Mercer University
DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE - Fall Semester 2000

Final
Enrollment as of the end of the day 11/17/00
2nd session activity included as applicable.

Macon Campus Undergraduate and Graduate Programs
Includes programs in the College of Liberal Arts and Schools of Business, Education and Engineering

This demographic profile provides student headcount and FTE statistics by:
- ethnicity,
- age,
- religious preference,
- geographic origin,
- marital status,
- and greek organization membership.

May be duplicated counts.
Each valid program is counted; a student may have a valid matriculation at more than one level
and/or in more than one college.

KEY
FT = Full-Time Headcount
PT = Part-Time Headcount
N = Total Headcount
Hours = Hours Attempted
FTE = Full-Time Equivalent

FTE is calculated as follows:
Full-Time Students - FTE = 1.0
Part-Time Students - FTE = Hours Attempted/Full-Time Load Equivalent

FTE and Full-Time/Part-Time status are calculated based on the following full-time load equivalents for all semester terms, fall, spring and summer:

Undergraduate Students
12 credit hours
Graduate Students
9 credit hours

DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE - Macon Programs
Macon Programs
Summary 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
Total (Unduplicated 2318 345 2663 373462483.4 12291130.4 14341353.0
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 2263 115 2378 358362320.4 10731045.9 13051274.6
GRADUATE TOTAL 58 237 295 1573 169.7 163 89.6 132 80.1


Macon Campus
Ethnicity 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 2263 115 2378 358362320.4 10731045.9 13051274.6
American Indian/Alaskan Native 12 3 15 214 13.7 6 5.5 9 8.2
Asian or Pacific Islander 113 4 117 1786 113.9 50 49.3 67 64.7
Black, Non-Hispanic 477 14 491 7493 484.1 166 163.1 325 321.0
Cuban/Mexican/PR/Hispanic 30 2 32 483 31.0 15 14.3 17 16.7
White, Non-Hispanic 1445 80 1525 228761486.0 734 714.8 791 771.2
Nonresident Alien 99 4 103 1582 100.9 50 49.2 53 51.8
Other/Unknown 87 8 95 1402 90.8 52 49.8 43 41.1
GRADUATE TOTAL 58 237 295 1573 169.7 163 89.6 132 80.1
Asian or Pacific Islander 1 9 10 50 5.2 6 2.4 4 2.8
Black, Non-Hispanic 8 20 28 144 15.3 13 5.9 15 9.4
Cuban/Mexican/PR/Hispanic 0 2 2 9 1.0 0 0.0 2 1.0
White, Non-Hispanic 23 123 146 717 78.6 77 37.9 69 40.7
Nonresident Alien 11 11 22 174 17.7 13 10.7 9 7.0
Other/Unknown 15 72 87 479 51.9 54 32.7 33 19.2


Macon Campus
Age 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 2263 115 2378 358362320.4 10731045.9 13051274.6
Under 18 19 1 20 301 19.6 6 5.6 14 14.0
18-19 1006 8 1014 155881010.8 439 437.9 575 572.9
20-21 836 15 851 13360 843.0 369 363.9 482 479.1
22-24 300 26 326 4706 314.0 175 169.9 151 144.1
25-29 57 28 85 1020 70.4 51 43.0 34 27.4
30-34 24 15 39 432 31.2 19 14.8 20 16.3
35-39 11 6 17 191 13.7 4 2.6 13 11.2
40-49 8 11 19 177 13.3 7 5.7 12 7.6
50-64 2 3 5 52 3.8 3 2.5 2 1.3
Over 64 0 1 1 6 0.5 0 0.0 1 0.5
Unknown 0 1 1 3 0.3 0 0.0 1 0.3
GRADUATE TOTAL 58 237 295 1573 169.7 163 89.6 132 80.1
20-21 3 4 7 51 5.0 2 1.3 5 3.7
22-24 23 33 56 391 42.5 25 19.7 31 22.8
25-29 21 53 74 448 47.4 39 25.2 35 22.2
30-34 6 51 57 273 29.6 36 18.9 21 10.8
35-39 3 39 42 172 18.7 26 9.6 16 9.1
40-49 1 43 44 177 19.6 23 9.1 21 10.5
50-64 1 13 14 55 6.1 11 5.1 3 1.0
Unknown 0 1 1 6 0.7 1 0.7 0 0.0


Macon Campus
Religious Preference 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 2263 115 2378 358362320.4 10731045.9 13051274.6
AME (African Meth. Episcopal 9 0 9 146 9.0 0 0.0 9 9.0
Assembly of God 2 0 2 28 2.0 1 1.0 1 1.0
Baptist 1013 39 1052 158921032.0 454 443.4 598 588.6
Buddhist 5 0 5 77 5.0 2 2.0 3 3.0
Church of God in Christ 11 1 12 177 11.3 7 7.0 5 4.3
Christian Missionary Alliance 1 0 1 16 1.0 1 1.0 0 0.0
Christian Science 1 0 1 15 1.0 1 1.0 0 0.0
Episcopal 46 2 48 723 46.8 19 19.0 29 27.8
Evangelical 1 1 2 28 1.9 0 0.0 2 1.9
Church of God 1 1 2 25 1.5 1 0.5 1 1.0
Hindu 25 0 25 402 25.0 12 12.0 13 13.0
Holiness 3 0 3 46 3.0 1 1.0 2 2.0
Islam 7 1 8 126 7.1 4 4.0 4 3.1
Jewish 2 1 3 39 2.6 1 1.0 2 1.6
Jehovah's Witness 3 0 3 43 3.0 1 1.0 2 2.0
Lutheran 30 0 30 461 30.0 16 16.0 14 14.0
Methodist 218 9 227 3415 223.7 99 97.3 128 126.4
Mormon 1 1 2 22 1.5 0 0.0 2 1.5
Non Denominational 23 1 24 352 23.3 14 13.3 10 10.0
Orthodox 3 0 3 47 3.0 1 1.0 2 2.0
Pentecostal 13 1 14 213 13.3 5 4.3 9 9.0
Presbyterian 67 3 70 1067 69.1 31 30.8 39 38.3
Other Protestant 14 1 15 227 14.8 8 8.0 7 6.8
Roman Catholic 166 13 179 2689 173.1 88 84.5 91 88.6
Other 135 6 141 2168 138.7 64 63.2 77 75.5
No Preference/Unknown 463 34 497 7392 477.8 242 233.6 255 244.2
GRADUATE TOTAL 58 237 295 1573 169.7 163 89.6 132 80.1
Baptist 9 63 72 352 38.4 34 15.5 38 22.9
Buddhist 0 2 2 10 1.1 1 0.3 1 0.8
Episcopal 1 3 4 21 2.3 2 1.3 2 1.0
Islam 0 1 1 6 0.7 1 0.7 0 0.0
Lutheran 0 2 2 5 0.6 1 0.1 1 0.4
Methodist 3 10 13 82 8.5 7 4.5 6 4.0
Mormon 0 1 1 4 0.4 0 0.0 1 0.4
Pentecostal 0 1 1 4 0.4 0 0.0 1 0.4
Presbyterian 4 5 9 55 6.1 2 1.1 7 5.0
Other Protestant 0 2 2 6 0.7 1 0.3 1 0.3
Roman Catholic 7 11 18 115 12.8 8 5.3 10 7.5
Unitarian 0 1 1 6 0.7 1 0.7 0 0.0
Other 2 8 10 49 5.1 5 2.1 5 3.0
No Preference/Unknown 32 127 159 858 91.9 100 57.6 59 34.3


Macon Campus
State of Origin 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 2263 115 2378 358362320.4 10731045.9 13051274.6
Alabama 43 1 44 677 43.8 23 22.8 21 21.0
Florida 111 4 115 1745 112.8 58 57.1 57 55.8
Georgia 1790 99 1889 283601839.7 835 812.3 10541027.4
Kentucky 6 0 6 96 6.0 2 2.0 4 4.0
Louisiana 13 1 14 216 13.1 5 4.1 9 9.0
North Carolina 14 0 14 210 14.0 7 7.0 7 7.0
South Carolina 26 2 28 405 26.9 21 19.9 7 7.0
Tennessee 43 2 45 694 44.2 18 17.5 27 26.7
Virginia 12 0 12 183 12.0 3 3.0 9 9.0
S. Central (AR, MS, OK, TX) 24 0 24 379 24.0 16 16.0 8 8.0
North/Northeast 19 1 20 294 19.7 13 13.0 7 6.7
Midwest 24 0 24 371 24.0 7 7.0 17 17.0
West (Includes HI and AK) 7 0 7 110 7.0 2 2.0 5 5.0
Other (US Terr., Foreign) 131 5 136 2096 133.3 63 62.2 73 71.1
GRADUATE TOTAL 58 237 295 1573 169.7 163 89.6 132 80.1
Florida 0 4 4 19 2.1 1 0.3 3 1.8
Georgia 46 207 253 1302 141.2 140 74.2 113 67.0
North Carolina 0 1 1 3 0.3 0 0.0 1 0.3
Tennessee 1 1 2 13 1.4 1 1.0 1 0.4
North/Northeast 0 5 5 27 3.0 3 1.4 2 1.6
Midwest 0 2 2 4 0.4 2 0.4 0 0.0
West (Includes HI and AK) 0 3 3 15 1.7 1 0.4 2 1.2
Other (US Terr., Foreign) 11 14 25 190 19.5 15 11.7 10 7.8


Macon Campus
Marital Status 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 2263 115 2378 358362320.4 10731045.9 13051274.6
Divorced 1 0 1 16 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
Married 42 25 67 794 55.4 27 24.4 40 31.0
Single 2137 76 2213 336462174.5 998 974.6 12151199.9
Other 2 2 4 33 2.6 1 1.0 3 1.6
Widow/Widower 1 1 2 17 1.3 1 1.0 1 0.3
Not Specified 80 11 91 1330 85.7 46 44.9 45 40.8
GRADUATE TOTAL 58 237 295 1573 169.7 163 89.6 132 80.1
Married 3 55 58 219 24.2 36 12.7 22 11.5
Single 25 71 96 562 60.1 51 30.5 45 29.6
Not Specified 30 111 141 792 85.3 76 46.3 65 39.0


Macon Campus
Greek Org. Membership 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 2263 115 2378 358362320.4 10731045.9 13051274.6
Alpha Delta Pi 56 1 57 908 56.7 0 0.0 57 56.7
Alpha Gamma Delta 47 0 47 704 47.0 0 0.0 47 47.0
Alpha Kappa Alpha 5 0 5 82 5.0 0 0.0 5 5.0
Alpha Phi Alpha 4 0 4 64 4.0 4 4.0 0 0.0
Alpha Tau Omega 16 0 16 252 16.0 16 16.0 0 0.0
Chi Omega 45 2 47 690 46.2 0 0.0 47 46.2
Delta Sigma Theta 7 0 7 116 7.0 0 0.0 7 7.0
Kappa Alpha 19 1 20 320 19.5 20 19.5 0 0.0
Kappa Alpha Psi 6 0 6 90 6.0 5 5.0 1 1.0
Kappa Sigma 28 1 29 438 28.8 29 28.8 0 0.0
Lambda Chi Alpha 20 1 21 325 20.8 21 20.8 0 0.0
Phi Delta Theta 18 0 18 289 18.0 18 18.0 0 0.0
Pi Kappa Phi 29 0 29 454 29.0 28 28.0 1 1.0
Phi Mu 50 0 50 794 50.0 0 0.0 50 50.0
Sigma Alpha Epsilon 46 3 49 750 48.4 29 28.4 20 20.0
Sigma Nu 38 1 39 623 38.8 39 38.8 0 0.0
Unaffiliated 1829 105 1934 289371879.4 864 838.6 10701040.7

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