Mercer University
DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE - Fall 1993

Last Revised 2/27/97

College of Liberal Arts

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

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

DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE - College of Liberal Arts
College of Liberal Arts
Summary 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
College of Liberal Arts 1499 340 1839 24961 1678.8 628 593.2 1211 1085.6
Undergraduate Total 1320 78 1398 21599 1369.1 554 539.5 844 829.6
Graduate Total 179 262 441 3362 309.7 74 53.7 367 256.0
College of Liberal Arts, ATL 148 140 288 2405 218.0 43 33.5 245 184.5
College of Liberal Arts, Macon 1351 200 1551 22556 1460.8 585 559.7 966 901.1


ATLANTA
College of Liberal Arts
Atlanta / Ethnicity 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
GRADUATE TOTAL 148 140 288 2405 218.0 43 33.5 245 184.5
Asian or Pacific Islander 1 0 1 10 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
Black, Non-Hispanic 33 20 53 475 43.0 13 10.5 40 32.5
Hispanic 0 1 1 5 0.5 0 0.0 1 0.5
White, Non-Hispanic 114 119 233 1915 173.5 30 23.0 203 150.5


College of Liberal Arts
Atlanta / Age 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
GRADUATE TOTAL 148 140 288 2405 218.0 43 33.5 245 184.5
20-21 0 1 1 5 0.5 0 0.0 1 0.5
22-24 29 13 42 415 35.5 4 3.0 38 32.5
25-29 51 40 91 780 71.0 12 10.5 79 60.5
30-34 31 29 60 495 45.5 11 8.0 49 37.5
35-39 24 22 46 390 35.0 9 6.5 37 28.5
40-49 7 34 41 245 24.0 4 2.5 37 21.5
50-64 6 1 7 75 6.5 3 3.0 4 3.5


College of Liberal Arts
Atlanta / Religious Preference 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
GRADUATE TOTAL 148 140 288 2405 218.0 43 33.5 245 184.5
Baptist 19 16 35 315 27.0 3 2.5 32 24.5
Episcopal 3 1 4 35 3.5 0 0.0 4 3.5
Jewish 6 0 6 80 6.0 0 0.0 6 6.0
Lutheran 0 2 2 10 1.0 0 0.0 2 1.0
Methodist 15 18 33 275 24.0 4 3.5 29 20.5
Presbyterian 14 15 29 245 21.5 6 4.0 23 17.5
Roman Catholic 7 13 20 155 13.5 2 1.5 18 12.0
Other 14 4 18 190 16.0 1 1.0 17 15.0
Unknown/No Preference 70 71 141 1100 105.5 27 21.0 114 84.5


College of Liberal Arts
Atlanta / State of Origin 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
GRADUATE TOTAL 148 140 288 2405 218.0 43 33.5 245 184.5
Georgia 145 136 281 2350 213.0 41 32.0 240 181.0
Other (US Terr., Foreign) 1 0 1 15 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
Not Specified 2 4 6 40 4.0 2 1.5 4 2.5


College of Liberal Arts
Atlanta / Marital Status 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
GRADUATE TOTAL 148 140 288 2405 218.0 43 33.5 245 184.5
Divorced 6 2 8 80 7.0 2 2.0 6 5.0
Married 63 80 143 1120 103.0 24 18.5 119 84.5
Separated 0 1 1 5 0.5 0 0.0 1 0.5
Single 72 43 115 1055 93.5 14 10.5 101 83.0
Widow/Widower 0 1 1 5 0.5 0 0.0 1 0.5
Not Specified 7 13 20 140 13.5 3 2.5 17 11.0


College of Liberal Arts
Atlanta / Greek Org. Membership 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
GRADUATE TOTAL 148 140 288 2405 218.0 43 33.5 245 184.5
Phi Kappa Phi 1 0 1 10 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
Unaffiliated 147 140 287 2395 217.0 43 33.5 244 183.5


MACON
College of Liberal Arts
Macon / Ethnicity 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 1320 78 1398 21599 1369.1 554 539.5 844 829.6
American Indian/Alaskan Native 4 1 5 72 4.8 3 3.0 2 1.8
Asian or Pacific Islander 31 3 34 513 32.6 13 11.6 21 21.0
Black, Non-Hispanic 181 3 184 2901 182.7 43 43.0 141 139.7
Hispanic 22 0 22 347 22.0 11 11.0 11 11.0
White, Non-Hispanic 1034 63 1097 16943 1074.4 461 449.4 636 625.0
Foreign Student 2 0 2 34 2.0 0 0.0 2 2.0
Other 6 0 6 92 6.0 1 1.0 5 5.0
Not Specified 40 8 48 697 44.6 22 20.5 26 24.1
GRADUATE TOTAL 31 122 153 957 91.7 31 20.2 122 71.5
Asian or Pacific Islander 0 2 2 10 1.0 1 0.5 1 0.5
Black, Non-Hispanic 2 7 9 52 5.2 3 1.2 6 4.0
White, Non-Hispanic 26 112 138 860 82.0 26 17.5 112 64.5
Other 0 1 1 5 0.5 0 0.0 1 0.5
Not Specified 3 0 3 30 3.0 1 1.0 2 2.0


College of Liberal Arts
Macon / Age 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 1320 78 1398 21599 1369.1 554 539.5 844 829.6
Under 18 48 2 50 788 49.0 12 11.0 38 38.0
18-19 568 3 571 9100 570.5 180 179.8 391 390.7
20-21 533 6 539 8557 537.2 239 238.1 300 299.1
22-24 111 25 136 1921 128.1 78 74.2 58 54.0
25-29 29 13 42 545 36.8 24 20.6 18 16.3
30-34 15 7 22 301 19.5 10 9.0 12 10.5
35-39 9 10 19 202 14.6 8 5.2 11 9.4
40-49 6 10 16 161 11.5 3 1.7 13 9.8
50-64 1 2 3 24 1.8 0 0.0 3 1.8
GRADUATE TOTAL 31 122 153 957 91.7 31 20.2 122 71.5
20-21 0 2 2 10 1.0 1 0.5 1 0.5
22-24 9 5 14 130 11.5 2 2.0 12 9.5
25-29 7 28 35 215 21.0 8 5.0 27 16.0
30-34 6 22 28 185 17.0 4 2.5 24 14.5
35-39 3 17 20 112 11.2 2 1.2 18 10.0
40-49 5 40 45 255 25.0 12 7.5 33 17.5
50-64 1 8 9 50 5.0 2 1.5 7 3.5


College of Liberal Arts
Macon / Religious Preference 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 1320 78 1398 21599 1369.1 554 539.5 844 829.6
Baptist 616 28 644 10030 634.9 233 228.3 411 406.6
Buddhist 2 0 2 30 2.0 1 1.0 1 1.0
Episcopal 52 3 55 851 54.5 30 29.7 25 24.8
Hindu 4 0 4 67 4.0 1 1.0 3 3.0
Islam/Moslem 2 0 2 31 2.0 1 1.0 1 1.0
Jewish 9 0 9 135 9.0 5 5.0 4 4.0
Lutheran 20 1 21 323 20.4 8 7.4 13 13.0
Methodist 170 12 182 2820 177.8 81 78.9 101 98.9
Presbyterian 74 4 78 1183 75.5 40 39.3 38 36.3
Roman Catholic 113 10 123 1859 119.1 45 42.5 78 76.6
Other 123 4 127 2021 125.5 47 46.3 80 79.3
Unknown/No Preference 135 16 151 2249 144.3 62 59.2 89 85.2
GRADUATE TOTAL 31 122 153 957 91.7 31 20.2 122 71.5
Baptist 7 10 17 130 12.0 4 3.0 13 9.0
Jewish 0 1 1 5 0.5 0 0.0 1 0.5
Methodist 1 11 12 65 6.5 4 2.0 8 4.5
Presbyterian 1 0 1 10 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
Roman Catholic 1 2 3 20 2.0 2 1.0 1 1.0
Other 1 3 4 25 2.5 1 0.5 3 2.0
Unknown/No Preference 20 95 115 702 67.2 20 13.7 95 53.5


College of Liberal Arts
Macon / State of Origin 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 1320 78 1398 21599 1369.1 554 539.5 844 829.6
Alabama 23 1 24 380 23.8 10 9.8 14 14.0
Florida 188 7 195 3011 191.6 80 77.6 115 114.0
Georgia 878 62 940 14420 917.7 371 360.6 569 557.2
Kentucky 5 2 7 103 6.6 1 1.0 6 5.6
Louisiana 5 0 5 78 5.0 3 3.0 2 2.0
North Carolina 7 0 7 111 7.0 2 2.0 5 5.0
South Carolina 19 0 19 309 19.0 6 6.0 13 13.0
Tennessee 28 0 28 444 28.0 6 6.0 22 22.0
Virginia 8 0 8 141 8.0 4 4.0 4 4.0
S. Central (AR, MS, OK, TX) 17 0 17 282 17.0 9 9.0 8 8.0
North/Northeast 30 0 30 485 30.0 17 17.0 13 13.0
Midwest 15 0 15 244 15.0 6 6.0 9 9.0
West (Includes HI and AK) 6 0 6 93 6.0 2 2.0 4 4.0
Other (US Terr., Foreign) 24 1 25 394 24.3 8 7.3 17 17.0
Not Specified 67 5 72 1104 70.0 29 28.2 43 41.8
GRADUATE TOTAL 31 122 153 957 91.7 31 20.2 122 71.5
Florida 0 1 1 5 0.5 1 0.5 0 0.0
Georgia 28 113 141 882 84.2 28 18.7 113 65.5
North Carolina 0 1 1 5 0.5 0 0.0 1 0.5
Other (US Terr., Foreign) 0 1 1 5 0.5 0 0.0 1 0.5
Not Specified 3 6 9 60 6.0 2 1.0 7 5.0


College of Liberal Arts
Macon / Marital Status 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 1320 78 1398 21599 1369.1 554 539.5 844 829.6
Divorced 2 0 2 30 2.0 1 1.0 1 1.0
Married 44 19 63 840 55.1 18 14.3 45 40.8
Separated 2 0 2 30 2.0 0 0.0 2 2.0
Single 1250 54 1304 20318 1285.0 519 509.0 785 776.0
Not Specified 22 5 27 381 25.0 16 15.2 11 9.8
GRADUATE TOTAL 31 122 153 957 91.7 31 20.2 122 71.5
Married 17 74 91 565 54.0 13 10.0 78 44.0
Single 11 45 56 347 33.2 16 8.7 40 24.5
Other 0 1 1 5 0.5 0 0.0 1 0.5
Not Specified 3 2 5 40 4.0 2 1.5 3 2.5


College of Liberal Arts
Macon / Greek Org. Membership 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 1320 78 1398 21599 1369.1 554 539.5 844 829.6
Alpha Delta Pi 20 2 22 337 21.8 1 0.9 21 20.8
Alpha Gamma Delta 48 1 49 807 48.8 0 0.0 49 48.8
Alpha Kappa Alpha 2 0 2 34 2.0 0 0.0 2 2.0
Alpha Phi Alpha 3 0 3 54 3.0 2 2.0 1 1.0
Alpha Tau Omega 8 0 8 132 8.0 8 8.0 0 0.0
Chi Omega 37 2 39 602 38.7 0 0.0 39 38.7
Delta Sigma Theta 7 0 7 116 7.0 0 0.0 7 7.0
Kappa Alpha 31 0 31 470 31.0 31 31.0 0 0.0
Kappa Alpha Psi 1 0 1 15 1.0 1 1.0 0 0.0
Kappa Sigma 23 1 24 375 23.8 24 23.8 0 0.0
Lambda Chi Alpha 16 0 16 252 16.0 16 16.0 0 0.0
Phi Delta Theta 10 0 10 160 10.0 10 10.0 0 0.0
Pi Kappa Phi 31 0 31 488 31.0 31 31.0 0 0.0
Phi Mu 39 3 42 633 41.6 0 0.0 42 41.6
Sigma Nu 15 0 15 230 15.0 15 15.0 0 0.0
Unaffiliated 1029 69 1098 16894 1070.4 415 400.7 683 669.7
GRADUATE TOTAL 31 122 153 957 91.7 31 20.2 122 71.5
Alpha Tau Omega 1 0 1 15 1.0 1 1.0 0 0.0
Unaffiliated 30 122 152 942 90.7 30 19.2 122 71.5

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