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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
$23,4351,369th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$39,0701,626th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$39,0701,588th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
Cost of attendance
$52,4361,549th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
Median graduate debt
$23,6991,109th lowest of 1,880 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$60,787515th highest of 1,969 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$52,871421st highest of 1,964 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
55.9%924th highest of 2,031 reporting
Full-time retention
70.1%1,233rd highest of 1,853 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
78.8%872nd most selective of 1,608 reporting
Average SAT
1120598th highest of 1,024 reporting
Median ACT
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Campus

Undergraduates
1,1351,292nd largest of 2,162 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
13.0:1993rd smallest of 2,159 reporting
Pell Grant share
25.9%1,436th highest of 2,140 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.