Take the First Step
Your application is the first step toward a lifetime of career achievements and, more than that, you’ll also make a lasting impact through service and leadership in your community.
Applications are open for the 2024-25 academic year.
- Apply as a first-year student
- For high school students applying for the first time (first-year), transfer students, and students applying to any of our on-campus undergraduate programs. Check out scholarships and how to visit.
- Apply as a transfer student
- Apply as an international student
- Apply as a veteran
- Apply for readmission, Coe Exchange, non-degree seeking student, or other special status
- Apply as a Mustang U student
- Apply for Teaching Licensure Pathway-Second Degree
- For students already holding a bachelor's degree.
A variety of factors are weighed to ensure that students admitted to Mount Mercy will find a good fit intellectually and personally. We look for applicants whose preparation and experience suggest they will succeed at Mount Mercy.
Before you begin your application, check the admission requirements for the program you're applying to, and follow the instructions provided for first-years, transfer, or international applicants.
NOTE: Per government policy, international students are unable to attend fully-online university programs in the United States. Unfortunately, we are unable to admit international students to online-only programs.
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