Gender Diversity
Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at Mount Mercy University is greatly skewed towards women students, with 65.6% of undergraduate students being women and 34.4% being men. The total number of full-time, first-year undergraduate students is 1,290, with 846 women and 444 men.
On the other hand, the graduate student population at Mount Mercy University is greatly skewed towards women students, with 65.9% of undergraduate students being women and 34.1% being men. The total number of full-time, graduate students is 290, with 191 women and 99 men.
Undergraduate Students
- men 34.4% 444 students
- women 65.6% 846 students
Graduate Students
- men 34.1% 99 students
- women 65.9% 191 students
Racial Diversity
2021-2022 Academic Year
The largest ethnic group among the students is White, comprising 74.7% of the undergraduates population , with a total of 961 students.
Following behind are African American students, constituting 8.2% of the student body, with 106 students. Mixed race students represent 4.5% of the population, with 58 students, while Asian students account for 2.4%, with 31 students. Hispanic students account for 1.3% of the undergraduate student body, comprising 17 students. Finally, Hawaiian students have the smallest representation at 0.1% , with 1 students.
International students make up 5.7% of the undergraduate population, totaling 73 students.
There is also a notable percentage of students with an unknown race, making up 3.0% of the population, totaling 39 students.
The statistics/chart presented below provide an overview of the racial composition of all students (including undergraduate, graduate and transfer-in students) offering insights into the diversity present within Mount Mercy University.
Undergraduate Students
- White 74.7% 961 students
- African American 8.2% 106 students
- International students 5.7% 73 students
- Mixed race 4.5% 58 students
- Unknown race 3.0% 39 students
- Asian 2.4% 31 students
- Hispanic 1.3% 17 students
- Hawaiian 0.1% 1 students
Graduate Students
- White 83.7% 242 students
- Mixed race 5.2% 15 students
- African American 4.5% 13 students
- Unknown race 3.5% 10 students
- Hispanic 1.4% 4 students
- International students 1.0% 3 students
- Asian 0.7% 2 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 0 students
Transfer Students
- White 70.9% 105 students
- African American 10.8% 16 students
- Mixed race 6.1% 9 students
- International students 6.1% 9 students
- Asian 2.7% 4 students
- Unknown race 2.0% 3 students
- Hispanic 1.4% 2 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 0 students
Students Age Diversity
- 20-21 32% 410 students
- 18-19 30% 385 students
- 22-24 13% 172 students
- 25-29 7% 84 students
- 40-49 6% 82 students
- 35-39 6% 71 students
- 30-34 5% 59 students
- 50-64 2% 20 students
- 40-49 25% 70 students
- 25-29 20% 56 students
- 22-24 19% 54 students
- 30-34 15% 44 students
- 35-39 15% 44 students
- 50-64 5% 13 students
- 20-21 1% 2 students
Residency of Students
The following interactive map shows the residency of undergraduate students who enrolled at Mount Mercy University in the 2022 academic year.
| State name | Students Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa | 191 | 86.04% | |
| Illinois | 11 | 4.95% | |
| Arizona | 3 | 1.35% | |
| Minnesota | 3 | 1.35% | |
| Wisconsin | 3 | 1.35% | |
| Hawaii | 2 | less than 1% | |
| New York | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Alabama | 1 | less than 1% | |
| California | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Florida | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Louisiana | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Michigan | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Virginia | 1 | less than 1% |
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