Match #1
Good Samaritan College of Nursing and Health Science
Cincinnati, OH
Profile closeness69/100
Admit rate46%
- 690 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Large
- Graduation rate 60%, close to 58%
- Enrollment 690 students, close to 951
The colleges most similar to Mercy College of Health Sciences are Good Samaritan College of Nursing and Health Science, University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis, and Bryan College of Health Sciences. Mercy College of Health Sciences admits 100% of applicants and has an average net price of $25,670 a year; 6 of its 10 alternatives cost less and 1 admit a larger share of applicants, in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition.
Profile closeness (0–100) compares graduation rate, size, admit rate, net price, Carnegie class, and control with Mercy College of Health Sciences. The order also uses CollegesRef matching tiers, so a later match can score higher. Admit-rate bars use a 0–100% scale.
Top 10 alternatives to Mercy College of Health Sciences
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Match #2
University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis
Saint Louis, MO
Profile closeness73/100
Admit rate90%
- 337 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Large
- Graduation rate 56%, close to 58%
- Acceptance rate 90%, close to 97%
Match #3
Bryan College of Health Sciences
Lincoln, NE
Profile closeness71/100
Admit rate67%
- 553 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Large
- Graduation rate 62%, close to 58%
- Same Carnegie classification
Match #4
Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health
Omaha, NE
Profile closeness67/100
Admit rate73%
- 781 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Large
- Enrollment 781 students, close to 951
- Same Carnegie classification
Match #5
Northwestern Health Sciences University
Bloomington, MN
Profile closeness58/100
Admit rate—
- 271 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Small
- Graduation rate 50%, close to 58%
- Same Carnegie classification
Match #6
Southeast Missouri Hospital College of Nursing and Health Sciences
Cape Girardeau, MO
Profile closeness55/100
Admit rate100%
- 200 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Small
- Acceptance rate 100%, close to 97%
- Same Carnegie classification
Match #7
Trinity College of Nursing & Health Sciences
Rock Island, IL
Profile closeness24/100
Admit rate—
- 56 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Small
- Same Carnegie classification
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #8
The Christ College of Nursing and Health Sciences
Cincinnati, OH
Profile closeness73/100
Admit rate59%
- 713 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Large
- Graduation rate 60%, close to 58%
- Enrollment 713 students, close to 951
Match #9
Baptist Memorial College of Health Sciences
Memphis, TN
Profile closeness63/100
Admit rate82%
- 770 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Large
- Enrollment 770 students, close to 951
- Same Carnegie classification
Match #10
Cabarrus College of Health Sciences
Concord, NC
Profile closeness61/100
Admit rate23%
- 712 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Midsize
- Enrollment 712 students, close to 951
- Same Carnegie classification
Questions about Mercy College of Health Sciences alternatives
What colleges are similar to Mercy College of Health Sciences?
The closest matches to Mercy College of Health Sciences are Good Samaritan College of Nursing and Health Science, University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis, Bryan College of Health Sciences, Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health, and Northwestern Health Sciences University. CollegesRef ranks them on admissions, cost, graduation rate, size, and campus profile using IPEDS and College Scorecard data.
Is Mercy College of Health Sciences hard to get into?
Mercy College of Health Sciences admitted 100% of its 132 applicants in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition, so it is not very selective: it admits most applicants. 1 of its 10 closest alternatives admit a larger share of applicants.
Which Mercy College of Health Sciences alternatives cost less?
6 of the 10 closest alternatives have a lower average net price than Mercy College of Health Sciences ($25,670 a year), including Baptist Memorial College of Health Sciences ($10,165), Cabarrus College of Health Sciences ($16,171), and Good Samaritan College of Nursing and Health Science ($17,041). Net price is what first-time, full-time students paid after grants; your own price depends on family income.
