Quad

Key differences on Students & campus

  1. 1

    Wagner is a bit larger (1,651 vs. 1,107)

    Undergrads
  2. 2

    Mount Mercy has 3 pts more Pell recipients than Wagner (27% vs. 24%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  3. 3

    Mount Mercy has 0 pts more first-gen students than Wagner (29% vs. 28%)

    First-generation students

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
Wagner1.7K
Mount Mercy1.1K
Pell Grant share
Wagner24%
Mount Mercy27%
First-gen share
Wagner28%
Mount Mercy29%
Diversity index
Wagner0.65
Mount Mercy0.65

Who they are

Men
Wagner39%
Mount Mercy41%
Part-time students
Wagner2%
Mount Mercy3%
Students 25 and older
Wagner5%
Mount Mercy17%

Race & ethnicity

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

Where they're from

First-years from in state
Wagner52%
Mount Mercy68%
First-years from other states
Wagner41%
Mount Mercy20%
First-years from abroad
Wagner0%
Mount Mercy11%
New transfer students this fall
Wagner196
Mount Mercy141
Transfers, share of new undergraduates
Wagner30%
Mount Mercy37%

Campus

Wagner
Large cityNCAA D-I FCS · Northeast 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