Mercy College of Health Sciences: Nursing Programs, NCLEX Pass Rate & Cost
Iowa · Private nonprofit · school website
Mercy College of Health Sciences runs 2 board-approved nursing programs in Iowa (RN track). Its best 2025 first-time NCLEX-RN pass rate is 88.1% — above the Iowa average of 86.9%. Everything below comes from the state board of nursing and U.S. Department of Education data — not the school's marketing.
Nursing Programs at Mercy College of Health Sciences
Board-approved programs and their 2025 first-time NCLEX pass rates. “—” means the board did not publish a 2025 rate for that program.
| Program | Track | Status | 2025 NCLEX pass rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| BSN | RN | Approved | 88.1% |
| LPN/ADN | RN | Approved | 81.8% |
Cost & Admissions
Institution-level figures from the U.S. Department of Education — the whole school's numbers, not the nursing program's alone.
What Mercy College of Health Sciences Nursing Graduates Earn
Federal earnings and debt data for graduates of this school's own nursing programs, by credential — not all alumni. Figures lag the current graduating class by several years; treat them as comparison floors, not salary predictions.
- Median pay, 1 yr out
- $63,867
- Median pay, 4 yrs out
- $72,435
- Median federal loan debt
- $25,204
- Graduates / yr
- 36
- Median pay, 1 yr out
- $66,309
- Median pay, 4 yrs out
- $71,148
- Median federal loan debt
- $18,750
- Graduates / yr
- 258
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the NCLEX pass rate at Mercy College of Health Sciences?
Mercy College of Health Sciences's best-performing RN program had a 88.1% first-time NCLEX-RN pass rate in 2025, per the Iowa board of nursing — the state average is 86.9% and the national average is 86.5%. Per-program rates are in the table above.
How much does Mercy College of Health Sciences cost?
Mercy College of Health Sciences's published in-state tuition / yr is $17,664, and the average net price after aid is $26,924 a year. That is the whole institution's sticker price, not the nursing program's alone, and most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
What do nursing graduates of Mercy College of Health Sciences earn?
ADN / Associate graduates: $63,867 median one year out; BSN / Bachelor’s graduates: $66,309 median one year out. These federal figures track this school’s own nursing-program graduates and lag the current class by several years.
How hard is it to get into Mercy College of Health Sciences?
Mercy College of Health Sciences admits 100% of applicants overall. Nursing programs typically admit separately — and more selectively — than the institution, so treat this as a lower bound on competitiveness.
About this data
Program list and 2025 first-time NCLEX pass rates come from the Iowa board of nursing's published approved-program materials. Tuition, admissions, earnings and debt come from the U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (Most Recent Cohorts, June 10 2026 data release), matched by school name and city. Tuition and admissions describe the whole institution; earnings and debt are specific to its nursing programs, by credential. “—” means the source did not publish that figure.
- collegescorecard.ed.gov — Most Recent Cohorts, June 10 2026 data release
- dial.iowa.gov — list: Live page as of July 12, 2026 (IBON 'Iowa Nursing Education Programs' approved list); pass rate CY2025 first-time (IBON RN/LPN Program Data 2025, NCSBN)