Ä¢¹½´«Ã½, 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.
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.
We encourage students to work towards a more just, equal, and peaceful world.
Our undergraduate, graduate, and certificate programs are grounded in our goal of academic excellence.
Inspired by the heritage of the Sisters of Mercy, Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ has embodied a forward-thinking, future-focused approach since our inception in 1928.
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We offer quality baccalaureate and graduate education, supported by valuable beyond-the-classroom opportunities and a widely connected alumni network. But what really separates Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ 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 Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ to promote the Sisters' vision of a world that is more just, equal, and peaceful.
Meaningful service is woven into the very fabric of Ä¢¹½´«Ã½—academic classes, clubs and organizations, and our community. That is the Mercy difference.
We’re a proud stepping stone toward the great things our students accomplish. See the impact of a Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ education.
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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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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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Criminal Justice, English
Hon. Kim (Rodgers) Smith ’00 came to Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ with a goal of becoming a lawyer.
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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 Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ and was able to achieve his career goals.
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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 Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ made her non-profit career goals achievable.
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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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