Mercer University Overview

Mercer University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Macon, Georgia. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

What Is Mercer University Known For?

• The doctor's degree is the highest award offered at Mercer.
• In a recent academic period97% of the faculty were full-time.
• Students who graduate from Mercer with a bachelor's degree make about $58,354 a year. That's 43% more than those who graduate from other schools.
• It takes the average Mercer student 4.3 years to graduate. This is pretty good when compared to the national rate of 4.4 years.

Where Is Mercer University?

Contact details for Mercer are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1501 Mercer University Drive, Macon, GA 31207
Phone:	478-301-2700
Website:	www.mercer.edu

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How Do I Get Into Mercer?

You can apply to Mercer online at: https://undergrad.mercer.edu/apply-now/

Admission Requirements for Mercer

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	1
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Mercer?

The acceptance rate at Mercer University is 75%. This means that is not quite as selective as some schools, but you'll still need to submit a good application if you want to be considered by the admissions department.

Approximately 37% of accepted students are men and 63% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 74%, and the acceptance rate for women is 75%.

Average Test Scores

About 37% of students accepted to Mercer submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 600 and 680. Math scores were between 590 and 680.

Mercer received ACT scores from 20% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 25 and 32. Math scores were between 24 and 0. Composite scores were between 26 and 31.

Can I Afford Mercer University?

The overall average net price of Mercer is $24,934. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Mercer, approximately 50% of students took out student loans averaging $8,484 a year. That adds up to $33,936 over four years for those students.

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Mercer University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 4,911 undergraduate students at Mercer, with 4,219 being full-time and 692 being part-time.

There are also 4,095 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 4,219 full-time undergraduates at Mercer, 38% are male and 62% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Mercer University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	365
Black or African American	1,113
Hispanic or Latino	287
White	2,063
International Students	67
Other Races/Ethnicities	324

Geographic Diversity

Georgia students aren't the only ones who study at Mercer University. At this time, 29 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 52 countries are represented at Mercer. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Saudi Arabia, and Vietnam.

Mercer University Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Business Administration & Management	39	0	228	0	267
Teacher Education Grade Specific	59	26	156	0	241
Nursing	191	0	28	21	240
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	29	0	1	123	153
General Engineering	138	0	0	0	138
Medicine	0	0	0	131	131
Mental & Social Health Services	0	0	119	7	126
Law	0	0	0	123	123
Public Health	62	0	43	3	108
General Biology	62	0	25	0	87
Accounting	36	0	46	0	82
General Psychology	80	0	0	0	80
Allied Health Professions	0	0	73	0	73
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	0	0	49	0	49
Marketing	46	0	0	0	46
Health & Medical Administrative Services	16	0	29	0	45
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	0	0	7	37	44
Educational Administration	0	0	31	10	41
Romance Languages	40	0	0	0	40
Theological & Ministerial Studies	0	0	28	12	40
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	0	0	20	14	34
Finance & Financial Management	33	0	0	0	33
Human Services	19	0	11	0	30
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	26	0	0	0	26
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	25	0	0	0	25
Communication & Media Studies	25	0	0	0	25
Human Resource Management	23	0	0	0	23
General Business/Commerce	13	0	8	0	21
Journalism	21	0	0	0	21
Engineering-Related Fields	8	0	11	0	19
Electrical Engineering	0	0	18	0	18
Chemistry	18	0	0	0	18
Criminal Justice & Corrections	12	0	6	0	18
Economics	18	0	0	0	18
Political Science & Government	18	0	0	0	18
Computer Science	16	0	0	0	16
Music	12	0	4	0	16
Student Counseling	0	0	15	0	15
Liberal Arts General Studies	15	0	0	0	15
History	13	0	0	0	13
Computer Engineering	0	0	12	0	12
Public Policy	12	0	0	0	12
Mechanical Engineering	0	0	11	0	11
Computer Information Systems	10	0	0	0	10
Information Science	10	0	0	0	10
Criminology	10	0	0	0	10
Biomedical Engineering	0	0	9	0	9
General English Literature	9	0	0	0	9
Public Relations & Advertising	6	0	2	0	8
Mathematics	8	0	0	0	8
Homeland Security	8	0	0	0	8
International Relations & National Security	8	0	0	0	8
Computer Programming	7	0	0	0	7
Sociology	7	0	0	0	7
Fine & Studio Arts	7	0	0	0	7
Entrepreneurial Studies	6	0	0	0	6
Information Technology	6	0	0	0	6
Curriculum & Instruction	0	3	1	1	5
Teacher Education Subject Specific	5	0	0	0	5
Writing Studies	5	0	0	0	5
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	5	0	0	0	5
Religious Studies	5	0	0	0	5
Ethnic Studies	4	0	0	0	4
Health/Medical Prep Programs	4	0	0	0	4
Design & Applied Arts	4	0	0	0	4
International Business	2	0	0	0	2
Civil Engineering	0	0	2	0	2
Environmental Engineering	0	0	2	0	2
Classical Languages & Literature	2	0	0	0	2
Statistics	2	0	0	0	2
International Studies	2	0	0	0	2
Computational Science	1	0	0	0	1
Philosophy	1	0	0	0	1
Physics	1	0	0	0	1
Anthropology	1	0	0	0	1
Drama & Theater Arts	1	0	0	0	1
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other)	0	0	0	0	0
Area Studies	0	0	0	0	0
Data Science	0	0	0	0	0
Health & Physical Education	0	0	0	0	0
Sacred Music	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	1,272	29	995	482	2,778

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
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