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Campus and Facilities Founded Affiliation Student Profile Faculty Rankings Graduation Rate Library Education Partners Tuition and Fees Financial Aid Scholarships

Campus and Facilities

The Mercy College of Health Sciences campus is located in Des Moines, just off Interstate 235 in central Iowa (map). Our campus includes fully equipped classrooms and lecture halls, skills laboratories, student computer laboratories and student lounges, as well as faculty and administrative offices.

Clinical instruction is provided at Mercy Medical Center - Des Moines and other health care locations in the metropolitan and surrounding areas.

Founded

Mercy Hospital opened its formal nursing school in 1899. Mercy College evolved from the Mercy School of Health Sciences – a certificate and diploma institution established in January 1994 as a consolidation of the Mercy Schools of Nursing, Radiology and Emergency Medical Services. Mercy College of Health Sciences was officially formed in July 1995.

Affiliation

Private, coeducational, Roman Catholic-Sisters of Mercy

Student Profile

693 full- and part-time undergraduates
90% Female
100% from Iowa

Faculty

38 full time
32 adjunct
More than 30 of the full-time teaching faculty hold doctorates or terminal degree in their fields
Student-to-faculty ratio: 11:1

ACT Scores

The median ACT score for entering students is 21.

Rankings

Among all colleges Mercy College ranks¹:

100th percentile academic challenge
94th percentile active/collaborative learning
94th percentile student-faculty interaction
82nd percentile student effort

Graduation Rate

68% – Tied for 4th place in Iowa among all post-secondary institutions²

Library

Mercy College library resources are located both on the main campus and at Mercy Medical Center. Both locations offer electronic discs, information services, books, journals, medical texts, reference materials, DVDs, videotapes and other materials.

Four library branches with 14,960 print and video holdings.
Current journal subscriptions – 248
Access to 20 information databases
Journals and newspapers available for full-text access – 7,500

Education Partners

The Mercy College Bachelor of Science in Health Care Administration program has an articulation agreement with the Master of Science of Health Care Administration at Des Moines University, allowing our students to transfer into that program with no loss of credits.

Tuition & Fees

Tuition at Mercy College is among Iowa’s most affordable for private colleges!

Full time tuition (12 credits or more): $6,300/semester

Part-time tuition (11 credits or less): $425/credit hour

Financial Aid

In 2006-07 Mercy College awarded an estimated $5,816,217 through scholarships, loans, grants and work-study aid. Ninety-five percent of Mercy College students receive some form of financial aid. Our financial aid officers are happy to visit with you to determine if you qualify.

Students eligible for Iowa Tuition Grant Funds must complete and file the FAFSA by June 30th. Complete your FAFSA online as soon as you file your taxes to ensure the greatest opportunity to receive all the assistance for which you qualify.
Visit http://www.fafsa.ed.gov. The Mercy College FAFSA school code is 006273.

Scholarships

Mercy College offers both need-based and merit scholarships.

¹ Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE) 2-year academic programs
² Institutional self report to Iowa Commerce Magazine