Mercer University
DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE - Fall 1993

Last Revised 2/27/97

Macon Campus Only
(Liberal Arts, 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.

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
9 credit hours for School of Engineering

DEMOGRAPHI C PROFILE - Macon Campus
Macon Campus
Summary 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
Total Macon Campus 2182 382 2564 36617 2367.0 1257 1150.6 1307 1216.5
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 2117 119 2236 34774 2188.7 1094 1066.5 1142 1122.2
GRADUATE TOTAL 65 263 328 1843 178.3 163 84.1 165 94.2


Macon Campus
Ethnicity 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 2117 119 2236 34774 2188.7 1094 1066.5 1142 1122.2
American Indian/Alaskan Native 7 1 8 119 7.8 4 4.0 4 3.8
Asian or Pacific Islander 68 5 73 1128 70.7 43 40.9 30 29.8
Black, Non-Hispanic 284 8 292 4603 288.0 87 84.5 205 203.5
Hispanic 38 1 39 618 38.3 20 19.3 19 19.0
White, Non-Hispanic 1634 93 1727 26838 1691.9 886 866.3 841 825.6
Foreign Student 14 1 15 239 14.5 10 9.5 5 5.0
Other 11 0 11 173 11.0 5 5.0 6 6.0
Not Specified 61 10 71 1056 66.5 39 37.0 32 29.5
GRADUATE TOTAL 65 263 328 1843 178.3 163 84.1 165 94.2
Asian or Pacific Islander 0 8 8 24 2.5 7 2.0 1 0.5
Black, Non-Hispanic 3 15 18 91 9.4 8 2.9 10 6.5
Hispanic 2 1 3 25 2.5 2 1.5 1 1.0
White, Non-Hispanic 53 232 285 1594 153.8 138 73.0 147 80.7
Foreign Student 1 0 1 15 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
Other 0 2 2 8 0.8 1 0.3 1 0.5
Not Specified 6 5 11 86 8.3 7 4.3 4 4.0


Macon Campus
Age 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 2117 119 2236 34774 2188.7 1094 1066.5 1142 1122.2
Under 18 69 2 71 1159 70.0 22 21.0 49 49.0
18-19 867 6 873 14115 870.8 355 354.1 518 516.7
20-21 808 10 818 12967 813.7 417 413.8 401 399.9
22-24 246 40 286 4169 273.2 197 189.1 89 84.2
25-29 70 23 93 1251 83.6 62 55.7 31 27.9
30-34 27 11 38 490 33.1 20 17.6 18 15.5
35-39 20 12 32 373 26.3 14 10.4 18 15.9
40-49 8 13 21 211 15.2 6 3.9 15 11.3
50-64 1 2 3 24 1.8 0 0.0 3 1.8
Over 64 1 0 1 15 1.0 1 1.0 0 0.0
GRADUATE TOTAL 65 263 328 1843 178.3 163 84.1 165 94.2
20-21 0 2 2 10 1.0 1 0.5 1 0.5
22-24 25 13 38 341 31.3 19 17.0 19 14.3
25-29 17 70 87 502 48.1 48 24.3 39 23.8
30-34 11 75 86 407 40.0 48 19.8 38 20.2
35-39 4 39 43 199 20.0 18 7.6 25 12.4
40-49 7 55 62 333 32.8 26 13.3 36 19.5
50-64 1 9 10 51 5.1 3 1.6 7 3.5


Macon Campus
Religious Preference 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 2117 119 2236 34774 2188.7 1094 1066.5 1142 1122.2
Baptist 931 47 978 15238 961.0 435 425.0 543 536.1
Buddhist 2 0 2 30 2.0 1 1.0 1 1.0
Episcopal 82 5 87 1358 85.7 53 52.5 34 33.3
Evangelical 1 0 1 15 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
Hindu 4 0 4 67 4.0 1 1.0 3 3.0
Islam/Moslem 8 0 8 136 8.0 6 6.0 2 2.0
Jewish 13 0 13 201 13.0 9 9.0 4 4.0
Lutheran 39 1 40 644 39.4 24 23.4 16 16.0
Methodist 260 18 278 4314 270.3 144 139.9 134 130.4
Presbyterian 123 4 127 1951 124.5 72 71.3 55 53.3
Roman Catholic 208 18 226 3460 218.7 111 105.8 115 113.0
Other 208 7 215 3427 211.8 104 101.5 111 110.3
Unknown/No Preference 238 19 257 3933 249.2 134 130.2 123 119.0
GRADUATE TOTAL 65 263 328 1843 178.3 163 84.1 165 94.2
Baptist 20 39 59 376 35.4 39 23.5 20 11.8
Episcopal 1 2 3 18 1.8 1 0.3 2 1.5
Jewish 0 1 1 5 0.5 0 0.0 1 0.5
Lutheran 1 3 4 24 1.9 4 1.9 0 0.0
Methodist 4 27 31 167 16.9 14 7.3 17 9.6
Presbyterian 1 1 2 13 1.3 1 0.3 1 1.0
Roman Catholic 7 18 25 130 12.8 18 8.1 7 4.7
Other 5 10 15 105 9.2 8 4.4 7 4.8
Unknown/No Preference 26 162 188 1005 98.5 78 38.2 110 60.3


Macon Campus
State of Origin 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 2117 119 2236 34774 2188.7 1094 1066.5 1142 1122.2
Alabama 37 1 38 608 37.8 18 17.8 20 20.0
Florida 307 8 315 4940 311.0 164 161.0 151 150.0
Georgia 1346 97 1443 22209 1405.7 684 663.1 759 742.6
Kentucky 9 2 11 171 10.6 5 5.0 6 5.6
Louisiana 10 0 10 159 10.0 6 6.0 4 4.0
North Carolina 16 0 16 265 16.0 9 9.0 7 7.0
South Carolina 36 0 36 592 36.0 18 18.0 18 18.0
Tennessee 46 0 46 743 46.0 14 14.0 32 32.0
Virginia 18 0 18 313 18.0 9 9.0 9 9.0
S. Central (AR, MS, OK, TX) 31 0 31 508 31.0 19 19.0 12 12.0
North/Northeast 51 0 51 814 51.0 31 31.0 20 20.0
Midwest 24 0 24 389 24.0 12 12.0 12 12.0
West (Includes HI and AK) 7 0 7 110 7.0 3 3.0 4 4.0
Other (US Terr., Foreign) 74 3 77 1230 75.1 47 45.1 30 30.0
Not Specified 105 8 113 1723 109.5 55 53.4 58 56.1
GRADUATE TOTAL 65 263 328 1843 178.3 163 84.1 165 94.2
Florida 1 1 2 15 1.5 2 1.5 0 0.0
Georgia 31 146 177 1004 97.1 54 27.9 123 69.2
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 33 114 147 814 78.7 107 54.7 40 24.0


Macon Campus
Marital Status 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 2117 119 2236 34774 2188.7 1094 1066.5 1142 1122.2
Divorced 2 0 2 30 2.0 1 1.0 1 1.0
Married 72 27 99 1322 87.8 41 36.5 58 51.3
Separated 2 0 2 30 2.0 0 0.0 2 2.0
Single 2010 86 2096 32855 2062.1 1030 1008.0 1066 1054.1
Not Specified 31 6 37 537 34.8 22 20.9 15 13.8
GRADUATE TOTAL 65 263 328 1843 178.3 163 84.1 165 94.2
Married 24 144 168 875 85.5 76 36.4 92 49.1
Single 35 104 139 845 80.5 74 41.2 65 39.3
Other 0 1 1 5 0.5 0 0.0 1 0.5
Not Specified 6 14 20 118 11.8 13 6.5 7 5.3


Macon Campus
Greek Org. Membership 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 2117 119 2236 34774 2188.7 1094 1066.5 1142 1122.2
Alpha Delta Pi 30 2 32 502 31.8 1 0.9 31 30.8
Alpha Gamma Delta 56 1 57 932 56.8 0 0.0 57 56.8
Alpha Kappa Alpha 2 0 2 34 2.0 0 0.0 2 2.0
Alpha Phi Alpha 6 0 6 107 6.0 5 5.0 1 1.0
Alpha Tau Omega 21 0 21 353 21.0 21 21.0 0 0.0
Chi Omega 49 2 51 798 50.7 0 0.0 51 50.7
Delta Sigma Theta 8 0 8 129 8.0 0 0.0 8 8.0
Kappa Alpha 49 0 49 748 49.0 49 49.0 0 0.0
Kappa Alpha Psi 2 0 2 31 2.0 2 2.0 0 0.0
Kappa Sigma 38 1 39 614 38.8 39 38.8 0 0.0
Lambda Chi Alpha 33 0 33 534 33.0 33 33.0 0 0.0
Phi Delta Theta 13 0 13 210 13.0 13 13.0 0 0.0
Pi Kappa Phi 53 0 53 834 53.0 53 53.0 0 0.0
Phi Mu 56 3 59 901 58.6 0 0.0 59 58.6
Sigma Nu 29 2 31 463 30.3 31 30.3 0 0.0
Unaffiliated 1672 108 1780 27584 1734.8 847 820.5 933 914.3
GRADUATE TOTAL 65 263 328 1843 178.3 163 84.1 165 94.2
Alpha Tau Omega 1 0 1 15 1.0 1 1.0 0 0.0
Lambda Chi Alpha 1 0 1 10 1.0 1 1.0 0 0.0
Unaffiliated 63 263 326 1818 176.3 161 82.1 165 94.2

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