Mercy College of Health Sciences Trade Programs

Mercy College of Health Sciences is a private not-for-profit institution located in Des Moines, Iowa. The location of Mercy College of Health Sciences is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

Where Is Mercy College of Health Sciences?

Contact details for Mercy College of Health Sciences are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	928 6Th Ave, Des Moines, IA 50309-1239
Phone:	515-643-3180
Website:	www.mchs.edu

Can I Afford Mercy College of Health Sciences?

During the <nil> academic year, part-time students at Mercy College of Health Sciences paid $653 per credit hour, whether they were in-state or out-of-state. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$19,087	$19,087
Books and Supplies	$1,800	$1,800

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Mercy College of Health Sciences, approximately 69% of students took out student loans averaging $7,425 a year. That adds up to $29,700 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Mercy College of Health Sciences is 0.9%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Mercy College of Health Sciences Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 951 undergraduate students at Mercy College of Health Sciences, with 535 being full-time and 416 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 535 full-time undergraduates at Mercy College of Health Sciences, 20% are male and 80% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Mercy College of Health Sciences students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	34
Black or African American	55
Hispanic or Latino	43
White	370
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	32

Geographic Diversity

Iowa students aren't the only ones who study at Mercy College of Health Sciences. At this time, 2 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Online Learning at Mercy College of Health Sciences

There are 6 bachelor’s degree and 3 master’s degree programs available online at Mercy College of Health Sciences. In 2020-2021, 773 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Mercy College of Health Sciences has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 6th most popular in Iowa for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2020-2021.

Online Growth Rankings of Mercy College of Health Sciences

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Mercy College of Health Sciences was 53.1%. This is the #540 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Mercy College of Health Sciences regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.