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.

Mount Mercy University Rankings

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Mount Mercy.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#11	Best Value International Business Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#22	Best Value Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#33	Best Value Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#115	Best Value Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Mount Mercy has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#17	Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Interior Design Management	College Factual
#23	Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	College Factual
#41	Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Human Resource Management	College Factual
#74	Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for General Business Administration and Management	College Factual
#83	Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Business Administration & Management	College Factual
#108	Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing	College Factual

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
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/mountmercyuniversity
Twitter:	http://twitter.com/MountMercy

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	required
High School Rank	recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	recommended
Recommendations	recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	recommended
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Mount Mercy?

The acceptance rate at Mount Mercy University is 76%. This means that is not quite as selective as some schools, but you'll still need to submit a good application if you want to be considered by the admissions department.

Approximately 32% of accepted students are men and 68% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 71%, and the acceptance rate for women is 79%.

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 79% of students took out student loans averaging $10,593 a year. That adds up to $42,372 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Mount Mercy is 5.9%. 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.

Mount Mercy University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,381 undergraduate students at Mount Mercy, with 1,044 being full-time and 337 being part-time.

There are also 324 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,044 full-time undergraduates at Mount Mercy, 33% are male and 67% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	24
Black or African American	84
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	808
International Students	46
Other Races/Ethnicities	68

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 2019-2020, 578 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 Affordability Rankings of Mount Mercy

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Mount Mercy University was $35,506 for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows how Mount Mercy is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Business Management & Marketing	#48	#48
Other Business, Management & Marketing	#60	#60

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 #798 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%.

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	24	41	65
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	22	14	36
General Business/Commerce	24	0	24
Interior Design Management	2	18	20
Finance	16	4	20
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	16	0	16
Accounting	9	0	9
Operations Management	0	9	9
Other Hospitality Administration/Management	8	0	8
General Management Information Systems	5	0	5
Business Management & Marketing	4	0	4
International Business/Trade/Commerce	1	2	3
Actuarial Science	3	0	3
Other Marketing	1	0	1
Public Relations	0	0	0
TOTAL	135	88	223

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.