Mount Mercy University (Mount Mercy) is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Cedar Rapids, IA.
It offers 26 graduate programs - 24 Master's, and 2 Doctorate. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $12,148.
A total of 278 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 1,417 students at Mount Mercy. Mount Mercy offers online graduate programs and 114 out of 278 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
You can find Mount Mercy's health profession programs at health professions information page.
Graduate Program Overview
For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $12,148. It offers twenty-six (26) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | Mount Mercy University |
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| Type | Four-year, Private (not-for-profit) |
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| Address | 1330 Elmhurst Dr NE, Cedar Rapids, IA |
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| Graduate School Students | 266 students
114 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | $12,148 |
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| Student to Faculty | 14:1 (7.14%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 26 Graduate Programs
24 Master's, 2 Doctorate |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at Mount Mercy University
The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at Mount Mercy University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. The tuition & fees is $12,148 for prospective students.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $671.
2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| Amounts |
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| Tuition | $12,078 |
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| Fees | $70 |
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| Cost per Credit | $671 |
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| Books & Supplies | $1,200 |
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| Room & Board | $11,600 (On-Campus) / $10,000 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $5,000 (On-Campus) / $10,300 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $29,948 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $33,648 |
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Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
| 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 |
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| Tuition & Fees | $10,870 | $11,176 | $11,176 | $11,410 | $12,148 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
Mount Mercy University offers Masters, Doctorate graduate degree/certificate programs through 26 major areas - 24 Master's, 2 Doctorate. 130 students have been conferred Master's degree and 9 students have received Doctorate degree last year.
The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.
Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
| Master's | Doctorate |
Post-Bachelor's | Post-Master's |
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| Total | 130 | 9 | - | - |
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| Men | 42 | - | - | - |
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| Women | 88 | 9 | - | - |
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Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree).
You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.
Graduate Student Population
Mount Mercy graduate schools have a total of 266 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 83 male and 183 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 118 full-time and 148 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 114 students enrolled through online exclusively and 150 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 185 White, 5 Black, and 3 Asian students are attending at Mount Mercy University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 266 |
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| Men | 83 |
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| Women | 183 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 266 |
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| Full-time Students | 118 |
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| Part-time Students | 148 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 266 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 1 |
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| Asian | 3 |
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| Black | 5 |
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| Hispanic | 4 |
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| White | 185 |
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| Two or more races | 57 |
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| Un-Known | 11 |
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Online Population
At Mount Mercy University graduate schools, 114 students enrolled online exclusively and 150 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 278 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 114 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 150 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 14 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 114 |
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| Iowa Resident | 103 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 11 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 0 |
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