Student Population at Mercy College of Health Sciences
Total Enrollment
911
Undergraduate
909
Graduate
2
Online Enrollment
217
Men Students
130
Women Students
781
For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 911 students have enrolled at Mercy College of Health Sciences - 909 undergraduate and 2 graduate.
By gender, 130 male and 781 female students are attending Mercy College of Health Sciences. By attendance status, there are 457 full-time students and 454 part-time students.
The number of students at Mercy College of Health Sciences is small compared to Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Iowa. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Allen College and Palmer College of Chiropractic, its population is average (average population is 957).
Mercy College of Health Sciences offers online degree/certificate programs and 217 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 Mercy College of Health Sciences and similar colleges.
Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status
By gender, there are 130 male and 781 female students attending Mercy College of Health Sciences. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.17 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 Mercy College of Health Sciences.
| Total | Full-time | Part-time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 909 | 457 | 452 |
| Men | 130 | 84 | 46 |
| Women | 779 | 373 | 406 |
| Total | Full-time | Part-time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 2 | 457 | 2 |
| Men | 0 | 84 | 0 |
| Women | 2 | 373 | 2 |
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, there are 606 White students (66.52%) and 108 Black or African American students (11.86%) at Mercy College of Health Sciences(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Mercy College of Health Sciences.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 8 | 1 | 7 |
| Asian | 56 | 13 | 43 |
| Black or African American | 108 | 19 | 89 |
| Hispanic | 100 | 9 | 91 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| White | 604 | 81 | 523 |
| Two or More Races | 10 | 1 | 9 |
| Race/Ethnicity Unknown | 19 | 5 | 14 |
| Total | 909 | 130 | 779 |
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Asian | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hispanic | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| White | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Two or More Races | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Race/Ethnicity Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Online Student Population
At Mercy College of Health Sciences, 723 students (79.36% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 217 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, 214 students live in Iowa where Mercy College of Health Sciences is located in and 3 students have enrolled from other states.
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 911 | 909 | 2 |
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes | 217 | 215 | 2 |
| Enrolled Some in Online Classes | 506 | 506 | 0 |
| Not Enrolled in Online Classes | 188 | 188 | 0 |
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total (Enrolled Excl.) | 217 | 215 | 2 |
| Iowa Residents | 214 | 213 | 1 |
| Other State in U.S. | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Outside of U.S. | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 |