Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares Mercy College of Health Sciences's student enrollment with similarly ranked schools, all colleges nationwide, Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges, 4-Years Colleges, and Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Iowa.
Mercy College of Health Sciences has similar enrollment size to similarly ranked schools (average: 940 students). The enrollment is smaller than the Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Iowa average (1,514 students).
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Mercy College of Health Sciences8698672
Similarly Ranked Schools9401611,168
All Colleges2,9312,6851,440
Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges2,4772,0161,017
4-Years Colleges4,6864,2051,445
Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Iowa1,5141,195551
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 110 male and 759 female students attending Mercy College of Health Sciences. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.14 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.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Gender/Attending Status at Mercy College of Health Sciences
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total867340527
Men1106644
Women757274483
Population by Gender/Attending Status at Mercy College of Health Sciences
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total23402
Men0660
Women22742

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 559 White students (64.33%) and 118 Hispanic students (13.58%) 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.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Mercy College of Health Sciences
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native15114
Asian541341
Black or African American1061492
Hispanic1188110
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander202
White55773484
Two or More Races606
Race/Ethnicity Unknown918
Total 867110757
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Mercy College of Health Sciences
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native000
Asian000
Black or African American000
Hispanic000
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander000
White202
Two or More Races000
Race/Ethnicity Unknown000
Total 202

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 458 students whose age under twenty five and 242 students whose age is over thirty years old at Mercy College of Health Sciences.
Especially, 1 students are younger than eighteen and 2 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Mercy College of Health Sciences.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Student Age at Mercy College of Health Sciences
TotalMenWomen
Total867 110757
Under 181 01
18-19102 696
20-21134 10124
22-24221 28193
25-29169 32137
30-3491 1477
35-3967 1156
40-4961 457
50-6419 415
65 and over2 11
Total 867 110757
Population by Student Age at Mercy College of Health Sciences
TotalMenWomen
Total2 02
35-392 02
Total 2 02

Online Student Population

At Mercy College of Health Sciences, 660 students (75.95% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 188 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, 138 students live in Iowa where Mercy College of Health Sciences is located in and 50 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total8698672
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes1881880
Enrolled Some in Online Classes4724702
Not Enrolled in Online Classes2092090
Online Student Population by Student Location
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)1881880
Iowa Residents1381380
Other State in U.S.50500
Outside of U.S.000
Unknown000