Grinnell College vs Mercy College of Health Sciences

The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.

Both schools are four-years, private (not-for-profit) schools.
Grinnell College has more expensive tuition & fees ($64,862) than Mercy College of Health Sciences ($22,360).
It is harder to admit to Grinnell College than Mercy College of Health Sciences.
Grinnell College has more students with 1,759 students while Mercy College of Health Sciences has 911 students.
Mercy College of Health Sciences has a lower number of students per faculty with 8 to 1 while Grinnell College's ratio is 9 to 1.
Grinnell College has more full-time faculties with 202 faculties while Mercy College of Health Sciences has 61 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Grinnell College and Mercy College of Health Sciences.

Grinnell College	vs.	Mercy College of Health Sciences
Grinnell, Iowa	Location	Des Moines, Iowa
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences	Carnegie Classification	Other health professions school
$64,862	2024 Tuition & Fees	$22,360
89%	% Receiving Financial Aid	76%
$43,476	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$7,608

13.00 %	Acceptance Rates	98.78 %
35.98 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	48.77 %
1,490	SAT Score	-
33	ACT Score	-
88 %	Graduation Rate	44 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	-
93 %	Retention Rate	67 %
1,759	Student Population	911
202	Number of Faculties	61
9 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	8 to 1
Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), Weekend/Evening College
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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