Mercer University
DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE - Fall Semester 2002

FINAL
Enrollment as of the end of the day November 7, 2002

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 2290 270 2560 366872423.3 11791101.5 13811321.8
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 2267 111 2378 358052327.4 10771050.1 13011277.2
GRADUATE TOTAL 27 178 205 1020 111.0 121 64.1 84 46.9


Macon Campus
Ethnicity 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 2267 111 2378 358052327.4 10771050.1 13011277.2
American Indian/Alaskan Native 6 0 6 98 6.0 2 2.0 4 4.0
Asian or Pacific Islander 128 3 131 2010 129.9 52 51.3 79 78.6
Black, Non-Hispanic 407 17 424 6456 416.2 141 136.1 283 280.1
Cuban/Mexican/PR/Hispanic 42 3 45 670 43.7 21 20.6 24 23.1
White, Non-Hispanic 1578 74 1652 248621619.2 793 775.2 859 844.0
Nonresident Alien 57 5 62 916 58.7 41 38.7 21 20.1
Other/Unknown 49 9 58 793 53.7 27 26.3 31 27.4
GRADUATE TOTAL 27 178 205 1020 111.0 121 64.1 84 46.9
American Indian/Alaskan Native 0 1 1 6 0.7 1 0.7 0 0.0
Asian or Pacific Islander 0 6 6 22 2.4 4 1.4 2 1.0
Black, Non-Hispanic 1 15 16 82 8.8 8 4.1 8 4.7
Cuban/Mexican/PR/Hispanic 1 1 2 14 1.6 0 0.0 2 1.6
White, Non-Hispanic 11 89 100 478 52.8 60 31.5 40 21.2
Nonresident Alien 3 8 11 56 6.2 7 4.3 4 1.9
Other/Unknown 11 58 69 362 38.5 41 22.0 28 16.5


Macon Campus
Age 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 2267 111 2378 358052327.4 10771050.1 13011277.2
Under 18 22 0 22 339 22.0 8 8.0 14 14.0
18-19 998 9 1007 155631003.7 433 432.4 574 571.3
20-21 845 16 861 13294 853.1 386 382.7 475 470.3
22-24 308 35 343 4927 327.7 176 165.3 167 162.4
25-29 52 16 68 889 61.7 43 37.9 25 23.8
30-34 16 13 29 292 22.2 17 13.2 12 9.1
35-39 11 11 22 225 16.8 7 4.8 15 12.0
40-49 15 5 20 244 17.6 5 4.9 15 12.7
50-64 0 4 4 25 2.1 1 0.8 3 1.3
Unknown 0 2 2 7 0.6 1 0.3 1 0.3
GRADUATE TOTAL 27 178 205 1020 111.0 121 64.1 84 46.9
18-19 0 1 1 6 0.7 1 0.7 0 0.0
20-21 0 7 7 33 3.7 4 2.0 3 1.7
22-24 16 28 44 290 31.3 28 20.4 16 10.9
25-29 5 47 52 260 28.2 27 15.0 25 13.2
30-34 2 27 29 126 13.7 18 8.1 11 5.6
35-39 0 28 28 111 12.3 19 8.0 9 4.3
40-49 4 36 40 184 20.1 21 9.2 19 10.9
50-64 0 3 3 7 0.8 3 0.8 0 0.0
Unknown 0 1 1 3 0.3 0 0.0 1 0.3


Macon Campus
Religious Preference 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 2267 111 2378 358052327.4 10771050.1 13011277.2
AME (African Meth. Episcopal 10 0 10 165 10.0 1 1.0 9 9.0
Assembly of God 5 0 5 82 5.0 2 2.0 3 3.0
Baptist 1019 29 1048 159111035.1 439 431.8 609 603.3
Buddhist 5 0 5 78 5.0 2 2.0 3 3.0
Church of God in Christ 17 1 18 275 17.8 10 9.8 8 8.0
Charismatic 1 0 1 16 1.0 1 1.0 0 0.0
Christian Missionary Alliance 2 0 2 31 2.0 2 2.0 0 0.0
Christian Science 1 0 1 21 1.0 1 1.0 0 0.0
Episcopal 51 3 54 828 52.8 30 29.3 24 23.5
Evangelical 1 0 1 14 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
Hindu 37 0 37 588 37.0 14 14.0 23 23.0
Holiness 3 0 3 46 3.0 0 0.0 3 3.0
Islam 9 1 10 151 9.1 5 5.0 5 4.1
Jewish 5 0 5 70 5.0 4 4.0 1 1.0
Jehovah's Witness 3 0 3 52 3.0 1 1.0 2 2.0
Lutheran 39 2 41 609 40.3 23 22.7 18 17.6
Methodist 223 15 238 3537 230.6 97 91.9 141 138.7
Mormon 2 0 2 35 2.0 0 0.0 2 2.0
Muslim 8 0 8 123 8.0 5 5.0 3 3.0
Non Denominational 37 5 42 585 38.4 24 22.7 18 15.8
Orthodox 1 0 1 15 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
Pentecostal 31 0 31 497 31.0 14 14.0 17 17.0
Presbyterian 90 3 93 1402 91.7 44 42.9 49 48.8
Other Protestant 9 1 10 161 9.9 5 5.0 5 4.9
Roman Catholic 183 4 187 2904 185.5 90 88.7 97 96.8
Seventh-Day Adventist 2 0 2 32 2.0 1 1.0 1 1.0
Unitarian 1 0 1 18 1.0 1 1.0 0 0.0
Other 97 11 108 1588 103.2 49 46.9 59 56.3
No Preference/Unknown 375 36 411 5971 395.2 212 204.6 199 190.7
GRADUATE TOTAL 27 178 205 1020 111.0 121 64.1 84 46.9
Baptist 3 31 34 155 17.2 21 10.7 13 6.6
Episcopal 0 2 2 9 1.0 1 0.7 1 0.3
Hindu 0 1 1 3 0.3 1 0.3 0 0.0
Lutheran 0 4 4 24 2.7 3 2.0 1 0.7
Methodist 4 12 16 90 9.7 12 7.0 4 2.7
Non Denominational 1 2 3 15 1.7 2 1.3 1 0.3
Presbyterian 0 4 4 18 2.0 2 1.0 2 1.0
Other Protestant 0 1 1 3 0.3 1 0.3 0 0.0
Roman Catholic 3 12 15 87 9.3 10 6.0 5 3.3
Unitarian 0 3 3 15 1.7 0 0.0 3 1.7
Other 1 4 5 23 2.6 2 0.8 3 1.8
No Preference/Unknown 15 102 117 578 62.5 66 34.0 51 28.6


Macon Campus
State of Origin 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 2267 111 2378 358052327.4 10771050.1 13011277.2
Alabama 46 4 50 742 48.5 25 24.0 25 24.5
Florida 121 3 124 1883 122.3 62 60.9 62 61.3
Georgia 1802 93 1895 284311853.7 833 813.4 10621040.3
Kentucky 5 0 5 85 5.0 1 1.0 4 4.0
Louisiana 7 0 7 110 7.0 3 3.0 4 4.0
North Carolina 14 1 15 221 14.8 8 7.8 7 7.0
South Carolina 23 3 26 377 24.3 16 14.3 10 10.0
Tennessee 52 0 52 841 52.0 23 23.0 29 29.0
Virginia 7 0 7 117 7.0 2 2.0 5 5.0
S. Central (AR, MS, OK, TX) 26 1 27 409 26.7 16 15.7 11 11.0
North/Northeast 26 1 27 411 26.3 17 16.3 10 10.0
Midwest 20 0 20 313 20.0 7 7.0 13 13.0
West (Includes HI and AK) 14 0 14 213 14.0 2 2.0 12 12.0
Other (US Terr., Foreign) 104 5 109 1652 105.7 62 59.7 47 46.1
GRADUATE TOTAL 27 178 205 1020 111.0 121 64.1 84 46.9
Alabama 0 4 4 18 2.0 2 1.3 2 0.7
Florida 1 4 5 24 2.7 1 0.3 4 2.3
Georgia 22 145 167 850 92.5 101 54.5 66 37.9
North Carolina 1 1 2 15 1.3 1 0.3 1 1.0
South Carolina 0 1 1 6 0.7 1 0.7 0 0.0
Virginia 0 4 4 12 1.3 2 0.7 2 0.7
S. Central (AR, MS, OK, TX) 0 3 3 18 2.0 1 0.7 2 1.3
North/Northeast 0 2 2 6 0.7 1 0.3 1 0.3
Midwest 0 2 2 7 0.8 1 0.1 1 0.7
Other (US Terr., Foreign) 3 12 15 64 7.1 10 5.1 5 2.0


Macon Campus
Marital Status 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 2267 111 2378 358052327.4 10771050.1 13011277.2
Married 20 16 36 416 30.1 12 9.1 24 21.0
Single 2151 74 2225 338052191.6 1016 994.7 12091196.8
Other 0 2 2 9 0.8 0 0.0 2 0.8
Widow/Widower 1 1 2 24 1.8 2 1.8 0 0.0
Not Specified 95 18 113 1551 103.2 47 44.6 66 58.7
GRADUATE TOTAL 27 178 205 1020 111.0 121 64.1 84 46.9
Married 1 40 41 174 19.3 23 9.1 18 10.2
Single 13 57 70 361 39.5 49 28.3 21 11.1
Not Specified 13 81 94 485 52.2 49 26.7 45 25.6


Macon Campus
Greek Org. Membership 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 2267 111 2378 358052327.4 10771050.1 13011277.2
Alpha Delta Pi 90 1 91 1413 90.8 0 0.0 91 90.8
Alpha Gamma Delta 61 0 61 937 61.0 0 0.0 61 61.0
Alpha Phi Alpha 5 1 6 76 5.2 6 5.2 0 0.0
Alpha Tau Omega 38 1 39 584 38.5 39 38.5 0 0.0
Chi Omega 76 1 77 1194 76.6 0 0.0 77 76.6
Delta Sigma Theta 16 0 16 264 16.0 0 0.0 16 16.0
Kappa Alpha 19 0 19 281 19.0 19 19.0 0 0.0
Kappa Alpha Psi 3 0 3 48 3.0 3 3.0 0 0.0
Kappa Sigma 35 1 36 552 35.9 36 35.9 0 0.0
Lambda Chi Alpha 23 1 24 365 23.5 24 23.5 0 0.0
Phi Delta Theta 17 1 18 276 17.7 18 17.7 0 0.0
Pi Kappa Phi 29 1 30 455 29.8 30 29.8 0 0.0
Phi Mu 87 0 87 1333 87.0 0 0.0 87 87.0
Sigma Alpha Epsilon 36 1 37 553 36.8 23 22.8 14 14.0
Sigma Nu 16 2 18 250 16.8 18 16.8 0 0.0
Unaffiliated 1716 100 1816 272241769.8 861 838.0 955 931.8

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