Student Population at Mount Mercy

Total Enrollment

1,526

Undergraduate

1,271

Graduate

255

Online Enrollment

232

Men Students

542

Women Students

984

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 1,526 students have enrolled at Mount Mercy University - 1,271 undergraduate and 255 graduate.

By gender, 542 male and 984 female students are attending Mount Mercy University. By attendance status, there are 1,103 full-time students and 423 part-time students.

The number of students at Mount Mercy University is average compared to Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Iowa. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Buena Vista University and University of Dubuque, its population is relatively small (average population is 2,041).

Mount Mercy University offers online degree/certificate programs and 232 students enrolled in online programs.

*Gender, Race, Age, and Online population based on 2022-2023 data.

Enrollment Comparison Chart

The below chart compares the student population between Mount Mercy University and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 542 male and 984 female students attending Mount Mercy. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.55 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).

The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at Mount Mercy.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Mount Mercy
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	1,271	998	273
Men	472	392	80
Women	799	606	193

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Mount Mercy
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	255	105	150
Men	70	26	44
Women	185	79	106

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 1,117 White students (73.20%) and 102 Black or African American students (6.68%) at Mount Mercy University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Mount Mercy University.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Mount Mercy University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	2	0	2
Asian	29	11	18
Black or African American	93	38	55
Hispanic	31	14	17
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	910	295	615
Two or More Races	77	34	43
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	34	10	24
Total	1,271	472	799

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Mount Mercy University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	0	1
Asian	3	0	3
Black or African American	9	5	4
Hispanic	1	1	0
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	207	49	158
Two or More Races	18	6	12
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	3	1	2
Total	255	70	185

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 1,048 students whose age under twenty five and 329 students whose age is over thirty years old at Mount Mercy University.

Especially, 55 students are younger than eighteen.

The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Mount Mercy University.

Population by Student Age at Mount Mercy University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	1,271	472	799
Under 18	55	24	31
18-19	382	160	222
20-21	398	148	250
22-24	156	65	91
25-29	76	25	51
30-34	57	15	42
35-39	42	10	32
40-49	69	15	54
50-64	23	6	17
unknown	13	4	9
Total	1,271	472	799

Population by Student Age at Mount Mercy University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	255	70	185
20-21	4	0	4
22-24	53	19	34
25-29	54	16	38
30-34	40	9	31
35-39	25	6	19
40-49	59	11	48
50-64	14	6	8
unknown	6	3	3
Total	255	70	185

Online Student Population

At Mount Mercy University, 513 students (33.62% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 232 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.

By location of enrolled students, 216 students live in Iowa where Mount Mercy University is located in and 16 students have enrolled from other states.

Online Student Population
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	1,526	1,271	255
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes	232	117	115
Enrolled Some in Online Classes	281	234	47
Not Enrolled in Online Classes	1,013	920	93

Online Student Population by Student Location
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)	232	117	115
Iowa Residents	216	109	107
Other State in U.S.	16	8	8
Outside of U.S.	0	0	0
Unknown	0	0	0