Mercer University
DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE - Fall 1994

Last Revised 2/27/97

Total University

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

The full-time load equivalent varies by school, term and program. See individual school profiles for details.

DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE - Total University
Total University
Summary 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
TOTAL UNIVERSITY 4768 2045 6813 86094 5985.8 3069 2683.5 3744 3302.3
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 3144 1186 4330 59005 3951.9 1952 1772.3 2378 2179.6
GRADUATE TOTAL 516 842 1358 9745 913.0 577 372.8 781 540.2
PROFESSIONAL TOTAL 1108 17 1125 17344 1121.0 540 538.4 585 582.6


Total University
Ethnicity 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 3144 1186 4330 59005 3951.9 1952 1772.3 2378 2179.6
American Indian/Alaskan Native 6 9 15 178 13.1 12 10.8 3 2.3
Asian or Pacific Islander 109 38 147 2074 135.0 78 72.5 69 62.5
Black, Non-Hispanic 566 393 959 12222 856.7 403 350.2 556 506.5
Hispanic 52 21 73 983 65.3 37 33.3 36 32.0
White, Non-Hispanic 2290 665 2955 41148 2720.0 1328 1223.2 1627 1496.7
Foreign Student 36 34 70 866 62.0 35 31.2 35 30.8
Other 27 7 34 498 32.0 19 17.6 15 14.4
Not Specified 58 19 77 1037 67.9 40 33.3 37 34.5
GRADUATE TOTAL 516 842 1358 9745 913.0 577 372.8 781 540.2
American Indian/Alaskan Native 0 1 1 5 0.5 1 0.5 0 0.0
Asian or Pacific Islander 40 20 60 607 48.4 27 19.4 33 29.0
Black, Non-Hispanic 95 134 229 1657 159.8 73 46.9 156 112.9
Hispanic 9 11 20 153 14.4 12 8.9 8 5.5
White, Non-Hispanic 296 648 944 6275 601.2 403 248.5 541 352.7
Foreign Student 69 13 82 918 75.5 44 39.5 38 36.0
Other 1 3 4 23 2.3 3 1.3 1 1.0
Not Specified 6 12 18 107 10.8 14 7.8 4 3.0
PROFESSIONAL TOTAL 1108 17 1125 17344 1121.0 540 538.4 585 582.6
American Indian/Alaskan Native 3 0 3 45 3.0 1 1.0 2 2.0
Asian or Pacific Islander 50 0 50 775 50.0 12 12.0 38 38.0
Black, Non-Hispanic 84 3 87 1326 86.3 23 22.4 64 63.8
Hispanic 31 2 33 492 32.8 18 17.8 15 15.0
White, Non-Hispanic 935 12 947 14630 944.0 484 483.3 463 460.8
Foreign Student 5 0 5 76 5.0 2 2.0 3 3.0


Total University
Age 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 3144 1186 4330 59005 3951.9 1952 1772.3 2378 2179.6
Under 18 78 3 81 1331 79.7 30 28.7 51 51.0
18-19 933 20 953 15307 945.5 361 357.8 592 587.7
20-21 918 67 985 15005 962.5 441 428.7 544 533.8
22-24 476 172 648 8823 596.2 364 331.8 284 264.4
25-29 267 268 535 6308 454.8 266 227.6 269 227.3
30-34 175 226 401 4431 329.0 180 147.8 221 181.2
35-39 118 212 330 3470 263.0 146 118.0 184 145.0
40-49 160 184 344 3799 280.7 147 118.7 197 162.0
50-64 19 33 52 532 40.4 16 13.1 36 27.3
Over 64 0 1 1 2 0.2 1 0.2 0 0.0
GRADUATE TOTAL 516 842 1358 9745 913.0 577 372.8 781 540.2
Under 18 1 0 1 10 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
20-21 10 1 11 140 10.5 2 2.0 9 8.5
22-24 116 57 173 1617 144.3 51 43.6 122 100.7
25-29 185 234 419 3214 296.0 185 126.6 234 169.5
30-34 107 212 319 2123 205.9 156 95.0 163 111.0
35-39 47 139 186 1118 108.1 89 48.9 97 59.3
40-49 44 175 219 1349 129.7 83 49.9 136 79.8
50-64 6 22 28 164 16.4 10 6.4 18 10.0
Over 64 0 1 1 5 0.5 1 0.5 0 0.0
Unknown 0 1 1 5 0.5 0 0.0 1 0.5
PROFESSIONAL TOTAL 1108 17 1125 17344 1121.0 540 538.4 585 582.6
18-19 4 0 4 64 4.0 1 1.0 3 3.0
20-21 104 1 105 1702 104.6 25 25.0 80 79.6
22-24 529 2 531 8266 530.8 247 247.0 284 283.8
25-29 325 6 331 5019 329.7 189 188.8 142 140.8
30-34 88 5 93 1386 91.4 52 51.0 41 40.4
35-39 36 1 37 559 36.9 15 15.0 22 21.9
40-49 18 2 20 287 19.6 8 7.6 12 12.0
50-64 3 0 3 46 3.0 2 2.0 1 1.0
Over 64 1 0 1 15 1.0 1 1.0 0 0.0


Total University
Religious Preference 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 3144 1186 4330 59005 3951.9 1952 1772.3 2378 2179.6
Baptist 1481 479 1960 26990 1807.6 751 689.5 1209 1118.1
Buddhist 8 3 11 161 10.5 6 5.8 5 4.7
Episcopal 79 13 92 1390 88.4 55 52.5 37 35.9
Evangelical 16 5 21 252 18.1 7 5.8 14 12.3
Hindu 10 1 11 166 10.4 3 3.0 8 7.4
Islam/Moslem 13 2 15 228 14.3 11 10.8 4 3.4
Jewish 14 6 20 273 18.6 13 11.9 7 6.7
Lutheran 52 12 64 920 60.0 29 27.6 35 32.4
Methodist 372 82 454 6426 422.3 189 178.8 265 243.5
Presbyterian 131 27 158 2263 147.1 71 66.0 87 81.1
Roman Catholic 262 86 348 4900 320.9 166 154.1 182 166.7
Other 337 181 518 6930 473.5 280 252.2 238 221.3
Unknown/No Preference 369 289 658 8107 560.4 371 314.2 287 246.2
GRADUATE TOTAL 516 842 1358 9745 913.0 577 372.8 781 540.2
Baptist 39 78 117 776 72.8 53 31.9 64 40.8
Episcopal 4 2 6 64 5.0 2 1.5 4 3.5
Hindu 2 0 2 16 2.0 1 1.0 1 1.0
Jewish 1 3 4 28 2.5 1 1.0 3 1.5
Lutheran 2 5 7 43 3.9 5 2.4 2 1.5
Methodist 18 42 60 423 38.8 22 14.5 38 24.3
Presbyterian 10 13 23 172 15.9 9 5.9 14 10.0
Roman Catholic 14 29 43 269 25.2 26 12.9 17 12.3
Other 10 16 26 192 18.1 13 9.4 13 8.7
Unknown/No Preference 416 654 1070 7762 728.8 445 292.3 625 436.5
PROFESSIONAL TOTAL 1108 17 1125 17344 1121.0 540 538.4 585 582.6
Baptist 204 5 209 3253 207.6 67 66.2 142 141.4
Buddhist 3 0 3 46 3.0 1 1.0 2 2.0
Episcopal 12 0 12 192 12.0 3 3.0 9 9.0
Hindu 6 0 6 96 6.0 1 1.0 5 5.0
Islam/Moslem 9 1 10 146 9.7 1 1.0 9 8.7
Jewish 3 0 3 48 3.0 1 1.0 2 2.0
Lutheran 10 0 10 159 10.0 0 0.0 10 10.0
Methodist 64 1 65 1021 64.8 15 15.0 50 49.8
Presbyterian 18 0 18 275 18.0 4 4.0 14 14.0
Roman Catholic 43 1 44 683 43.8 13 12.8 31 31.0
Other 68 0 68 1083 68.0 30 30.0 38 38.0
Unknown/No Preference 668 9 677 10342 675.1 404 403.4 273 271.7


Total University
State of Origin 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 3144 1186 4330 59005 3951.9 1952 1772.3 2378 2179.6
Alabama 40 0 40 664 40.0 20 20.0 20 20.0
Florida 242 2 244 3931 242.8 117 115.8 127 127.0
Georgia 2470 1116 3586 47423 3230.1 1587 1418.1 1999 1811.9
Kentucky 12 0 12 200 12.0 7 7.0 5 5.0
Louisiana 18 0 18 313 18.0 8 8.0 10 10.0
North Carolina 16 0 16 268 16.0 7 7.0 9 9.0
South Carolina 34 0 34 577 34.0 15 15.0 19 19.0
Tennessee 50 0 50 810 50.0 17 17.0 33 33.0
Virginia 15 1 16 257 15.4 10 9.4 6 6.0
S. Central (AR, MS, OK, TX) 31 2 33 517 31.8 16 15.4 17 16.4
North/Northeast 56 0 56 916 56.0 26 26.0 30 30.0
Midwest 30 1 31 488 30.8 14 13.8 17 17.0
West (Includes HI and AK) 10 0 10 166 10.0 6 6.0 4 4.0
Other (US Terr., Foreign) 113 63 176 2358 157.4 97 89.1 79 68.3
Not Specified 7 1 8 117 7.5 5 4.5 3 3.0
GRADUATE TOTAL 516 842 1358 9745 913.0 577 372.8 781 540.2
Florida 2 2 4 30 3.0 2 1.5 2 1.5
Georgia 382 797 1179 7878 758.9 481 293.4 698 465.5
North Carolina 0 2 2 7 0.8 1 0.7 1 0.1
South Carolina 1 1 2 25 1.5 1 1.0 1 0.5
Tennessee 0 2 2 10 1.0 1 0.5 1 0.5
S. Central (AR, MS, OK, TX) 0 2 2 6 0.6 2 0.6 0 0.0
Midwest 1 1 2 11 1.1 1 0.1 1 1.0
West (Includes HI and AK) 0 1 1 1 0.1 1 0.1 0 0.0
Other (US Terr., Foreign) 121 26 147 1642 133.3 80 70.3 67 63.0
Not Specified 9 8 17 135 12.6 7 4.6 10 8.0
PROFESSIONAL TOTAL 1108 17 1125 17344 1121.0 540 538.4 585 582.6
Alabama 2 0 2 34 2.0 0 0.0 2 2.0
Florida 92 1 93 1437 92.9 52 51.9 41 41.0
Georgia 802 13 815 12513 811.7 400 398.6 415 413.1
Kentucky 7 0 7 110 7.0 4 4.0 3 3.0
Louisiana 1 0 1 16 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
North Carolina 20 0 20 308 20.0 11 11.0 9 9.0
South Carolina 15 0 15 241 15.0 7 7.0 8 8.0
Tennessee 51 0 51 811 51.0 16 16.0 35 35.0
Virginia 30 0 30 466 30.0 12 12.0 18 18.0
S. Central (AR, MS, OK, TX) 8 1 9 135 8.9 6 5.9 3 3.0
North/Northeast 9 0 9 142 9.0 6 6.0 3 3.0
Midwest 13 0 13 209 13.0 4 4.0 9 9.0
West (Includes HI and AK) 8 0 8 123 8.0 5 5.0 3 3.0
Other (US Terr., Foreign) 37 2 39 587 38.5 12 12.0 27 26.5
Not Specified 13 0 13 212 13.0 5 5.0 8 8.0


Total University
Marital Status 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 3144 1186 4330 59005 3951.9 1952 1772.3 2378 2179.6
Divorced 6 55 61 625 50.4 48 40.1 13 10.3
Married 370 325 695 7904 575.0 177 144.8 518 430.2
Separated 4 18 22 235 18.5 17 14.6 5 3.9
Single 2508 564 3072 44803 2912.9 1479 1385.4 1593 1527.5
Widow/Widower 1 3 4 47 3.5 2 1.7 2 1.8
Not Specified 255 221 476 5392 391.5 229 185.7 247 205.9
GRADUATE TOTAL 516 842 1358 9745 913.0 577 372.8 781 540.2
Divorced 6 10 16 125 11.0 3 2.5 13 8.5
Married 129 354 483 3078 295.3 218 130.8 265 164.6
Separated 1 3 4 25 2.5 1 0.5 3 2.0
Single 218 286 504 3776 351.3 194 124.4 310 227.0
Other 0 1 1 5 0.5 0 0.0 1 0.5
Widow/Widower 2 2 4 30 3.0 0 0.0 4 3.0
Not Specified 160 186 346 2706 249.3 161 114.7 185 134.6
PROFESSIONAL TOTAL 1108 17 1125 17344 1121.0 540 538.4 585 582.6
Divorced 9 0 9 140 9.0 1 1.0 8 8.0
Married 185 8 193 2933 190.5 90 89.0 103 101.5
Separated 1 0 1 15 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
Single 639 8 647 9959 645.6 278 277.4 369 368.2
Other 1 0 1 13 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
Widow/Widower 1 0 1 17 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
Not Specified 272 1 273 4267 272.9 171 171.0 102 101.9


Total University
Greek Org. Membership 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 3144 1186 4330 59005 3951.9 1952 1772.3 2378 2179.6
Alpha Delta Pi 43 0 43 678 43.0 0 0.0 43 43.0
Alpha Gamma Delta 62 1 63 1031 62.1 0 0.0 63 62.1
Alpha Kappa Alpha 11 0 11 184 11.0 1 1.0 10 10.0
Alpha Phi Alpha 5 0 5 76 5.0 5 5.0 0 0.0
Alpha Tau Omega 12 2 14 203 12.8 14 12.8 0 0.0
Chi Omega 55 0 55 872 55.0 0 0.0 55 55.0
Delta Sigma Theta 7 0 7 113 7.0 0 0.0 7 7.0
Kappa Alpha 28 4 32 471 31.3 32 31.3 0 0.0
Kappa Alpha Psi 3 1 4 52 3.3 4 3.3 0 0.0
Kappa Sigma 35 0 35 528 35.0 35 35.0 0 0.0
Lambda Chi Alpha 28 1 29 418 28.4 29 28.4 0 0.0
Phi Delta Theta 11 0 11 176 11.0 11 11.0 0 0.0
Pi Kappa Phi 54 2 56 891 55.8 56 55.8 0 0.0
Phi Mu 62 0 62 967 62.0 0 0.0 62 62.0
Sigma Alpha Epsilon 15 0 15 224 15.0 15 15.0 0 0.0
Sigma Nu 40 1 41 610 40.0 41 40.0 0 0.0
Unaffiliated 2673 1174 3847 51511 3474.3 1709 1533.8 2138 1940.5
GRADUATE TOTAL 516 842 1358 9745 913.0 577 372.8 781 540.2
Alpha Delta Pi 1 0 1 15 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
Alpha Gamma Delta 1 0 1 10 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
Alpha Tau Omega 1 0 1 9 1.0 1 1.0 0 0.0
Chi Omega 0 1 1 5 0.5 0 0.0 1 0.5
Phi Mu 0 1 1 5 0.5 0 0.0 1 0.5
Sigma Nu 0 1 1 5 0.5 1 0.5 0 0.0
Unaffiliated 513 839 1352 9696 908.5 575 371.3 777 537.2
PROFESSIONAL TOTAL 1108 17 1125 17344 1121.0 540 538.4 585 582.6
Unaffiliated 1108 17 1125 17344 1121.0 540 538.4 585 582.6

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