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Key differences on Students & campus

  1. 1

    Mount Saint Mary has 8 pts more first-gen students than Mount Mercy (37% vs. 29%)

    First-generation students
  2. 2

    Mount Mercy has 4 pts more Pell recipients than Mount Saint Mary (27% vs. 22%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  3. 3

    Mount Saint Mary is a bit larger (1,148 vs. 1,107)

    Undergrads

Students

Students & campus

Who's on each campus, how many get Pell Grants or are the first in their family, and campus life.

Who's on campus

Undergrads
Mount Saint Mary1.1K
Mount Mercy1.1K
Pell Grant share
Mount Saint Mary22%
Mount Mercy27%
First-gen share
Mount Saint Mary37%
Mount Mercy29%
Diversity index
Mount Saint Mary0.65
Mount Mercy0.65

Who they are

Men
Mount Saint Mary32%
Mount Mercy41%
Part-time students
Mount Saint Mary15%
Mount Mercy3%
Students 25 and older
Mount Saint Mary13%
Mount Mercy17%

Race & ethnicity

Mount Saint Mary
Mount Mercy
  • White
  • Asian
  • Hispanic/Latino
  • Black
  • Two or more
  • International
  • Other/unknown

Where they're from

First-years from in state
Mount Saint Mary86%
Mount Mercy68%
First-years from other states
Mount Saint Mary14%
Mount Mercy20%
First-years from abroad
Mount Saint Mary1%
Mount Mercy11%
New transfer students this fall
Mount Saint Mary134
Mount Mercy141
Transfers, share of new undergraduates
Mount Saint Mary40%
Mount Mercy37%

Campus

Mount Saint Mary
Small cityNCAA D-III · Skyline ConferenceROTCStudy abroadUndergrad research
Mount Mercy
Midsize cityNAIA · Heart of America Athletic ConferenceStudy abroad

LGBTQ+ policies

Each item is dated: either the college's own page, checked on that date, or a national list's claim, read on that date — never a plain “yes” or “no.” A key missing for a college isn't shown as “no”: nothing was found for it.

All student numbers in the table

Sources:College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level), Fall 2024;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About 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