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Mercy College of Health Sciences
Des Moines, IA · Private (nonprofit) · 867 students · mostly bachelor degrees
64th-cheapest of 68 Iowa colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$26,924
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$34,398
Graduation rate
66%
Admission rate
100%
Median graduate earnings
$62,234
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$14,745
Average SAT
980
Median ACT
20
Pell grant recipients
34%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
11 programsClinical Nurse Leader · Associate's Degree26 grads/yr$72,435Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma33 grads/yr$71,704Clinical Nurse Leader · Bachelor's Degree286 grads/yr$71,148Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science and Allied Professions, Other · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma12 grads/yr$69,417Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist · Associate's Degree19 grads/yr$61,202Medical/Health Management and Clinical Assistant/Specialist · Bachelor's Degree29 grads/yr$50,009Radiologist Assistant · Associate's Degree2 grads/yr$47,946
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (most recent cohorts). Net price is for students receiving federal aid; earnings are a past cohort measured years after entry, not a guarantee.