Mercer University
Macon, GA
School Background
2022 Undergraduate Enrollment: 4,699
Graduate Enrollment: 4,068
Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity
Highest degree awarded:
Graduate
Religious Affiliation:
None
Campus Details
Medium City (100k-250k)
Four-year, medium, highly residential
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full-time, more selective, higher transfer-in
Applicant and Admittance Traits
2022 Admission Rate: 75.41%
Male/Female: 34% / 66% (2017)
First generation college students: 28.2% (2017)
Percentage of students who are married when enrolled: 13.4% (2017)
Percentage of students who are veterans: 0.5% (2015)
Test scores for admission: Considered but not required
Appliants applying to 2+ schools: 64.9% (2017)
Appliants applying to 3+ schools: 46.1% (2017)
Appliants applying to 4+ schools: 32.9% (2017)
Appliants applying to 5+ schools: 23.6% (2017)
Ethnicity Information
White: 45.9%
Black: 29.9%
Hispanic: 6.9%
Asian: 8.3%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.2%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.1%
2+ races: 4.4%
Non-resident alien: 1.4%
Unknown race: 2.9%
Black: 29.9%
Hispanic: 6.9%
Asian: 8.3%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.2%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.1%
2+ races: 4.4%
Non-resident alien: 1.4%
Unknown race: 2.9%
Costs & Fees
2022 Average Tuition & Fees (Room/Board/Books): $53,755
In-State tuition: $38,746Out-of-State tuition: $38,746
Estimated books and supplies: $1,200 (2022)
Estimated on-campus room & board: $13,438 (2022)
Estimated on-campus other fees: $2,778 (2022)
Estimated off-campus room & board: $13,438 (2022)
Estimated off-campus other fees: $2,778 (2022)
Average Family Income: $84,040 (2017)
Median Family Income: $43,172 (2017)
Scholarships & Financial Aid
Percentage of students receiving Pell Grant: 31.5%Percentage of students with Federal Loans: 55.6%
Median federal loan debt at graduation: $24,199 (2021)
Median federal loan payment: $257 (2021)
| Household Income | Net Cost |
|---|---|
| 0-$30k | $16,868 |
| $30k-48k | $17,724 |
| $48k-75k | $20,875 |
| $75k-110k | $22,758 |
| $110k+ | $24,437 |
Graduate Outcomes & Job Placements
4-year graduation rate: 63%6-year graduation rate: 74%
1 year post-graduation workforce participation: 94.7% (2020)
Loans
Median federal debt for graduates: $24,199 (2021)Median federal debt for non-graduates: $9,750 (2021)
Median federal debt for first-generation graduates: $18,352 (2021)
Median federal debt for Pell grant recipient graduates: $20,500 (2021)
Ability to Repay Loans
| Graduates, % of Loans in Repayment (Non-delinquent/default) |
Percentage |
|---|---|
| @1 Year | 50.5% (2015) |
| @3 year | 56.7% (2017) |
| @5 year | 62.7% (2017) |
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid (Non-delinquent/default) - Pell Grant Recipients: 30.9% (2015)
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid - 1st Generation Attendees: 33.9% (2015)
Earnings Power
Median earnings, 1 year post graduation: $46,646 (2020)Median earnings, 4 years post graduation: $56,091 (2020)
Popular Majors
| Type of Degree | Major | 2022 Graduates | Median Federal Debt | Median Monthly Payment | 1yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) | 4yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Master's Degree | Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 6 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Information Science/Studies. | 3 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 10 | $54,295 ($4,525) | |||
| Bachelor's Degree | Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Area Studies. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. | 5 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Communication and Media Studies. | 42 | $26,990 | $265 | $27,581 ($2,298) | $55,962 ($4,664) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Journalism. | 21 | $26,000 | $276 | $30,196 ($2,516) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. | 9 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Computer Science. | 16 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Computer Software and Media Applications. | 1 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Education, General. | 5 | $233 | |||
| Doctoral Degree | Curriculum and Instruction. | 8 | $79,405 ($6,617) | $81,968 ($6,831) | ||
| Master's Degree | Educational Administration and Supervision. | 41 | $350 | $48,390 ($4,033) | $50,690 ($4,224) | |
| Doctoral Degree | Educational Administration and Supervision. | 11 | $94,181 ($7,848) | |||
| Master's Degree | Student Counseling and Personnel Services. | 38 | $634 | $49,067 ($4,089) | ||
| Bachelor's Degree | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 82 | $47,750 | $376 | $34,553 ($2,879) | $43,306 ($3,609) |
| Master's Degree | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 116 | $473 | $49,896 ($4,158) | $53,838 ($4,487) | |
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 9 | $59,967 ($4,997) | $62,645 ($5,220) | ||
| Bachelor's Degree | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | 4 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | 2 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Engineering, General. | 133 | $26,000 | $269 | $66,747 ($5,562) | $80,421 ($6,702) |
| Master's Degree | Biomedical/Medical Engineering. | 5 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Computer Engineering. | 21 | $82,687 ($6,891) | $101,333 ($8,444) | ||
| Master's Degree | Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. | 11 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering. | 2 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Mechanical Engineering. | 15 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Engineering, Other. | 11 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 5 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 29 | $26,049 | $257 | $21,913 ($1,826) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 2 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Non-Professional General Legal Studies (Undergraduate). | 5 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 18 | $46,775 | $265 | $34,822 ($2,902) | $45,717 ($3,810) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Human Services, General. | 23 | $54,500 | $443 | $30,032 ($2,503) | $37,972 ($3,164) |
| First Professional Degree | Law. | 130 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | English Language and Literature, General. | 11 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. | 5 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 23 | $46,033 | $329 | $23,883 ($1,990) | $41,466 ($3,456) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Biology, General. | 70 | $25,000 | $257 | $22,464 ($1,872) | $48,824 ($4,069) |
| Master's Degree | Biology, General. | 35 | $440 | $20,561 ($1,713) | ||
| Bachelor's Degree | Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. | 35 | $26,920 | $285 | ||
| Bachelor's Degree | Neurobiology and Neurosciences. | 14 | $25,424 | $270 | ||
| Bachelor's Degree | Mathematics. | 7 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. | 16 | $466 | $69,823 ($5,819) | ||
| Bachelor's Degree | Philosophy. | 6 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Religion/Religious Studies. | 12 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Theological and Ministerial Studies. | 43 | $808 | $41,327 ($3,444) | $47,579 ($3,965) | |
| Doctoral Degree | Theological and Ministerial Studies. | 7 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Chemistry. | 23 | $25,500 | $270 | ||
| Bachelor's Degree | Physics. | 3 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Psychology, General. | 62 | $27,000 | $276 | $27,170 ($2,264) | $41,985 ($3,499) |
| Master's Degree | Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. | 99 | $682 | $36,045 ($3,004) | $50,721 ($4,227) | |
| Doctoral Degree | Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. | 7 | $1,718 | $62,221 ($5,185) | ||
| First Professional Degree | Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. | 14 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Human Services, General. | 12 | $42,172 ($3,514) | |||
| Bachelor's Degree | Public Policy Analysis. | 11 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Social Sciences, General. | 16 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Social Sciences, General. | 12 | $47,010 | $369 | $38,154 ($3,180) | |
| Master's Degree | Social Sciences, General. | 16 | $389 | $49,968 ($4,164) | ||
| Bachelor's Degree | Criminology. | 5 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Economics. | 13 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | International Relations and National Security Studies. | 8 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Political Science and Government. | 18 | $23,250 | $233 | ||
| Bachelor's Degree | Sociology. | 8 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Design and Applied Arts. | 9 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | 6 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Fine and Studio Arts. | 5 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Music. | 18 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Music. | 2 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Health and Medical Administrative Services. | 4 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Health and Medical Administrative Services. | 35 | $324 | $60,244 ($5,020) | ||
| Master's Degree | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | 60 | $1,172 | $100,445 ($8,370) | $121,963 ($10,164) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Health/Medical Preparatory Programs. | 7 | ||||
| First Professional Degree | Medicine. | 108 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. | 28 | $951 | $41,847 ($3,487) | $40,283 ($3,357) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Human Resources Management and Services. | 40 | $33,888 | $297 | $41,491 ($3,458) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | International Business. | 8 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration. | 10 | $1,995 | $101,842 ($8,487) | $126,931 ($10,578) | |
| First Professional Degree | Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration. | 134 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Public Health. | 38 | $27,000 | $286 | ||
| Master's Degree | Public Health. | 70 | $751 | $44,832 ($3,736) | $47,251 ($3,938) | |
| First Professional Degree | Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. | 37 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 143 | $29,161 | $211 | $68,026 ($5,669) | $70,738 ($5,895) |
| Master's Degree | Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 14 | $466 | $106,774 ($8,898) | $105,891 ($8,824) | |
| Doctoral Degree | Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 10 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Business/Commerce, General. | 34 | $51,452 | $398 | $48,809 ($4,067) | $66,047 ($5,504) |
| Master's Degree | Business/Commerce, General. | 198 | $447 | $71,968 ($5,997) | $87,077 ($7,256) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 17 | $54,990 ($4,583) | |||
| Master's Degree | Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 4 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Accounting and Related Services. | 19 | $27,000 | $282 | $51,535 ($4,295) | $74,397 ($6,200) |
| Master's Degree | Accounting and Related Services. | 41 | $426 | $64,912 ($5,409) | $77,183 ($6,432) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations. | 6 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Finance and Financial Management Services. | 24 | $19,500 | $207 | $41,455 ($3,455) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Management Information Systems and Services. | 1 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. | 29 | $350 | $78,831 ($6,569) | ||
| Bachelor's Degree | Marketing. | 59 | $25,990 | $276 | $39,395 ($3,283) | $50,956 ($4,246) |
| Bachelor's Degree | History. | 12 |
Campus Resources
Average faculty salary: $80,973Full time faculty: 97%
Undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio: 13.0
School's endowment start of year: $361,437,355 (2022)
School's endowment end of year: $475,458,642 (2022)