Key differences on Outcomes
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Mount Mercy grads earn $5.9K more ten years out than Northwest's ($60,787 vs. $54,914)
Median earnings, 10 yrs - 2
Northwest graduates 4 pts more of its students than Mount Mercy (66% vs. 62%)
Graduation rate
Outcomes
Outcomes
Earnings and finishing
Median earnings, 10 yrs
Northwest$54.9K
Mount Mercy$60.8KHighest
Graduation rate
Northwest66%Highest
Mount Mercy62%
Retention rate
Northwest84%Highest
Mount Mercy73%
Borrowing
Median debt
Northwest$20.9KLowest
Mount Mercy$23.7K
Undergrads with a federal loan
Northwest55%
Mount Mercy53%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
Northwest$16.7KLowest
Mount Mercy$19K
Eight-year outcomes
Credential within 4 years, all students
Northwest63%
Mount Mercy57%
Credential within 8 years, all students
Northwest68%
Mount Mercy63%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
Northwest32%
Mount Mercy23%
Graduation by group
Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
Northwest65%
Mount Mercy49%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
Northwest71%
Mount Mercy72%
Pell graduation gap
Northwest6 pts lower
Mount Mercy23 pts lower
Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity
| Group | Northwest | Mount Mercy |
|---|---|---|
| White | 74% | 60% |
| Asian | Not shown: under 30 students | Not shown: under 30 students |
| Hispanic/Latino | Not shown: under 30 students | Not shown: under 30 students |
| Black | Not shown: under 30 students | Not shown: under 30 students |
| Two or more races | Not shown: under 30 students | Not shown: under 30 students |
| International | Not shown: under 30 students | Not shown: under 30 students |
Sources:College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Outcome Measures survey, Students entering fall 2016;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018About 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