Mercer University
DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE - Fall 1994

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 2248 368 2616 37541 2410.8 1230 1112.4 1386 1298.4
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 2173 99 2272 35576 2222.4 1061 1028.6 1211 1193.9
GRADUATE TOTAL 75 269 344 1965 188.4 169 83.8 175 104.6


Macon Campus
Ethnicity 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 2173 99 2272 35576 2222.4 1061 1028.6 1211 1193.9
American Indian/Alaskan Native 2 1 3 38 2.4 1 1.0 2 1.4
Asian or Pacific Islander 94 6 100 1569 96.5 52 49.3 48 47.3
Black, Non-Hispanic 324 11 335 5327 329.1 98 94.0 237 235.1
Hispanic 39 0 39 621 39.0 17 17.0 22 22.0
White, Non-Hispanic 1624 76 1700 26553 1663.1 846 822.8 854 840.3
Foreign Student 10 0 10 153 10.0 5 5.0 5 5.0
Other 23 0 23 383 23.0 12 12.0 11 11.0
Not Specified 57 5 62 932 59.3 30 27.5 32 31.8
GRADUATE TOTAL 75 269 344 1965 188.4 169 83.8 175 104.6
American Indian/Alaskan Native 0 1 1 5 0.5 1 0.5 0 0.0
Asian or Pacific Islander 1 6 7 31 2.7 5 1.2 2 1.5
Black, Non-Hispanic 9 19 28 162 16.0 13 6.0 15 10.0
Hispanic 2 2 4 31 3.2 3 2.2 1 1.0
White, Non-Hispanic 59 231 290 1660 158.2 136 68.6 154 89.6
Foreign Student 1 0 1 10 1.0 1 1.0 0 0.0
Other 0 2 2 8 0.8 2 0.8 0 0.0
Not Specified 3 8 11 58 6.0 8 3.5 3 2.5


Macon Campus
Age 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 2173 99 2272 35576 2222.4 1061 1028.6 1211 1193.9
Under 18 74 3 77 1266 75.7 30 28.7 47 47.0
18-19 880 5 885 14413 882.1 334 332.8 551 549.3
20-21 781 13 794 12478 784.8 375 368.1 419 416.7
22-24 290 29 319 4811 308.1 211 201.9 108 106.2
25-29 80 19 99 1367 89.3 65 58.5 34 30.8
30-34 38 11 49 668 44.1 26 23.7 23 20.4
35-39 16 6 22 282 18.4 10 7.6 12 10.8
40-49 11 10 21 229 15.4 9 6.3 12 9.1
50-64 3 3 6 62 4.7 1 1.0 5 3.7
GRADUATE TOTAL 75 269 344 1965 188.4 169 83.8 175 104.6
20-21 4 0 4 60 4.0 1 1.0 3 3.0
22-24 26 13 39 349 32.2 16 12.7 23 19.5
25-29 19 64 83 483 45.8 40 19.8 43 26.1
30-34 15 75 90 458 45.7 55 26.0 35 19.8
35-39 6 55 61 261 26.4 35 13.6 26 12.9
40-49 5 49 54 295 28.3 19 9.9 35 18.3
50-64 0 12 12 54 5.4 3 0.9 9 4.5
Unknown 0 1 1 5 0.5 0 0.0 1 0.5


Macon Campus
Religious Preference 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 2173 99 2272 35576 2222.4 1061 1028.6 1211 1193.9
Baptist 934 43 977 15249 954.0 416 402.3 561 551.6
Buddhist 4 0 4 61 4.0 2 2.0 2 2.0
Episcopal 76 4 80 1263 79.0 49 48.2 31 30.8
Evangelical 1 0 1 20 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
Hindu 10 1 11 166 10.4 3 3.0 8 7.4
Islam/Moslem 11 0 11 183 11.0 8 8.0 3 3.0
Jewish 11 0 11 173 11.0 6 6.0 5 5.0
Lutheran 43 1 44 700 43.5 22 22.0 22 21.5
Methodist 277 8 285 4491 281.4 141 138.7 144 142.7
Presbyterian 107 5 112 1748 109.9 54 51.9 58 58.0
Roman Catholic 221 8 229 3630 225.2 103 99.9 126 125.3
Other 215 13 228 3564 222.3 106 102.6 122 119.7
Unknown/No Preference 263 16 279 4328 269.8 151 144.0 128 125.8
GRADUATE TOTAL 75 269 344 1965 188.4 169 83.8 175 104.6
Baptist 17 52 69 399 37.5 38 20.6 31 16.8
Episcopal 1 2 3 30 2.0 1 0.5 2 1.5
Lutheran 0 3 3 8 0.9 3 0.9 0 0.0
Methodist 11 20 31 227 20.8 16 11.5 15 9.3
Presbyterian 4 4 8 58 5.4 5 2.9 3 2.5
Roman Catholic 5 19 24 107 10.9 19 7.4 5 3.5
Other 5 8 13 91 9.3 8 5.6 5 3.7
Unknown/No Preference 32 161 193 1045 101.6 79 34.3 114 67.3


Macon Campus
State of Origin 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 2173 99 2272 35576 2222.4 1061 1028.6 1211 1193.9
Alabama 40 0 40 664 40.0 20 20.0 20 20.0
Florida 242 1 243 3926 242.4 116 115.4 127 127.0
Georgia 1534 92 1626 25072 1580.3 746 715.9 880 864.5
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 33 0 33 562 33.0 15 15.0 18 18.0
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 1 32 512 31.4 15 15.0 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) 80 2 82 1320 80.5 50 49.5 32 31.0
Not Specified 6 1 7 102 6.5 4 3.5 3 3.0
GRADUATE TOTAL 75 269 344 1965 188.4 169 83.8 175 104.6
Florida 2 2 4 30 3.0 2 1.5 2 1.5
Georgia 67 255 322 1821 175.3 156 76.4 166 99.0
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 1 1 5 0.5 0 0.0 1 0.5
S. Central (AR, MS, OK, TX) 0 2 2 6 0.6 2 0.6 0 0.0
Midwest 0 1 1 1 0.1 1 0.1 0 0.0
West (Includes HI and AK) 0 1 1 1 0.1 1 0.1 0 0.0
Other (US Terr., Foreign) 3 2 5 43 3.8 3 2.3 2 1.5
Not Specified 2 2 4 26 2.6 2 1.1 2 1.5


Macon Campus
Marital Status 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 2173 99 2272 35576 2222.4 1061 1028.6 1211 1193.9
Divorced 2 0 2 30 2.0 1 1.0 1 1.0
Married 55 22 77 971 65.2 28 23.8 49 41.4
Separated 1 0 1 15 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
Single 2069 69 2138 33790 2103.9 1002 976.7 1136 1127.3
Not Specified 46 8 54 770 50.3 30 27.1 24 23.3
GRADUATE TOTAL 75 269 344 1965 188.4 169 83.8 175 104.6
Married 21 131 152 782 76.6 77 36.0 75 40.6
Single 39 89 128 786 74.6 69 36.2 59 38.4
Other 0 1 1 5 0.5 0 0.0 1 0.5
Not Specified 15 48 63 392 36.6 23 11.6 40 25.0


Macon Campus
Greek Org. Membership 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 2173 99 2272 35576 2222.4 1061 1028.6 1211 1193.9
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 10 0 10 169 10.0 1 1.0 9 9.0
Alpha Phi Alpha 3 0 3 46 3.0 3 3.0 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 6 0 6 98 6.0 0 0.0 6 6.0
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 1706 87 1793 28142 1748.9 820 792.1 973 956.8
GRADUATE TOTAL 75 269 344 1965 188.4 169 83.8 175 104.6
Alpha Delta Pi 1 0 1 15 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
Sigma Nu 0 1 1 5 0.5 1 0.5 0 0.0
Unaffiliated 73 267 340 1931 185.4 167 82.3 173 103.1

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