Mount Mercy University Business Programs

Mount Mercy University is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The city atmosphere of Cedar Rapids makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

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

How Do I Get Into Mount Mercy?

You can apply to Mount Mercy online at: https://www.mtmercy.edu/apply-freshman

Admission Requirements for Mount Mercy

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	5
Recommendations	5
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Mount Mercy?

With an acceptance rate of 75%, Mount Mercy may not be as selective as some schools, but you should not take admittance for granted. Be sure to submit the best application you can.

Approximately 35% of accepted students are men and 65% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 70%, and the acceptance rate for women is 79%.

Average Test Scores

Mount Mercy received ACT scores from 33% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 17 and 22. Math scores were between 17 and 0. Composite scores were between 18 and 24.

Can I Afford Mount Mercy University?

The overall average net price of Mount Mercy is $33,559. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

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 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.

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 2022-2023, 513 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.

Mount Mercy University Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	20	36	56
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	24	14	38
General Business/Commerce	23	0	23
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	22	0	22
Interior Design Management	4	15	19
Finance	13	5	18
Accounting	16	0	16
Other Hospitality Administration/Management	11	0	11
International Business/Trade/Commerce	3	4	7
Business Management & Marketing	5	0	5
General Management Information Systems	5	0	5
Operations Management	0	2	2
Office Administration	0	1	1
Organizational Leadership	0	1	1
Actuarial Science	1	0	1
Other Marketing	1	0	1
Public Relations	0	0	0
TOTAL	148	78	226

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.