Colleges / Mount Mercy University
College · Private nonprofit · Cedar Rapids, IA · City
MMU

Mount Mercy University

Cedar Rapids, IA

Religious affiliation
Address1330 Elmhurst Dr NE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52402-4797
Websitewww.mtmercy.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate83%
6-yr median pay$53k
Net price / yr$20k
Undergrad size1,107
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $20k/yr for a shot at a $53k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 83% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid.

If you get in

1,107 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $55k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $20k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$220k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$81k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$140k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.5x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$40.9k
Room & board
$11.6k
Books & supplies
$1,200

How students pay for it.

Pell grants27%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans53%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$24k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $10k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention71%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr58%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$53k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$61k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out0%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
1,107
Location
Cedar Rapids, IA
Region
Plains (IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD)
Carnegie class
Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Size & setting
Four-year · small · primarily residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · medium full-time, selective, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Higher Learning Commission
Also known as
Mount Mercy College
Identity
Religious affiliation
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White56%
  • International12%
  • Two or more races10%
  • Hispanic8%
  • Unknown6%
  • Black6%
  • Asian2%
First-gen students29%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time3%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$50k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 45

What you can study.

Colleges / Mount Mercy University
College · Private nonprofit · Cedar Rapids, IA · City
MMU

Mount Mercy University

Cedar Rapids, IA

Religious affiliation
Address1330 Elmhurst Dr NE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52402-4797
Websitewww.mtmercy.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate83%
6-yr median pay$53k
Net price / yr$20k
Undergrad size1,107
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $20k/yr for a shot at a $53k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 83% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid.

If you get in

1,107 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $55k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $20k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$220k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$81k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$140k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.5x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$40.9k
Room & board
$11.6k
Books & supplies
$1,200

How students pay for it.

Pell grants27%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans53%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$24k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $10k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention71%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr58%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$53k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$61k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out0%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
1,107
Location
Cedar Rapids, IA
Region
Plains (IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD)
Carnegie class
Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Size & setting
Four-year · small · primarily residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · medium full-time, selective, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Higher Learning Commission
Also known as
Mount Mercy College
Identity
Religious affiliation
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White56%
  • International12%
  • Two or more races10%
  • Hispanic8%
  • Unknown6%
  • Black6%
  • Asian2%
First-gen students29%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time3%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$50k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 45

What you can study.