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Mercy College of Health Sciences is a private located in Des Moines, Iowa. Mercy College of Health Sciences is very inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Mercy College of Health Sciences is in the bottom 50% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $52,855 10 years after enrolling, 8th in Iowa, and in the top 50% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Mercy College of Health Sciences bachelor students earn 5% less than the national average. Mercy College of Health Sciences is ranked 13th in Iowa.
Mercy College of Health Sciences’s median net annual cost of $23,737 and average years to graduate of 4.1 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 2 programs at Mercy College of Health Sciences sorted by number of graduates - Registered Nursing, Health Administrative Services - are shown below.
Annual net cost
$23,737
Average years to graduate
4.1
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.1 years. 64% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Mercy College of Health Sciences is 1% lower than the state average, and 6% below the average for all special focus four-year: other health professions schools in the country.
At Mercy College of Health Sciences, Pell Grant recipients represent 35% of the measured graduating class, equal to the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Mercy College of Health Sciences graduates within 4.1 years.
Mercy College of Health Sciences is in the top 50% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
Mercy College of Health Sciences’s economic mobility score of 20.41 is calculated by adjusting the 3.13 economic score of lower-income students by the 35% pell grant recipients within the student body. Mercy College of Health Sciences’s EMS of 20.41 ranks in the top 50% nationally.false
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
Top 50%
The average Title IV recipient at Mercy College of Health Sciences pays $23,737 a year, $-3,785 less than the $19,952 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $23,737
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Mercy College of Health Sciences, 77% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $23,737 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 69% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $7,425. This is 15% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$5,436
Pell grants
$4,444
State grants
$5,480
Institutional grants
$1,086
Mercy College of Health Sciences offers 3 online bachelor programs, 2 of which are held exclusively online. We use the IPEDS July '20 — July '21 Distance Education report to determine which programs are online. EarningsPlus data is provided when available.
Online programs
3
Hybrid programs
1
Percentage of programs online
60%
Mercy College of Health Sciences's very inclusive admissions are indicated by their 97% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 132 applicants, of which 128 were admitted and 51 enrolled. Mercy College of Health Sciences doesn't have a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed after a hard admissions deadline.
Full time
59%
83%
Female
86%
59%
First time
16%
59%
In-state
94%
68%
1st generation
35%
35%
White
71%
52%
Black
8%
14%
Hispanic
8%
15%
Asian
6%
5%
American Indian
1%
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
6%
12%