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Mount Mercy University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

Where Is Mount Mercy University?

Contact details for Mount Mercy are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1330 Elmhurst Dr Ne, Cedar Rapids, IA 52402-4797
Phone:	319-363-8213
Website:	www.mtmercy.edu

Can I Afford Mount Mercy?

During the <nil> academic year, part-time students at Mount Mercy paid $1,107 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	$36,606	$36,606
Fees	$1,000	$1,000
Books and Supplies	$1,320	$1,320
On Campus Room and Board	$10,636	$10,636
On Campus Other Expenses	$4,104	$4,104

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Mount Mercy, approximately 77% of students took out student loans averaging $11,016 a year. That adds up to $44,064 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Mount Mercy is 1.4%. 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.

Mount Mercy University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,290 undergraduate students at Mount Mercy, with 1,013 being full-time and 277 being part-time.

There are also 290 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,013 full-time undergraduates at Mount Mercy, 35% are male and 65% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Mount Mercy University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	27
Black or African American	78
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	749
International Students	72
Other Races/Ethnicities	72

Geographic Diversity

Iowa students aren't the only ones who study at Mount Mercy University. At this time, 16 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 42 countries are represented at Mount Mercy. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Germany, Serbia, and United Kingdom.

Online Learning at Mount Mercy University

In 2020-2021, 492 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Mount Mercy has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of Mount Mercy

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Mount Mercy University was 27.8%. This is the #796 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Mount Mercy 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.