unitid 154013 · Cedar Rapids, IA · private nonprofit 4-year · city (midsize)
Mount Mercy University
- enrollment 2023
- 1,785
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within private nonprofit 4-years
The record
admission rate
83%
67th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
undergraduates
1,107
55th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
Pell share
27%
undergrads on Pell grants
33rd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
completion
58%
finish within 150% time
51st pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$55,054
66th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
avg net price / yr
$20,168
after aid, aided students
38th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$60,787
after entry, Title IV students
72nd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median grad debt
$23,699
44th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $17,070 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k18%
- 30-48k15%
- 48-75k15%
- 75-110k27%
- 110k+24%
- Median family income
- $50,312
- First-generation students
- 29%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $40,878
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 2.6× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 78 | $71,296 | $27,000 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 57 | $84,016 | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 38 | $45,918 | $30,687 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 27 | $54,703 | $27,000 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. | 22 | — | — |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 18 | — | — |
| Human Resources Management and Services. | 17 | $55,899 | $29,225 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | 16 | $57,775 | $25,250 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services. | 15 | — | — |
| Human Resources Management and Services. | 15 | — | — |
| Marketing. | 15 | $54,878 | $27,000 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | 14 | — | — |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
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Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.