Mercer University
DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE - Fall 1994

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 1510 330 1840 25214 1678.2 577 548.3 1263 1129.9
Undergraduate Total 1372 54 1426 22244 1402.2 521 509.3 905 892.9
Graduate Total 138 276 414 2970 276.0 56 39.0 358 237.0
College of Liberal Arts, ATL 103 159 262 1950 182.5 37 26.5 225 156.0
College of Liberal Arts, Macon 1407 171 1578 23264 1495.7 540 521.8 1038 973.9


ATLANTA
College of Liberal Arts
Atlanta / Ethnicity 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
GRADUATE TOTAL 103 159 262 1950 182.5 37 26.5 225 156.0
Asian or Pacific Islander 1 3 4 30 2.5 0 0.0 4 2.5
Black, Non-Hispanic 19 35 54 405 36.5 12 7.0 42 29.5
Hispanic 0 2 2 10 1.0 0 0.0 2 1.0
White, Non-Hispanic 83 117 200 1495 141.5 24 19.0 176 122.5
Foreign Student 0 1 1 5 0.5 1 0.5 0 0.0
Not Specified 0 1 1 5 0.5 0 0.0 1 0.5


College of Liberal Arts
Atlanta / Age 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
GRADUATE TOTAL 103 159 262 1950 182.5 37 26.5 225 156.0
Under 18 1 0 1 10 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
22-24 26 20 46 375 36.0 2 1.5 44 34.5
25-29 33 54 87 650 60.0 12 8.0 75 52.0
30-34 24 28 52 415 38.0 10 8.0 42 30.0
35-39 9 23 32 215 20.5 6 4.0 26 16.5
40-49 9 29 38 250 23.5 4 3.0 34 20.5
50-64 1 5 6 35 3.5 3 2.0 3 1.5


College of Liberal Arts
Atlanta / Religious Preference 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
GRADUATE TOTAL 103 159 262 1950 182.5 37 26.5 225 156.0
Baptist 5 6 11 95 8.0 1 1.0 10 7.0
Episcopal 1 0 1 10 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
Jewish 0 2 2 10 1.0 0 0.0 2 1.0
Lutheran 1 0 1 15 1.0 1 1.0 0 0.0
Methodist 3 9 12 85 7.5 0 0.0 12 7.5
Presbyterian 3 7 10 75 6.5 2 1.5 8 5.0
Roman Catholic 1 2 3 25 2.0 1 0.5 2 1.5
Other 0 4 4 20 2.0 1 0.5 3 1.5
Unknown/No Preference 89 129 218 1615 153.5 31 22.0 187 131.5


College of Liberal Arts
Atlanta / State of Origin 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
GRADUATE TOTAL 103 159 262 1950 182.5 37 26.5 225 156.0
Georgia 101 158 259 1920 180.0 36 26.0 223 154.0
Other (US Terr., Foreign) 0 1 1 5 0.5 1 0.5 0 0.0
Not Specified 2 0 2 25 2.0 0 0.0 2 2.0


College of Liberal Arts
Atlanta / Marital Status 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
GRADUATE TOTAL 103 159 262 1950 182.5 37 26.5 225 156.0
Divorced 4 4 8 70 6.0 2 2.0 6 4.0
Married 33 74 107 730 70.0 20 14.5 87 55.5
Separated 0 2 2 10 1.0 0 0.0 2 1.0
Single 61 63 124 1005 92.5 12 8.0 112 84.5
Widow/Widower 1 1 2 15 1.5 0 0.0 2 1.5
Not Specified 4 15 19 120 11.5 3 2.0 16 9.5


College of Liberal Arts
Atlanta / Greek Org. Membership 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
GRADUATE TOTAL 103 159 262 1950 182.5 37 26.5 225 156.0
Unaffiliated 103 159 262 1950 182.5 37 26.5 225 156.0


MACON
College of Liberal Arts
Macon / Ethnicity 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 1372 54 1426 22244 1402.2 521 509.3 905 892.9
American Indian/Alaskan Native 2 1 3 38 2.4 1 1.0 2 1.4
Asian or Pacific Islander 51 3 54 813 52.7 19 18.4 35 34.3
Black, Non-Hispanic 222 6 228 3611 224.9 58 56.3 170 168.7
Hispanic 24 0 24 372 24.0 10 10.0 14 14.0
White, Non-Hispanic 1017 41 1058 16515 1040.7 412 404.2 646 636.5
Foreign Student 2 0 2 30 2.0 0 0.0 2 2.0
Other 13 0 13 209 13.0 4 4.0 9 9.0
Not Specified 41 3 44 656 42.5 17 15.5 27 27.0
GRADUATE TOTAL 35 117 152 1020 93.5 19 12.5 133 81.0
American Indian/Alaskan Native 0 1 1 5 0.5 1 0.5 0 0.0
Asian or Pacific Islander 1 2 3 25 2.0 1 0.5 2 1.5
Black, Non-Hispanic 4 2 6 50 5.0 0 0.0 6 5.0
Hispanic 1 1 2 15 1.5 1 0.5 1 1.0
White, Non-Hispanic 29 111 140 925 84.5 16 11.0 124 73.5


College of Liberal Arts
Macon / Age 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 1372 54 1426 22244 1402.2 521 509.3 905 892.9
Under 18 51 3 54 841 52.7 20 18.7 34 34.0
18-19 580 1 581 9323 580.8 166 166.0 415 414.8
20-21 527 3 530 8450 528.7 207 206.3 323 322.4
22-24 138 15 153 2276 148.2 83 80.1 70 68.2
25-29 35 12 47 605 41.4 20 17.7 27 23.8
30-34 19 5 24 328 21.9 10 9.4 14 12.5
35-39 12 4 16 207 13.5 7 5.7 9 7.8
40-49 7 8 15 152 10.3 7 4.6 8 5.7
50-64 3 3 6 62 4.7 1 1.0 5 3.7
GRADUATE TOTAL 35 117 152 1020 93.5 19 12.5 133 81.0
20-21 2 0 2 30 2.0 1 1.0 1 1.0
22-24 12 6 18 175 15.0 1 1.0 17 14.0
25-29 10 23 33 245 21.5 5 3.0 28 18.5
30-34 6 23 29 180 17.5 3 2.0 26 15.5
35-39 1 20 21 110 11.0 1 0.5 20 10.5
40-49 4 34 38 225 21.0 7 4.5 31 16.5
50-64 0 10 10 50 5.0 1 0.5 9 4.5
Unknown 0 1 1 5 0.5 0 0.0 1 0.5


College of Liberal Arts
Macon / Religious Preference 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 1372 54 1426 22244 1402.2 521 509.3 905 892.9
Baptist 617 23 640 10014 629.9 210 205.5 430 424.4
Buddhist 3 0 3 42 3.0 1 1.0 2 2.0
Episcopal 50 2 52 805 51.3 27 26.4 25 24.8
Hindu 9 1 10 150 9.4 3 3.0 7 6.4
Islam/Moslem 4 0 4 63 4.0 2 2.0 2 2.0
Jewish 8 0 8 124 8.0 3 3.0 5 5.0
Lutheran 24 1 25 391 24.5 9 9.0 16 15.5
Methodist 177 6 183 2849 180.6 73 71.8 110 108.7
Presbyterian 72 3 75 1200 74.1 31 30.1 44 44.0
Roman Catholic 123 2 125 1957 124.3 42 42.0 83 82.3
Other 127 8 135 2098 131.2 47 45.5 88 85.7
Unknown/No Preference 158 8 166 2551 162.0 73 70.0 93 92.0
GRADUATE TOTAL 35 117 152 1020 93.5 19 12.5 133 81.0
Baptist 5 15 20 140 12.5 3 2.0 17 10.5
Episcopal 0 1 1 5 0.5 1 0.5 0 0.0
Methodist 2 9 11 75 6.5 3 2.0 8 4.5
Presbyterian 2 1 3 30 2.5 0 0.0 3 2.5
Roman Catholic 2 4 6 40 4.0 2 1.0 4 3.0
Other 0 4 4 20 2.0 2 1.0 2 1.0
Unknown/No Preference 24 83 107 710 65.5 8 6.0 99 59.5


College of Liberal Arts
Macon / State of Origin 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 1372 54 1426 22244 1402.2 521 509.3 905 892.9
Alabama 20 0 20 331 20.0 11 11.0 9 9.0
Florida 158 0 158 2544 158.0 58 58.0 100 100.0
Georgia 1003 52 1055 16290 1032.3 383 372.4 672 659.9
Kentucky 7 0 7 113 7.0 2 2.0 5 5.0
Louisiana 11 0 11 189 11.0 4 4.0 7 7.0
North Carolina 8 0 8 138 8.0 3 3.0 5 5.0
South Carolina 15 0 15 248 15.0 5 5.0 10 10.0
Tennessee 29 0 29 460 29.0 5 5.0 24 24.0
Virginia 6 1 7 101 6.4 4 3.4 3 3.0
S. Central (AR, MS, OK, TX) 18 0 18 285 18.0 7 7.0 11 11.0
North/Northeast 36 0 36 581 36.0 15 15.0 21 21.0
Midwest 21 0 21 331 21.0 7 7.0 14 14.0
West (Includes HI and AK) 5 0 5 86 5.0 2 2.0 3 3.0
Other (US Terr., Foreign) 31 0 31 475 31.0 12 12.0 19 19.0
Not Specified 4 1 5 72 4.5 3 2.5 2 2.0
GRADUATE TOTAL 35 117 152 1020 93.5 19 12.5 133 81.0
Florida 0 2 2 10 1.0 1 0.5 1 0.5
Georgia 32 111 143 945 87.5 17 11.0 126 76.5
South Carolina 1 1 2 25 1.5 1 1.0 1 0.5
Tennessee 0 1 1 5 0.5 0 0.0 1 0.5
Other (US Terr., Foreign) 1 1 2 20 1.5 0 0.0 2 1.5
Not Specified 1 1 2 15 1.5 0 0.0 2 1.5


College of Liberal Arts
Macon / Marital Status 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 1372 54 1426 22244 1402.2 521 509.3 905 892.9
Divorced 2 0 2 30 2.0 1 1.0 1 1.0
Married 37 14 51 653 43.6 14 12.6 37 31.0
Separated 1 0 1 15 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
Single 1304 35 1339 21086 1324.6 488 479.6 851 845.0
Not Specified 28 5 33 460 31.0 18 16.2 15 14.8
GRADUATE TOTAL 35 117 152 1020 93.5 19 12.5 133 81.0
Married 11 58 69 425 40.0 10 6.0 59 34.0
Single 15 28 43 320 29.0 8 5.5 35 23.5
Other 0 1 1 5 0.5 0 0.0 1 0.5
Not Specified 9 30 39 270 24.0 1 1.0 38 23.0


College of Liberal Arts
Macon / Greek Org. Membership 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 1372 54 1426 22244 1402.2 521 509.3 905 892.9
Alpha Delta Pi 32 0 32 507 32.0 0 0.0 32 32.0
Alpha Gamma Delta 52 1 53 869 52.1 0 0.0 53 52.1
Alpha Kappa Alpha 7 0 7 115 7.0 1 1.0 6 6.0
Alpha Tau Omega 3 1 4 55 3.4 4 3.4 0 0.0
Chi Omega 44 0 44 697 44.0 0 0.0 44 44.0
Delta Sigma Theta 4 0 4 60 4.0 0 0.0 4 4.0
Kappa Alpha 19 1 20 303 19.8 20 19.8 0 0.0
Kappa Alpha Psi 2 0 2 35 2.0 2 2.0 0 0.0
Kappa Sigma 20 0 20 297 20.0 20 20.0 0 0.0
Lambda Chi Alpha 16 0 16 237 16.0 16 16.0 0 0.0
Phi Delta Theta 10 0 10 158 10.0 10 10.0 0 0.0
Pi Kappa Phi 27 1 28 446 27.8 28 27.8 0 0.0
Phi Mu 48 0 48 754 48.0 0 0.0 48 48.0
Sigma Alpha Epsilon 7 0 7 106 7.0 7 7.0 0 0.0
Sigma Nu 19 0 19 290 19.0 19 19.0 0 0.0
Unaffiliated 1062 50 1112 17315 1090.0 394 383.3 718 706.8
GRADUATE TOTAL 35 117 152 1020 93.5 19 12.5 133 81.0
Alpha Delta Pi 1 0 1 15 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
Chi Omega 0 1 1 5 0.5 0 0.0 1 0.5
Unaffiliated 34 116 150 1000 92.0 19 12.5 131 79.5

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