Simpson 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.
Simpson College has more expensive tuition & fees ($46,212) than Mercy College of Health Sciences ($22,360).
It is harder to admit to Simpson College than Mercy College of Health Sciences.
Simpson College has more students with 1,151 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 Simpson College's ratio is 10 to 1.
Simpson College has more full-time faculties with 80 faculties while Mercy College of Health Sciences has 61 full-time faculties.

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

Simpson College	vs.	Mercy College of Health Sciences
Indianola, Iowa	Location	Des Moines, Iowa
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
Baccalaureate College - Diverse Fields	Carnegie Classification	Other health professions school
$46,212	2024 Tuition & Fees	$22,360
96%	% Receiving Financial Aid	76%
$33,371	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$7,608

88.88 %	Acceptance Rates	98.78 %
23.38 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	48.77 %
-	SAT Score	-
31	ACT Score	-
66 %	Graduation Rate	44 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	-
78 %	Retention Rate	67 %
1,151	Student Population	911
80	Number of Faculties	61
10 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	8 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), Weekend/Evening College
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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