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Mount Mercy University

Cedar Rapids, IA · Private · Midsize city · MMU · Mount Mercy College

Private institution in Cedar Rapids, IA · 1,135 undergraduates · 79% acceptance rate · $60,787 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
$23,4351,363rd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$39,0701,610th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$39,0701,572nd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$52,4361,535th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$23,6991,102nd lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$60,787514th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$52,871420th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
55.9%919th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
70.1%1,225th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
78.8%861st most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1120596th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
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Campus

Undergraduates
1,1351,291st largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
13.0:1979th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
25.9%1,422nd highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 192 mi (ORD)

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 12 of 43 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$57,839$56,847
Business/Commerce, GeneralBusinessbachelors$57,318$58,402
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$53,358$52,822
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusinessbachelors$47,729$47,846
Computer Sciencebachelors$47,260$63,005
MarketingBusinessbachelors$45,696$42,682
Human Resources Management and ServicesBusinessbachelors$44,595$42,682
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$40,728$41,689
Biology, GeneralBiological Sciencesbachelors$39,369—
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducationbachelors$38,018$39,009
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcementbachelors$34,847$33,637
Social WorkPublic Administrationbachelors$34,847$36,560

Campus facts

Athletics — 12 sports

NAIA Division I · NAIA

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $3,857,363 (M $2,059,092 · W $1,716,074 · Coed $82,197)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Mount Mercy University’s 1,135 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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