About

Mount Mercy University, located in beautiful Cedar Rapids, Iowa, offers students a fulfilling education, promising people of all backgrounds a solid preparation for a changing world. Our students come from around the globe, creating a vibrant, diverse, and welcoming campus community.

Welcome to Mount Mercy

Here, you can do it all—learn from expert faculty, find a welcoming community, and use your education to make the world a better place.

Mission and Identity

We encourage students to work towards a more just, equal, and peaceful world.

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Academic Programs

Our undergraduate, graduate, and certificate programs are grounded in our goal of academic excellence.

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Cedar Rapids

Welcome to Cedar Rapids—Iowa's second-largest city and home of Mount Mercy University.

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Inspired by the heritage of the Sisters of Mercy, MMU has embodied a forward-thinking, future-focused approach since our inception in 1928.

Mount Mercy University provides students with an empowering, values-based education.
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Small size, big impact

12:1

Ratio

Of students to faculty

17,000

Connected alumni

In all 50 states and 33 countries

1,400+

Students

Enrolled at Mount Mercy

The Mercy difference

The regional Catholic Mercy university, providing student-focused education to people of all beliefs and backgrounds.

We offer quality baccalaureate and graduate education, supported by valuable beyond-the-classroom opportunities and a widely connected alumni network. But what really separates Mount Mercy is our heartfelt commitment to service inspired by our foundresses, the Sisters of Mercy.  

The Sisters of Mercy identified five Critical Concerns that guide us—earth, immigration, nonviolence, anti-racism, and women. Our students come from diverse faiths and backgrounds, and we all work together at Mount Mercy to promote the Sisters' vision of a world that is more just, equal, and peaceful. 

Meaningful service is woven into the very fabric of Mount Mercy—academic classes, clubs and organizations, and our community. That is the Mercy difference.  

Made by Mercy

We’re a proud stepping stone toward the great things our students accomplish. See the impact of a Mount Mercy education.

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Lauren Imhoff '22

Lauren Imhoff '22

Health Care Administration, Public Health, Child & Adolescent Studies

Being a McAuley Scholar allowed Lauren to attend the school of her dreams, where she created Gen 1—a club to support first-generation college students.

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Darius Nupolu '20 MSL

Darius Nupolu '20 MSL

Master of Strategic Leadership

Darius Nupolu ’20 MSL uses his passion, agricultural experience, and land provided by Feed Iowa First to grow African crops, making them more accessible to the Cedar Rapids community.

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Hon. Kim Smith '00

Hon. Kim Smith '00

Criminal Justice, English

Hon. Kim (Rodgers) Smith ’00 came to Mount Mercy University with a goal of becoming a lawyer.

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Jacob Bochert '21 MSN

Jacob Bochert '21 MSN

Surgical/Oncology Inpatient Manager | Mercy Medical Center

Just when Jacob Bochert ’21 MSN thought COVID-19 ruined his plan to advance his nursing career, he discovered Mount Mercy University and was able to achieve his career goals.

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Stefanie Munsterman '14 MBA, '17 MSL

Stefanie Munsterman '14 MBA, '17 MSL

Executive Director | Cedar Rapids Civil Rights Commission

For Stefanie Munsterman ’14 MBA, ’17 MSL, education was her path out of poverty. Furthering her education at Mount Mercy University made her non-profit career goals achievable.

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Marco Delgado '22

Marco Delgado '22

Nursing & Health Care Navigation

When Marco’s mother-in-law Sharon was diagnosed with cancer, his family asked if he would quit his job to be her full-time caregiver. The rest is history.

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Frankline B. Tshombe ’20, ’22 MA-MFT

Frankline B. Tshombe ’20, ’22 MA-MFT

Kinship Specialist | Families First Counseling

Discovering a helping profession isn’t limited to just nursing, Frankline changed majors and enrolled in the MA-MFT program.

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