Iowa students paid $17,952 to attend the four-year private not-for-profit institution this year – $352 more than the $17,600 charged for 2017-18.
Data shows 91 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 27 students received grants or scholarships totaling $206,687 and 24 students took out student loans totaling more than $211,469.
Including all undergraduates (727), 549 students used grants or scholarships totaling $4.1 million, and 573 students took out $4.6 million in federal student loans.
The cost of attending
| Enrollment | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | Change in tuition and fees 2015-16 to 2018-19 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-state | ~676 | $16,268 | $16,920 | $17,600 | $17,952 | 10.4% |
Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at Mercy College of Health Sciences in 2015-16.| Type of Aid | Number of students receiving aid | Percent receiving aid | Total amount of aid received | Average amount of aid per student |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal grants | 17 | 50% | $98,010 | $5,765 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 16 | 47% | $87,575 | $5,473 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 19 | 56% | $21,102 | $1,111 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 27 | 79% | $206,687 | $7,655 |
| Federal student loans | 24 | 71% | $123,183 | $5,133 |
| Other student loans | 6 | 18% | $88,286 | $14,714 |
| Student loan aid | 24 | 71% | $211,469 | $8,811 |
| Total student aid | 31 | 91% | - | - |
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