Mercer University
DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE - Fall 1995

Last Revised 2/27/97

School of Education

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 - School of Education
School of Education
Summary 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
School of Education 1112 601 1713 19907 1451.2 382 323.1 1331 1128.1
Undergraduate Total 900 336 1236 16027 1106.7 293 255.1 943 851.6
Graduate Total 212 265 477 3880 344.5 89 68.0 388 276.5
School of Educ, Atlanta 154 178 332 2675 243.0 57 44.5 275 198.5
School of Educ, Macon 144 91 235 2636 190.2 36 27.5 199 162.7
School of Educ, Ext'd Ed 814 332 1146 14596 1018.0 289 251.1 857 766.9


ATLANTA
School of Education
Atlanta / Ethnicity 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
GRADUATE TOTAL 154 178 332 2675 243.0 57 44.5 275 198.5
Asian or Pacific Islander 0 3 3 15 1.5 0 0.0 3 1.5
Black, Non-Hispanic 38 46 84 635 61.0 13 8.0 71 53.0
Hispanic 0 1 1 5 0.5 0 0.0 1 0.5
White, Non-Hispanic 113 128 241 1990 177.0 42 34.5 199 142.5
Foreign Student 1 0 1 10 1.0 1 1.0 0 0.0
Other 1 0 1 10 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
Not Specified 1 0 1 10 1.0 1 1.0 0 0.0


School of Education
Atlanta / Age 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
GRADUATE TOTAL 154 178 332 2675 243.0 57 44.5 275 198.5
18-19 1 0 1 15 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
20-21 0 1 1 5 0.5 0 0.0 1 0.5
22-24 32 23 55 480 43.5 6 5.0 49 38.5
25-29 66 69 135 1110 100.5 22 17.5 113 83.0
30-34 19 36 55 400 37.0 9 6.5 46 30.5
35-39 18 21 39 315 28.5 10 7.5 29 21.0
40-49 12 22 34 255 23.0 6 4.5 28 18.5
50-64 6 6 12 95 9.0 4 3.5 8 5.5


School of Education
Atlanta / Religious Preference 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
GRADUATE TOTAL 154 178 332 2675 243.0 57 44.5 275 198.5
Baptist 6 12 18 125 12.0 4 2.5 14 9.5
Episcopal 0 4 4 20 2.0 0 0.0 4 2.0
Jewish 2 2 4 30 3.0 0 0.0 4 3.0
Lutheran 1 0 1 10 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
Methodist 3 13 16 100 9.5 2 1.0 14 8.5
Presbyterian 3 4 7 55 5.0 0 0.0 7 5.0
Roman Catholic 2 4 6 45 4.0 3 2.5 3 1.5
Other 3 7 10 75 6.5 0 0.0 10 6.5
Unknown/No Preference 134 132 266 2215 200.0 48 38.5 218 161.5


School of Education
Atlanta / State of Origin 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
GRADUATE TOTAL 154 178 332 2675 243.0 57 44.5 275 198.5
Georgia 153 178 331 2665 242.0 56 43.5 275 198.5
Other (US Terr., Foreign) 1 0 1 10 1.0 1 1.0 0 0.0


School of Education
Atlanta / Marital Status 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
GRADUATE TOTAL 154 178 332 2675 243.0 57 44.5 275 198.5
Divorced 2 2 4 35 3.0 1 1.0 3 2.0
Married 46 83 129 925 87.5 25 18.5 104 69.0
Separated 1 3 4 25 2.5 0 0.0 4 2.5
Single 91 82 173 1480 132.0 26 20.5 147 111.5
Widow/Widower 0 2 2 10 1.0 0 0.0 2 1.0
Not Specified 14 6 20 200 17.0 5 4.5 15 12.5


School of Education
Atlanta / Greek Org. Membership 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
GRADUATE TOTAL 154 178 332 2675 243.0 57 44.5 275 198.5
Unaffiliated 154 178 332 2675 243.0 57 44.5 275 198.5


MACON
School of Education
Macon / Ethnicity 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 86 4 90 1431 88.7 4 4.0 86 84.7
Black, Non-Hispanic 13 1 14 220 13.4 2 2.0 12 11.4
White, Non-Hispanic 70 2 72 1154 71.7 2 2.0 70 69.7
Other 3 1 4 57 3.6 0 0.0 4 3.6
GRADUATE TOTAL 58 87 145 1205 101.5 32 23.5 113 78.0
Asian or Pacific Islander 15 1 16 305 15.5 8 7.5 8 8.0
Black, Non-Hispanic 7 7 14 110 10.5 4 3.0 10 7.5
White, Non-Hispanic 33 78 111 745 72.0 20 13.0 91 59.0
Foreign Student 1 0 1 20 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
Other 2 1 3 25 2.5 0 0.0 3 2.5


School of Education
Macon / Age 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 86 4 90 1431 88.7 4 4.0 86 84.7
18-19 5 0 5 78 5.0 0 0.0 5 5.0
20-21 45 0 45 735 45.0 0 0.0 45 45.0
22-24 17 0 17 284 17.0 2 2.0 15 15.0
25-29 9 1 10 156 9.8 1 1.0 9 8.8
30-34 5 1 6 82 5.6 1 1.0 5 4.6
35-39 4 1 5 76 4.8 0 0.0 5 4.8
40-49 1 1 2 20 1.4 0 0.0 2 1.4
GRADUATE TOTAL 58 87 145 1205 101.5 32 23.5 113 78.0
22-24 10 6 16 135 13.0 1 1.0 15 12.0
25-29 14 20 34 275 24.0 9 6.0 25 18.0
30-34 17 16 33 315 25.0 9 7.0 24 18.0
35-39 6 11 17 150 11.5 1 1.0 16 10.5
40-49 10 29 39 295 24.5 11 7.5 28 17.0
50-64 1 5 6 35 3.5 1 1.0 5 2.5


School of Education
Macon / Religious Preference 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 86 4 90 1431 88.7 4 4.0 86 84.7
Baptist 47 4 51 801 49.7 2 2.0 49 47.7
Episcopal 3 0 3 51 3.0 0 0.0 3 3.0
Methodist 14 0 14 226 14.0 0 0.0 14 14.0
Roman Catholic 5 0 5 80 5.0 0 0.0 5 5.0
Other 10 0 10 153 10.0 1 1.0 9 9.0
Unknown/No Preference 7 0 7 120 7.0 1 1.0 6 6.0
GRADUATE TOTAL 58 87 145 1205 101.5 32 23.5 113 78.0
Baptist 13 18 31 245 22.0 11 8.0 20 14.0
Episcopal 1 1 2 15 1.5 0 0.0 2 1.5
Methodist 3 12 15 90 9.0 1 1.0 14 8.0
Presbyterian 4 1 5 50 4.5 1 1.0 4 3.5
Roman Catholic 3 5 8 60 5.5 3 1.5 5 4.0
Other 3 7 10 65 6.5 3 2.0 7 4.5
Unknown/No Preference 31 43 74 680 52.5 13 10.0 61 42.5


School of Education
Macon / State of Origin 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 86 4 90 1431 88.7 4 4.0 86 84.7
Alabama 1 0 1 20 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
Florida 10 0 10 166 10.0 0 0.0 10 10.0
Georgia 72 4 76 1200 74.7 4 4.0 72 70.7
Louisiana 1 0 1 15 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
North Carolina 1 0 1 15 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
S. Central (AR, MS, OK, TX) 1 0 1 15 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
GRADUATE TOTAL 58 87 145 1205 101.5 32 23.5 113 78.0
Alabama 2 0 2 20 2.0 0 0.0 2 2.0
Georgia 39 86 125 850 82.0 24 15.5 101 66.5
Tennessee 0 1 1 5 0.5 0 0.0 1 0.5
North/Northeast 1 0 1 10 1.0 1 1.0 0 0.0
Other (US Terr., Foreign) 16 0 16 320 16.0 7 7.0 9 9.0


School of Education
Macon / Marital Status 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 86 4 90 1431 88.7 4 4.0 86 84.7
Married 10 4 14 194 12.7 1 1.0 13 11.7
Single 73 0 73 1187 73.0 3 3.0 70 70.0
Not Specified 3 0 3 50 3.0 0 0.0 3 3.0
GRADUATE TOTAL 58 87 145 1205 101.5 32 23.5 113 78.0
Married 24 33 57 510 40.5 16 11.5 41 29.0
Single 25 28 53 455 39.0 14 10.5 39 28.5
Not Specified 9 26 35 240 22.0 2 1.5 33 20.5


School of Education
Macon / Greek Org. Membership 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 86 4 90 1431 88.7 4 4.0 86 84.7
Alpha Delta Pi 1 0 1 15 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
Alpha Gamma Delta 5 0 5 75 5.0 0 0.0 5 5.0
Alpha Kappa Alpha 2 0 2 32 2.0 1 1.0 1 1.0
Chi Omega 8 0 8 130 8.0 0 0.0 8 8.0
Phi Mu 6 0 6 97 6.0 0 0.0 6 6.0
Unaffiliated 64 4 68 1082 66.7 3 3.0 65 63.7
GRADUATE TOTAL 58 87 145 1205 101.5 32 23.5 113 78.0
Alpha Tau Omega 1 0 1 10 1.0 1 1.0 0 0.0
Chi Omega 1 0 1 10 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
Unaffiliated 56 87 143 1185 99.5 31 22.5 112 77.0


EXTENDED EDUCATION
School of Education
Extended Edu. / Ethnicity 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 814 332 1146 14596 1018.0 289 251.1 857 766.9
American Indian/Alaskan Native 2 0 2 30 2.0 1 1.0 1 1.0
Asian or Pacific Islander 7 4 11 130 9.9 7 6.3 4 3.7
Black, Non-Hispanic 189 56 245 3233 227.3 41 37.3 204 190.0
Hispanic 4 5 9 88 6.5 1 0.4 8 6.1
White, Non-Hispanic 553 233 786 9964 692.2 189 163.1 597 529.1
Foreign Student 54 32 86 1065 74.0 48 41.6 38 32.4
Other 5 2 7 88 6.1 2 1.4 5 4.6


School of Education
Extended Edu. / Age 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 814 332 1146 14596 1018.0 289 251.1 857 766.9
Under 18 2 1 3 40 2.8 0 0.0 3 2.8
18-19 61 11 72 964 67.5 25 23.3 47 44.2
20-21 100 14 114 1647 109.0 30 28.5 84 80.5
22-24 144 47 191 2510 172.6 60 52.8 131 119.7
25-29 165 62 227 2888 200.9 61 52.3 166 148.6
30-34 110 57 167 2080 147.1 34 28.2 133 118.9
35-39 93 51 144 1758 125.1 33 27.6 111 97.5
40-49 124 78 202 2413 171.8 39 32.9 163 139.0
50-64 15 11 26 298 21.3 7 5.5 19 15.8


School of Education
Extended Edu. / Religious Preference 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 814 332 1146 14596 1018.0 289 251.1 857 766.9
Baptist 473 162 635 8244 574.8 132 116.8 503 458.0
Buddhist 14 8 22 260 18.8 9 7.5 13 11.3
Episcopal 9 3 12 163 11.5 4 3.8 8 7.7
Evangelical 10 1 11 165 10.6 2 2.0 9 8.6
Islam/Moslem 7 0 7 112 7.0 7 7.0 0 0.0
Jewish 2 1 3 40 2.4 2 1.4 1 1.0
Lutheran 5 6 11 127 8.3 4 3.1 7 5.3
Methodist 89 40 129 1628 112.8 30 25.2 99 87.6
Presbyterian 20 11 31 393 27.9 11 9.9 20 18.0
Roman Catholic 32 28 60 670 49.1 16 13.2 44 35.9
Other 90 26 116 1518 105.6 30 27.0 86 78.7
Unknown/No Preference 63 46 109 1279 89.1 42 34.2 67 54.9


School of Education
Extended Edu. / State of Origin 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 814 332 1146 14596 1018.0 289 251.1 857 766.9
Georgia 771 305 1076 13724 956.9 253 219.8 823 737.1
North Carolina 0 1 1 5 0.4 0 0.0 1 0.4
North/Northeast 0 1 1 5 0.4 0 0.0 1 0.4
Other (US Terr., Foreign) 41 24 65 822 57.5 35 30.3 30 27.1
Not Specified 2 1 3 40 2.8 1 1.0 2 1.8


School of Education
Extended Edu. / Marital Status 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 814 332 1146 14596 1018.0 289 251.1 857 766.9
Divorced 1 0 1 20 1.0 1 1.0 0 0.0
Married 299 118 417 5307 371.7 35 30.9 382 340.8
Separated 1 0 1 17 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
Single 298 110 408 5329 364.8 102 88.7 306 276.1
Widow/Widower 1 0 1 15 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
Not Specified 214 104 318 3909 278.6 151 130.5 167 148.1


School of Education
Extended Edu. / Greek Org. Membership 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 814 332 1146 14596 1018.0 289 251.1 857 766.9
Alpha Gamma Delta 0 1 1 10 0.8 0 0.0 1 0.8
Alpha Kappa Alpha 2 0 2 32 2.0 0 0.0 2 2.0
Delta Sigma Theta 2 0 2 27 2.0 0 0.0 2 2.0
Unaffiliated 810 331 1141 14527 1013.2 289 251.1 852 762.1

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