23,4171,362nd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $17,3281,034th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $17,328688th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $30,844968th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $14,745300th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $62,234458th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $53,375404th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 48.6%1,210th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 52.6%1,709th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 98.8%1,515th most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- 20798th highest of 952 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 9051,410th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 7.0:1144th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 33.9%986th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 228 mi (MSP)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 4 of 4 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $54,453 | $57,137 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesHealth Professions | bachelors | $44,747 | $42,532 |
| Health/Medical Preparatory ProgramsHealth Professions | bachelors | — | — |
| Public HealthHealth Professions | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Mercy College of Health Sciences’s 905 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In IA
Elsewhere
- Tusculum UniversityGreeneville, TN · 903 undergrads
- University of North Carolina School of the ArtsWinston Salem, NC · 902 undergrads
- Bloomfield CollegeBloomfield, NJ · 901 undergrads
- West Virginia Wesleyan CollegeBuckhannon, WV · 909 undergrads
- Pacific Union CollegeAngwin, CA · 910 undergrads
- Agnes Scott CollegeDecatur, GA · 898 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitemchs.edu
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- Compare with Graceland University-LamoniSide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: Mercy College of Health Sciences vs Graceland University-LamoniHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
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