Mercer University
DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE - Fall 1993
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 | 820 | 1034 | 1854 | 20666 | 1534.6 | 849 | 708.8 | 1005 | 825.9 |
| Undergraduate Total | 802 | 983 | 1785 | 20193 | 1489.8 | 823 | 693.0 | 962 | 796.9 |
| Graduate Total | 18 | 51 | 69 | 473 | 44.8 | 26 | 15.8 | 43 | 29.0 |
| University College, Macon | 820 | 1034 | 1854 | 20666 | 1534.6 | 849 | 708.8 | 1005 | 825.9 |
| University College Macon / Ethnicity |
ALL STUDENTS | MALE | FEMALE | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FT | PT | N | Hours | FTE | N | FTE | N | FTE | |
| UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL | 802 | 983 | 1785 | 20193 | 1489.8 | 823 | 693.0 | 962 | 796.9 |
| American Indian/Alaskan Native | 5 | 8 | 13 | 153 | 11.6 | 10 | 8.8 | 3 | 2.8 |
| Asian or Pacific Islander | 7 | 9 | 16 | 190 | 14.1 | 10 | 9.0 | 6 | 5.1 |
| Black, Non-Hispanic | 180 | 314 | 494 | 5493 | 420.8 | 278 | 236.2 | 216 | 184.5 |
| Hispanic | 9 | 34 | 43 | 457 | 35.6 | 32 | 27.3 | 11 | 8.3 |
| White, Non-Hispanic | 587 | 593 | 1180 | 13494 | 977.2 | 468 | 392.1 | 712 | 585.1 |
| Foreign Student | 14 | 13 | 27 | 293 | 21.1 | 15 | 11.2 | 12 | 9.9 |
| Other | 0 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 2.9 | 2 | 1.7 | 2 | 1.3 |
| Not Specified | 0 | 8 | 8 | 80 | 6.6 | 8 | 6.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| GRADUATE TOTAL | 18 | 51 | 69 | 473 | 44.8 | 26 | 15.8 | 43 | 29.0 |
| Black, Non-Hispanic | 1 | 7 | 8 | 54 | 5.4 | 3 | 2.4 | 5 | 3.0 |
| White, Non-Hispanic | 17 | 44 | 61 | 419 | 39.4 | 23 | 13.4 | 38 | 26.0 |
| University College Macon / Age |
ALL STUDENTS | MALE | FEMALE | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FT | PT | N | Hours | FTE | N | FTE | N | FTE | |
| UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL | 802 | 983 | 1785 | 20193 | 1489.8 | 823 | 693.0 | 962 | 796.9 |
| Under 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 18-19 | 42 | 9 | 51 | 689 | 48.3 | 16 | 15.7 | 35 | 32.6 |
| 20-21 | 91 | 38 | 129 | 1636 | 115.2 | 51 | 42.6 | 78 | 72.6 |
| 22-24 | 175 | 128 | 303 | 3749 | 268.5 | 139 | 123.0 | 164 | 145.6 |
| 25-29 | 156 | 210 | 366 | 4035 | 298.5 | 180 | 151.5 | 186 | 147.1 |
| 30-34 | 119 | 221 | 340 | 3672 | 281.1 | 169 | 140.6 | 171 | 140.5 |
| 35-39 | 106 | 161 | 267 | 2941 | 218.1 | 119 | 98.2 | 148 | 119.8 |
| 40-49 | 94 | 184 | 278 | 2930 | 219.9 | 125 | 101.2 | 153 | 118.7 |
| 50-64 | 15 | 27 | 42 | 441 | 32.5 | 21 | 17.6 | 21 | 14.9 |
| Over 64 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 49 | 3.6 | 1 | 1.0 | 3 | 2.6 |
| Unknown | 0 | 4 | 4 | 40 | 3.3 | 2 | 1.7 | 2 | 1.7 |
| GRADUATE TOTAL | 18 | 51 | 69 | 473 | 44.8 | 26 | 15.8 | 43 | 29.0 |
| 22-24 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 28 | 2.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 2.5 |
| 25-29 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 102 | 9.4 | 5 | 2.8 | 11 | 6.6 |
| 30-34 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 83 | 8.0 | 4 | 2.5 | 7 | 5.5 |
| 35-39 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 58 | 5.8 | 6 | 3.3 | 4 | 2.5 |
| 40-49 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 158 | 14.7 | 7 | 4.8 | 15 | 9.9 |
| 50-64 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 36 | 3.6 | 3 | 1.6 | 3 | 2.0 |
| Over 64 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0.8 | 1 | 0.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
| University College Macon / Religious Preference |
ALL STUDENTS | MALE | FEMALE | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FT | PT | N | Hours | FTE | N | FTE | N | FTE | |
| UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL | 802 | 983 | 1785 | 20193 | 1489.8 | 823 | 693.0 | 962 | 796.9 |
| Baptist | 481 | 461 | 942 | 10865 | 793.1 | 374 | 316.9 | 568 | 476.2 |
| Buddhist | 1 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 1.8 | 2 | 1.4 | 1 | 0.4 |
| Episcopal | 8 | 11 | 19 | 219 | 15.9 | 5 | 4.1 | 14 | 11.8 |
| Evangelical | 5 | 2 | 7 | 85 | 5.8 | 3 | 1.8 | 4 | 4.0 |
| Islam/Moslem | 2 | 3 | 5 | 60 | 4.1 | 3 | 2.1 | 2 | 2.0 |
| Jewish | 2 | 5 | 7 | 80 | 6.2 | 6 | 5.3 | 1 | 0.8 |
| Lutheran | 4 | 11 | 15 | 148 | 11.5 | 8 | 6.6 | 7 | 4.9 |
| Methodist | 77 | 84 | 161 | 1742 | 128.7 | 47 | 37.8 | 114 | 90.9 |
| Presbyterian | 11 | 22 | 33 | 336 | 25.0 | 13 | 9.9 | 20 | 15.1 |
| Roman Catholic | 40 | 79 | 119 | 1298 | 96.1 | 61 | 52.1 | 58 | 44.0 |
| Other | 113 | 176 | 289 | 3336 | 249.8 | 169 | 144.1 | 120 | 105.7 |
| Unknown/No Preference | 58 | 127 | 185 | 2002 | 151.9 | 132 | 110.9 | 53 | 41.1 |
| GRADUATE TOTAL | 18 | 51 | 69 | 473 | 44.8 | 26 | 15.8 | 43 | 29.0 |
| Baptist | 9 | 21 | 30 | 218 | 20.5 | 10 | 6.9 | 20 | 13.6 |
| Episcopal | 2 | 1 | 3 | 28 | 2.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 2.5 |
| Lutheran | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.5 |
| Methodist | 1 | 11 | 12 | 67 | 6.4 | 6 | 3.1 | 6 | 3.3 |
| Presbyterian | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 1.0 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 |
| Roman Catholic | 5 | 10 | 15 | 112 | 10.6 | 5 | 3.0 | 10 | 7.6 |
| Other | 0 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 1.8 | 2 | 0.8 | 2 | 1.0 |
| Unknown/No Preference | 1 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 1.5 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| University College Macon / State of Origin |
ALL STUDENTS | MALE | FEMALE | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FT | PT | N | Hours | FTE | N | FTE | N | FTE | |
| UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL | 802 | 983 | 1785 | 20193 | 1489.8 | 823 | 693.0 | 962 | 796.9 |
| Florida | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.4 |
| Georgia | 788 | 963 | 1751 | 19831 | 1462.9 | 805 | 678.8 | 946 | 784.1 |
| Virginia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Other (US Terr., Foreign) | 11 | 13 | 24 | 258 | 18.9 | 11 | 8.6 | 13 | 10.3 |
| Not Specified | 2 | 6 | 8 | 85 | 6.6 | 7 | 5.6 | 1 | 1.0 |
| GRADUATE TOTAL | 18 | 51 | 69 | 473 | 44.8 | 26 | 15.8 | 43 | 29.0 |
| Georgia | 18 | 51 | 69 | 473 | 44.8 | 26 | 15.8 | 43 | 29.0 |
| University College Macon / Marital Status |
ALL STUDENTS | MALE | FEMALE | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FT | PT | N | Hours | FTE | N | FTE | N | FTE | |
| UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL | 802 | 983 | 1785 | 20193 | 1489.8 | 823 | 693.0 | 962 | 796.9 |
| Married | 308 | 293 | 601 | 6711 | 481.8 | 145 | 112.2 | 456 | 369.6 |
| Single | 438 | 620 | 1058 | 12221 | 914.7 | 643 | 553.9 | 415 | 360.8 |
| Not Specified | 56 | 70 | 126 | 1262 | 93.4 | 35 | 26.9 | 91 | 66.5 |
| GRADUATE TOTAL | 18 | 51 | 69 | 473 | 44.8 | 26 | 15.8 | 43 | 29.0 |
| Married | 10 | 36 | 46 | 301 | 29.3 | 18 | 10.9 | 28 | 18.4 |
| Single | 8 | 14 | 22 | 167 | 15.0 | 8 | 4.9 | 14 | 10.1 |
| Widow/Widower | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.5 |