Quad
Wagner
Mount Mercy

Key differences on Cost & aid

  1. 1

    Mount Mercy costs about $8.4K less per year on average than Wagner ($25,265 vs. $33,677, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  2. 2

    Mount Mercy's grants cover 55% of its full price on average, vs. 53% at Wagner

    Aid generosity

Cost & aid

Cost & aid

Average cost, aid generosity, net price by family income, sticker prices, and grants.

What students pay

Average cost, all students
Wagner$33.7K
Mount Mercy$25.3K
Aid generosity
Wagner53%
Mount Mercy55%
Net price, with grants
Wagner$28K
Mount Mercy$24.3K

Grants

First-years receiving grants
Wagner100%
Mount Mercy100%
Average grant
Wagner$37.9K
Mount Mercy$30.7K
Aid from the college
Wagner100%
Mount Mercy100%

Sticker prices

On one scale, so the bars read against each other.

Sticker price, in-state
Wagner$71.6K
Mount Mercy$56K
Sticker price, out-of-state
Wagner$71.6K
Mount Mercy$56K
Tuition & fees, in-state
Wagner$52K
Mount Mercy$39.1K
Tuition & fees, out-of-state
Wagner$52K
Mount Mercy$39.1K
First-years paying out-of-state rates
WagnerNot reported
Mount MercyNot reported
What families at each income pay

Up to $110K: the average net price per year for students receiving federal aid, 2023–24; families who didn't file the FAFSA aren't included. Above it the published data end. For your own number, use the college's net price calculator .

Family income per year $150K

  • WagnerPublished data end at $110K

    Merit possible (proxy); averaging $39K

  • Mount MercyPublished data end at $110K

    Merit possible (proxy); averaging $21K

Published (federal figure, up to $110K) EstimateBars share one scale: the largest full price.

Where need-based aid ends, merit, and published promises

MetricWagnerMount Mercy
Need-based aid up to Published data end at $110KPublished data end at $110K
Merit for students without need 38% got a grant without federal aid, averaging $39K (proxy)30% got a grant without federal aid, averaging $21K (proxy)
Published promise ––

A college's own promise is stated for a typical family and changes yearly; where a promise and our estimate disagree, the promise wins. Merit has no income limit, so it can lower the price above the point where need-based aid ends.

Tuition guarantee & Promise program

MetricWagnerMount Mercy
Tuition guarantee NoNo
Promise program NoNo

All cost numbers in the table

Sources:IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;College Scorecard, 2023–24;College Scorecard, most recent release;Common Data Set, most recent releaseAbout the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why