Enrollment Trends at Mount Mercy

The student population at Mount Mercy University is 1,526 (1,271 undergraduate and 255 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 235 over the past decade.
The percentage of undergraduate students at Mount Mercy is 83.29% which is decreased by 205 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 30 and it has been decreasing. The female to male ratio is 1.82 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.
232 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 1,060.00% since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 1,759 where 1,526 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.
83.29% of total students is undergraduate students and 16.71% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 205 and the graduate enrollment has decreased by 30 over past 10 years.
The female to male ratio is 1.82 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in Mount Mercy than male students.
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Mount Mercy University since 2013.
YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-141,7611,4764541,02228588197
2014-151,762
1
1,444
-32
426
-28
1,018
-4
318
33
90
2
228
31
2015-161,877
115
1,543
99
447
21
1,096
78
334
16
98
8
236
8
2016-171,886
9
1,580
37
482
35
1,098
2
306
-28
97
-1
209
-27
2017-181,848
-38
1,517
-63
491
9
1,026
-72
331
25
109
12
222
13
2018-191,835
-13
1,501
-16
470
-21
1,031
5
334
3
120
11
214
-8
2019-201,807
-28
1,442
-59
462
-8
980
-51
365
31
119
-1
246
32
2020-211,705
-102
1,381
-61
441
-21
940
-40
324
-41
95
-24
229
-17
2021-221,580
-125
1,290
-91
444
3
846
-94
290
-34
99
4
191
-38
2022-231,526
-54
1,271
-19
472
28
799
-47
255
-35
70
-29
185
-6
Average1,7591,44545998631499216
Mount Mercy University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 1,445 where 1,271 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Mount Mercy University since 2013.
YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-141,476882273609594181413
2014-151,444858254604586172414
2015-161,543957290667586157429
2016-171,5801,046346700534136398
2017-181,5171,083372711434119315
2018-191,5011,074357717427113314
2019-201,4421,070356714372106266
2020-211,3811,044340704337101236
2021-221,2901,01335665727788189
2022-231,27199839260627380193
Average1,4451,4453346691,445125317
Mount Mercy University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 314 where 255 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Mount Mercy University since 2013.
YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-14285113268717262110
2014-153181503111916859109
2015-163341473511218763124
2016-17306116298719068122
2017-18331125289720681125
2018-193341423610619284108
2019-20365108238525796161
2020-21324113308321165146
2021-22290116278917472102
2022-23255105267915044106
Average314314299431469121
Mount Mercy University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 73.20%. The percentage was 83.87% 10 years ago and Mount Mercy still has a high percentage of white students. 2.10% of enrolled students is Asian and 6.68% is black students.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Mount Mercy University over the past 11 years (2013-2023).
YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-141131693121,4779
2014-15625742421,46625
2015-1620321272711,51135
2016-1721371262531,50036
2017-1824401241971,46435
2018-1923441461461,42338
2019-2014311551181,37735
2020-2113321342251,32143
2021-225331192111,20373
2022-233321023201,11795
Average14341182341,38642
Mount Mercy University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

232 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 15% of total students. The number of online students has increased 1,060.00% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Mount Mercy University from 2014 to 2023.
YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-151,76220151,727
2015-161,877751421,660
2016-171,8861331781,575
2017-181,8481871881,473
2018-191,8352332621,340
2019-201,8072752481,284
2020-211,7053522261,127
2021-221,5803061861,088
2022-231,5262322811,013
Average1,7582011921,365
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