Mercer University
DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE - Fall 1992
Last Revised 2/27/97
University College
This demographic profile provides student
headcount and FTE statistics by:
- ethnicity,
- age,
- religious preference,
- geographic origin,
- and marital status.
A table with summary information for the school is followed by
tables for each of the items listed above by location and career
level (where applicable for school and term).
KEY
FT = Full-Time Headcount
PT = Part-Time Headcount
N = Total Headcount
Hours = Hours Attempted
FTE = Full-Time Equivalent
All statistics are based on 20th class day enrollment.
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 terms, fall, winter, spring and summer:
Undergraduate Students
12 credit hours
Graduate Students
10 credit hours
| University College Summary |
ALL STUDENTS | MALE | FEMALE | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FT | PT | N | Hours | FTE | N | FTE | N | FTE | |
| University College | 727 | 890 | 1617 | 17939 | 1332.3 | 789 | 665.5 | 828 | 666.8 |
| Undergraduate Total | 713 | 825 | 1538 | 17449 | 1283.9 | 759 | 647.9 | 779 | 636.0 |
| Graduate Total | 14 | 65 | 79 | 490 | 48.4 | 30 | 17.6 | 49 | 30.8 |
| University College, Atlanta | 131 | 268 | 399 | 4700 | 353.4 | 399 | 353.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| University College, Macon | 596 | 622 | 1218 | 13239 | 978.8 | 390 | 312.0 | 828 | 666.8 |
| University College Atlanta / Ethnicity |
ALL STUDENTS | MALE | FEMALE | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FT | PT | N | Hours | FTE | N | FTE | N | FTE | |
| UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL | 131 | 268 | 399 | 4700 | 353.4 | 399 | 353.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| American Indian/Alaskan Native | 1 | 2 | 3 | 35 | 2.7 | 3 | 2.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Asian or Pacific Islander | 3 | 4 | 7 | 85 | 6.3 | 7 | 6.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Black, Non-Hispanic | 44 | 82 | 126 | 1490 | 112.1 | 126 | 112.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Hispanic | 3 | 23 | 26 | 275 | 22.1 | 26 | 22.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| White, Non-Hispanic | 79 | 141 | 220 | 2640 | 196.0 | 220 | 196.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Other | 0 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 1.7 | 2 | 1.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Not Specified | 1 | 14 | 15 | 155 | 12.6 | 15 | 12.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| University College Atlanta / Age |
ALL STUDENTS | MALE | FEMALE | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FT | PT | N | Hours | FTE | N | FTE | N | FTE | |
| UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL | 131 | 268 | 399 | 4700 | 353.4 | 399 | 353.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 18-19 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 1.7 | 2 | 1.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 20-21 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 230 | 17.1 | 19 | 17.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 22-24 | 13 | 32 | 45 | 520 | 39.6 | 45 | 39.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 25-29 | 37 | 63 | 100 | 1190 | 89.3 | 100 | 89.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 30-34 | 28 | 63 | 91 | 1060 | 80.3 | 91 | 80.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 35-39 | 15 | 45 | 60 | 685 | 52.4 | 60 | 52.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 40-49 | 26 | 44 | 70 | 855 | 62.5 | 70 | 62.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 50-64 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 130 | 9.8 | 11 | 9.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Over 64 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0.8 | 1 | 0.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
| University College Atlanta / Religious Preference |
ALL STUDENTS | MALE | FEMALE | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FT | PT | N | Hours | FTE | N | FTE | N | FTE | |
| UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL | 131 | 268 | 399 | 4700 | 353.4 | 399 | 353.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Baptist | 39 | 93 | 132 | 1540 | 116.2 | 132 | 116.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Episcopal | 0 | 6 | 6 | 60 | 5.0 | 6 | 5.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Evangelical | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 1.0 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Jewish | 3 | 1 | 4 | 55 | 3.8 | 4 | 3.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Lutheran | 0 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 2.5 | 3 | 2.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Methodist | 6 | 16 | 22 | 250 | 19.3 | 22 | 19.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Presbyterian | 0 | 5 | 5 | 50 | 4.2 | 5 | 4.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Roman Catholic | 14 | 44 | 58 | 655 | 50.5 | 58 | 50.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Other | 35 | 49 | 84 | 1030 | 75.7 | 84 | 75.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Unknown/No Preference | 33 | 51 | 84 | 1015 | 75.3 | 84 | 75.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| University College Atlanta / State of Origin |
ALL STUDENTS | MALE | FEMALE | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FT | PT | N | Hours | FTE | N | FTE | N | FTE | |
| UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL | 131 | 268 | 399 | 4700 | 353.4 | 399 | 353.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Georgia | 116 | 238 | 354 | 4170 | 313.5 | 354 | 313.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Other (US Terr., Foreign) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 1.0 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Not Specified | 14 | 30 | 44 | 515 | 38.9 | 44 | 38.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
| University College Atlanta / Marital Status |
ALL STUDENTS | MALE | FEMALE | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FT | PT | N | Hours | FTE | N | FTE | N | FTE | |
| UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL | 131 | 268 | 399 | 4700 | 353.4 | 399 | 353.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Married | 11 | 9 | 20 | 255 | 18.5 | 20 | 18.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Single | 116 | 242 | 358 | 4215 | 316.9 | 358 | 316.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Not Specified | 4 | 17 | 21 | 230 | 18.1 | 21 | 18.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| University College Atlanta / Greek Org. Membership |
ALL STUDENTS | MALE | FEMALE | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FT | PT | N | Hours | FTE | N | FTE | N | FTE | |
| UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL | 131 | 268 | 399 | 4700 | 353.4 | 399 | 353.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Unaffiliated | 131 | 268 | 399 | 4700 | 353.4 | 399 | 353.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| University College Macon / Ethnicity |
ALL STUDENTS | MALE | FEMALE | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FT | PT | N | Hours | FTE | N | FTE | N | FTE | |
| UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL | 582 | 557 | 1139 | 12749 | 930.4 | 360 | 294.4 | 779 | 636.0 |
| American Indian/Alaskan Native | 3 | 1 | 4 | 52 | 3.8 | 1 | 0.8 | 3 | 3.0 |
| Asian or Pacific Islander | 6 | 1 | 7 | 88 | 6.4 | 5 | 5.0 | 2 | 1.4 |
| Black, Non-Hispanic | 103 | 122 | 225 | 2486 | 187.3 | 78 | 64.8 | 147 | 122.6 |
| Hispanic | 2 | 9 | 11 | 100 | 7.8 | 6 | 3.9 | 5 | 3.9 |
| White, Non-Hispanic | 460 | 415 | 875 | 9834 | 710.8 | 261 | 212.0 | 614 | 498.8 |
| Foreign Student | 8 | 9 | 17 | 190 | 14.2 | 9 | 7.9 | 8 | 6.3 |
| GRADUATE TOTAL | 14 | 65 | 79 | 490 | 48.4 | 30 | 17.6 | 49 | 30.8 |
| Black, Non-Hispanic | 3 | 8 | 11 | 71 | 7.1 | 4 | 2.8 | 7 | 4.3 |
| White, Non-Hispanic | 11 | 57 | 68 | 419 | 41.3 | 26 | 14.8 | 42 | 26.5 |
| University College Macon / Age |
ALL STUDENTS | MALE | FEMALE | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FT | PT | N | Hours | FTE | N | FTE | N | FTE | |
| UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL | 582 | 557 | 1139 | 12749 | 930.4 | 360 | 294.4 | 779 | 636.0 |
| 18-19 | 34 | 7 | 41 | 531 | 38.0 | 13 | 11.3 | 28 | 26.7 |
| 20-21 | 102 | 28 | 130 | 1753 | 121.3 | 45 | 42.2 | 85 | 79.1 |
| 22-24 | 91 | 82 | 173 | 1966 | 143.8 | 59 | 49.9 | 114 | 93.9 |
| 25-29 | 98 | 109 | 207 | 2253 | 167.2 | 63 | 50.7 | 144 | 116.5 |
| 30-34 | 80 | 111 | 191 | 2028 | 150.8 | 66 | 52.2 | 125 | 98.7 |
| 35-39 | 98 | 95 | 193 | 2123 | 154.7 | 53 | 41.7 | 140 | 113.0 |
| 40-49 | 62 | 113 | 175 | 1763 | 130.7 | 53 | 39.7 | 122 | 91.0 |
| 50-64 | 14 | 12 | 26 | 294 | 20.9 | 8 | 6.7 | 18 | 14.1 |
| Over 64 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 39 | 3.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 3.0 |
| GRADUATE TOTAL | 14 | 65 | 79 | 490 | 48.4 | 30 | 17.6 | 49 | 30.8 |
| 22-24 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 2.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 2.3 |
| 25-29 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 100 | 9.7 | 4 | 2.0 | 12 | 7.7 |
| 30-34 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 49 | 4.9 | 5 | 3.1 | 3 | 1.8 |
| 35-39 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 117 | 11.4 | 9 | 5.3 | 10 | 6.1 |
| 40-49 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 154 | 15.4 | 7 | 4.8 | 16 | 10.6 |
| 50-64 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 44 | 4.4 | 4 | 2.1 | 4 | 2.3 |
| Over 64 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| University College Macon / Religious Preference |
ALL STUDENTS | MALE | FEMALE | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FT | PT | N | Hours | FTE | N | FTE | N | FTE | |
| UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL | 582 | 557 | 1139 | 12749 | 930.4 | 360 | 294.4 | 779 | 636.0 |
| Baptist | 379 | 297 | 676 | 7746 | 559.0 | 199 | 166.1 | 477 | 392.9 |
| Episcopal | 8 | 11 | 19 | 196 | 14.8 | 5 | 3.7 | 14 | 11.2 |
| Evangelical | 0 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 1.3 | 1 | 0.4 | 2 | 0.8 |
| Islam/Moslem | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0.8 | 1 | 0.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Jewish | 1 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 1.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1.8 |
| Lutheran | 4 | 5 | 9 | 90 | 6.5 | 3 | 1.8 | 6 | 4.7 |
| Methodist | 61 | 62 | 123 | 1364 | 98.9 | 25 | 19.1 | 98 | 79.8 |
| Presbyterian | 8 | 15 | 23 | 237 | 18.0 | 8 | 5.4 | 15 | 12.5 |
| Roman Catholic | 21 | 43 | 64 | 622 | 47.6 | 22 | 16.0 | 42 | 31.6 |
| Other | 69 | 74 | 143 | 1622 | 118.9 | 58 | 48.8 | 85 | 70.2 |
| Unknown/No Preference | 31 | 45 | 76 | 824 | 62.8 | 38 | 32.3 | 38 | 30.5 |
| GRADUATE TOTAL | 14 | 65 | 79 | 490 | 48.4 | 30 | 17.6 | 49 | 30.8 |
| Baptist | 6 | 31 | 37 | 227 | 22.4 | 14 | 8.5 | 23 | 13.9 |
| Episcopal | 1 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 3.3 | 2 | 1.3 | 3 | 2.0 |
| Lutheran | 1 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 2.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 2.0 |
| Methodist | 2 | 15 | 17 | 108 | 10.8 | 6 | 3.5 | 11 | 7.3 |
| Presbyterian | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Roman Catholic | 2 | 7 | 9 | 53 | 5.3 | 3 | 1.5 | 6 | 3.8 |
| Other | 1 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 1.8 | 1 | 0.3 | 2 | 1.5 |
| Unknown/No Preference | 1 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 2.3 | 3 | 2.0 | 1 | 0.3 |
| University College Macon / State of Origin |
ALL STUDENTS | MALE | FEMALE | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FT | PT | N | Hours | FTE | N | FTE | N | FTE | |
| UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL | 582 | 557 | 1139 | 12749 | 930.4 | 360 | 294.4 | 779 | 636.0 |
| Georgia | 577 | 548 | 1125 | 12594 | 918.8 | 353 | 288.5 | 772 | 630.3 |
| Louisiana | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.8 |
| Virginia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Other (US Terr., Foreign) | 4 | 6 | 10 | 115 | 8.6 | 7 | 5.9 | 3 | 2.7 |
| Not Specified | 0 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 1.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1.3 |
| GRADUATE TOTAL | 14 | 65 | 79 | 490 | 48.4 | 30 | 17.6 | 49 | 30.8 |
| Georgia | 14 | 65 | 79 | 490 | 48.4 | 30 | 17.6 | 49 | 30.8 |
| University College Macon / Marital Status |
ALL STUDENTS | MALE | FEMALE | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FT | PT | N | Hours | FTE | N | FTE | N | FTE | |
| UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL | 582 | 557 | 1139 | 12749 | 930.4 | 360 | 294.4 | 779 | 636.0 |
| Married | 269 | 281 | 550 | 5897 | 426.2 | 130 | 99.4 | 420 | 326.9 |
| Single | 313 | 271 | 584 | 6817 | 501.3 | 229 | 194.2 | 355 | 307.1 |
| Widow/Widower | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.4 |
| Not Specified | 0 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 2.5 | 1 | 0.8 | 3 | 1.7 |
| GRADUATE TOTAL | 14 | 65 | 79 | 490 | 48.4 | 30 | 17.6 | 49 | 30.8 |
| Married | 7 | 46 | 53 | 322 | 31.9 | 22 | 12.0 | 31 | 19.9 |
| Single | 7 | 19 | 26 | 168 | 16.5 | 8 | 5.6 | 18 | 10.9 |