UIU 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.
Mercy College of Health Sciences has more expensive tuition & fees ($22,360) than UIU ($19,000).
It is harder to admit to UIU than Mercy College of Health Sciences.
UIU has more students with 3,072 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 UIU's ratio is 13 to 1.

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

UIU	vs.	Mercy College of Health Sciences
Fayette, 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
Master's College and University (larger programs)	Carnegie Classification	Other health professions school
$19,000	2024 Tuition & Fees	$22,360
73%	% Receiving Financial Aid	76%
$12,470	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$7,608

93.38 %	Acceptance Rates	98.78 %
24.35 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	48.77 %
1,050	SAT Score	-
16	ACT Score	-
42 %	Graduation Rate	44 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	-
57 %	Retention Rate	67 %
3,072	Student Population	911
61	Number of Faculties	61
13 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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