Mercer University
DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE - Fall 1995

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 5005 1714 6719 84958 5920.8 2793 2442.6 3926 3478.2
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 3240 805 4045 56275 3718.1 1571 1445.5 2474 2272.6
GRADUATE TOTAL 679 887 1566 11576 1099.3 691 468.5 875 630.8
PROFESSIONAL TOTAL 1086 22 1108 17107 1103.4 531 528.6 577 574.8


Total University
Ethnicity 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 3240 805 4045 56275 3718.1 1571 1445.5 2474 2272.6
American Indian/Alaskan Native 11 0 11 177 11.0 4 4.0 7 7.0
Asian or Pacific Islander 127 32 159 2244 147.8 76 70.9 83 76.9
Black, Non-Hispanic 592 139 731 10253 683.0 177 166.6 554 516.5
Hispanic 49 15 64 857 57.4 26 24.1 38 33.3
White, Non-Hispanic 2281 567 2848 39589 2607.3 1169 1069.0 1679 1538.3
Foreign Student 76 37 113 1450 99.8 60 53.2 53 46.5
Other 104 12 116 1689 110.2 58 57.3 58 53.0
Not Specified 0 3 3 20 1.7 1 0.4 2 1.3
GRADUATE TOTAL 679 887 1566 11576 1099.3 691 468.5 875 630.8
American Indian/Alaskan Native 1 1 2 13 1.4 0 0.0 2 1.4
Asian or Pacific Islander 92 28 120 1326 104.7 65 54.2 55 50.5
Black, Non-Hispanic 157 138 295 2331 225.1 95 70.2 200 154.9
Hispanic 9 11 20 152 13.8 13 8.8 7 5.0
White, Non-Hispanic 357 650 1007 6794 663.2 446 284.8 561 378.5
Foreign Student 33 12 45 432 39.0 24 20.0 21 19.0
Other 26 39 65 457 44.8 42 27.0 23 17.8
Not Specified 4 8 12 71 7.3 6 3.6 6 3.7
PROFESSIONAL TOTAL 1086 22 1108 17107 1103.4 531 528.6 577 574.8
American Indian/Alaskan Native 2 0 2 31 2.0 0 0.0 2 2.0
Asian or Pacific Islander 46 2 48 751 47.2 13 13.0 35 34.2
Black, Non-Hispanic 70 4 74 1098 73.2 22 22.0 52 51.2
Hispanic 27 1 28 408 27.4 13 12.4 15 15.0
White, Non-Hispanic 928 15 943 14612 940.6 480 478.2 463 462.4
Foreign Student 5 0 5 80 5.0 1 1.0 4 4.0
Other 2 0 2 32 2.0 0 0.0 2 2.0
Not Specified 6 0 6 95 6.0 2 2.0 4 4.0


Total University
Age 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 3240 805 4045 56275 3718.1 1571 1445.5 2474 2272.6
Under 18 53 1 54 888 53.8 20 20.0 34 33.8
18-19 970 18 988 15741 979.7 382 378.3 606 601.5
20-21 895 41 936 14456 919.2 399 390.6 537 528.6
22-24 492 128 620 8462 569.0 317 291.8 303 277.2
25-29 307 166 473 5830 408.1 193 163.7 280 244.4
30-34 188 154 342 3898 279.4 103 80.4 239 199.0
35-39 137 120 257 2852 206.0 72 53.8 185 152.3
40-49 177 151 328 3675 267.7 72 57.8 256 209.8
50-64 20 26 46 463 34.2 13 9.2 33 25.0
Over 64 1 0 1 15 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
GRADUATE TOTAL 679 887 1566 11576 1099.3 691 468.5 875 630.8
Under 18 0 1 1 5 0.5 0 0.0 1 0.5
18-19 1 0 1 15 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
20-21 2 2 4 35 3.0 2 1.5 2 1.5
22-24 146 74 220 1987 182.8 71 62.2 149 120.6
25-29 252 252 504 3991 374.6 210 153.3 294 221.3
30-34 135 217 352 2442 234.7 178 114.1 174 120.6
35-39 63 139 202 1309 126.9 96 56.3 106 70.6
40-49 67 169 236 1512 147.1 114 68.7 122 78.4
50-64 13 32 45 274 28.2 19 11.8 26 16.4
Over 64 0 1 1 5 0.5 1 0.5 0 0.0
PROFESSIONAL TOTAL 1086 22 1108 17107 1103.4 531 528.6 577 574.8
Under 18 1 0 1 15 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
18-19 7 0 7 112 7.0 1 1.0 6 6.0
20-21 105 0 105 1740 105.0 29 29.0 76 76.0
22-24 486 8 494 7670 493.0 227 226.5 267 266.5
25-29 323 7 330 4955 327.8 180 179.1 150 148.7
30-34 99 3 102 1554 101.1 59 58.1 43 43.0
35-39 36 2 38 585 37.7 19 19.0 19 18.7
40-49 26 2 28 430 27.8 14 13.9 14 13.9
50-64 3 0 3 46 3.0 2 2.0 1 1.0


Total University
Religious Preference 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 3240 805 4045 56275 3718.1 1571 1445.5 2474 2272.6
Baptist 1530 328 1858 26094 1725.5 640 597.0 1218 1128.5
Buddhist 22 9 31 395 27.6 15 13.5 16 14.2
Congregational 2 0 2 33 2.0 0 0.0 2 2.0
Episcopal 81 12 93 1374 89.3 52 49.8 41 39.6
Evangelical 15 8 23 269 18.4 8 5.1 15 13.3
Hindu 18 1 19 294 18.2 6 6.0 13 12.2
Islam/Moslem 14 2 16 235 15.1 14 13.1 2 2.0
Jewish 15 1 16 244 15.4 8 7.4 8 8.0
Lutheran 43 10 53 778 48.1 23 19.9 30 28.3
Methodist 374 77 451 6372 418.1 171 158.4 280 259.7
Presbyterian 121 16 137 2026 132.2 59 56.6 78 75.7
Roman Catholic 275 64 339 4762 312.1 148 136.7 191 175.4
Other 319 49 368 5297 348.3 135 125.7 233 222.6
Unknown/No Preference 411 228 639 8108 547.7 292 256.4 347 291.4
GRADUATE TOTAL 679 887 1566 11576 1099.3 691 468.5 875 630.8
Baptist 61 85 146 964 99.2 67 41.4 79 57.8
Episcopal 3 8 11 65 6.8 3 1.8 8 5.0
Evangelical 0 2 2 4 0.6 1 0.1 1 0.5
Hindu 2 0 2 13 2.0 1 1.0 1 1.0
Jewish 2 2 4 30 3.0 0 0.0 4 3.0
Lutheran 3 3 6 42 4.3 2 0.8 4 3.5
Methodist 15 47 62 364 37.2 21 12.4 41 24.8
Presbyterian 14 16 30 219 21.5 10 7.2 20 14.3
Roman Catholic 14 38 52 309 30.7 29 14.8 23 15.9
Other 19 29 48 347 33.1 20 14.3 28 18.8
Unknown/No Preference 546 657 1203 9218 860.9 537 374.7 666 486.2
PROFESSIONAL TOTAL 1086 22 1108 17107 1103.4 531 528.6 577 574.8
Baptist 194 3 197 3149 196.3 64 63.8 133 132.5
Buddhist 2 0 2 32 2.0 0 0.0 2 2.0
Episcopal 13 0 13 218 13.0 4 4.0 9 9.0
Hindu 10 0 10 165 10.0 3 3.0 7 7.0
Islam/Moslem 7 0 7 112 7.0 0 0.0 7 7.0
Jewish 2 0 2 35 2.0 1 1.0 1 1.0
Lutheran 13 0 13 206 13.0 1 1.0 12 12.0
Methodist 64 1 65 1039 64.6 16 16.0 49 48.6
Presbyterian 9 0 9 143 9.0 1 1.0 8 8.0
Roman Catholic 50 2 52 808 50.7 18 16.7 34 34.0
Other 67 0 67 1079 67.0 30 30.0 37 37.0
Unknown/No Preference 655 16 671 10121 668.9 393 392.2 278 276.7


Total University
State of Origin 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 3240 805 4045 56275 3718.1 1571 1445.5 2474 2272.6
Alabama 32 1 33 536 32.8 19 18.8 14 14.0
Florida 216 3 219 3486 218.4 103 102.7 116 115.8
Georgia 2545 735 3280 44644 2977.6 1193 1079.3 2087 1898.3
Kentucky 14 0 14 226 14.0 9 9.0 5 5.0
Louisiana 17 0 17 284 17.0 8 8.0 9 9.0
North Carolina 20 1 21 330 20.4 11 11.0 10 9.4
South Carolina 29 2 31 476 30.2 15 14.2 16 16.0
Tennessee 44 0 44 693 44.0 16 16.0 28 28.0
Virginia 15 1 16 246 15.3 11 10.3 5 5.0
S. Central (AR, MS, OK, TX) 28 0 28 444 28.0 11 11.0 17 17.0
North/Northeast 49 1 50 786 49.4 22 22.0 28 27.4
Midwest 30 0 30 492 30.0 17 17.0 13 13.0
West (Includes HI and AK) 13 1 14 216 13.8 5 4.8 9 9.0
Other (US Terr., Foreign) 175 53 228 3182 210.8 123 114.1 105 96.8
Not Specified 13 7 20 235 16.4 8 7.4 12 8.9
GRADUATE TOTAL 679 887 1566 11576 1099.3 691 468.5 875 630.8
Alabama 2 0 2 20 2.0 0 0.0 2 2.0
Florida 2 14 16 73 7.8 4 2.3 12 5.5
Georgia 524 830 1354 9420 919.8 575 371.5 779 548.3
North Carolina 1 4 5 27 2.8 3 1.7 2 1.1
South Carolina 1 0 1 10 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
Tennessee 1 2 3 19 1.9 0 0.0 3 1.9
S. Central (AR, MS, OK, TX) 0 1 1 1 0.1 1 0.1 0 0.0
North/Northeast 2 2 4 25 2.7 3 2.2 1 0.5
Midwest 1 1 2 11 1.1 2 1.1 0 0.0
West (Includes HI and AK) 1 1 2 10 1.1 2 1.1 0 0.0
Other (US Terr., Foreign) 135 26 161 1837 147.5 89 79.5 72 68.0
Not Specified 9 6 15 123 11.4 12 8.9 3 2.5
PROFESSIONAL TOTAL 1086 22 1108 17107 1103.4 531 528.6 577 574.8
Alabama 6 0 6 97 6.0 1 1.0 5 5.0
Florida 76 0 76 1159 76.0 37 37.0 39 39.0
Georgia 818 21 839 12916 834.5 418 415.7 421 418.8
Kentucky 3 0 3 53 3.0 2 2.0 1 1.0
Louisiana 1 0 1 17 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
North Carolina 20 0 20 308 20.0 12 12.0 8 8.0
South Carolina 17 0 17 268 17.0 10 10.0 7 7.0
Tennessee 53 1 54 855 53.9 22 21.9 32 32.0
Virginia 25 0 25 389 25.0 8 8.0 17 17.0
S. Central (AR, MS, OK, TX) 3 0 3 51 3.0 1 1.0 2 2.0
North/Northeast 10 0 10 158 10.0 3 3.0 7 7.0
Midwest 7 0 7 107 7.0 2 2.0 5 5.0
West (Includes HI and AK) 5 0 5 73 5.0 2 2.0 3 3.0
Other (US Terr., Foreign) 32 0 32 498 32.0 7 7.0 25 25.0
Not Specified 10 0 10 158 10.0 6 6.0 4 4.0


Total University
Marital Status 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 3240 805 4045 56275 3718.1 1571 1445.5 2474 2272.6
Divorced 5 4 9 105 6.7 3 2.4 6 4.3
Married 423 261 684 8131 577.5 101 80.9 583 496.7
Separated 1 0 1 17 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
Single 2480 305 2785 41453 2662.5 1174 1121.1 1611 1541.3
Widow/Widower 1 1 2 25 1.8 0 0.0 2 1.8
Not Specified 330 234 564 6545 468.6 293 241.1 271 227.6
GRADUATE TOTAL 679 887 1566 11576 1099.3 691 468.5 875 630.8
Divorced 9 5 14 125 11.9 4 4.0 10 7.9
Married 195 369 564 3780 367.2 285 179.3 279 187.9
Separated 4 3 7 51 5.5 1 1.0 6 4.5
Single 320 323 643 5110 473.0 242 172.5 401 300.5
Widow/Widower 0 3 3 15 1.5 0 0.0 3 1.5
Not Specified 151 184 335 2495 240.2 159 111.6 176 128.6
PROFESSIONAL TOTAL 1086 22 1108 17107 1103.4 531 528.6 577 574.8
Divorced 5 0 5 79 5.0 1 1.0 4 4.0
Married 149 3 152 2333 151.6 64 63.9 88 87.7
Single 403 10 413 6420 410.2 174 173.0 239 237.2
Other 1 0 1 15 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
Widow/Widower 1 0 1 14 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
Not Specified 527 9 536 8246 534.6 292 290.7 244 243.9


Total University
Greek Org. Membership 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 3240 805 4045 56275 3718.1 1571 1445.5 2474 2272.6
Alpha Delta Pi 56 0 56 866 56.0 0 0.0 56 56.0
Alpha Gamma Delta 57 2 59 938 58.7 0 0.0 59 58.7
Alpha Kappa Alpha 12 0 12 191 12.0 1 1.0 11 11.0
Alpha Phi Alpha 5 1 6 85 5.8 6 5.8 0 0.0
Alpha Tau Omega 16 0 16 254 16.0 16 16.0 0 0.0
Chi Omega 61 1 62 977 61.8 0 0.0 62 61.8
Delta Sigma Theta 18 0 18 291 18.0 0 0.0 18 18.0
Kappa Alpha 25 2 27 407 26.7 27 26.7 0 0.0
Kappa Alpha Psi 2 0 2 33 2.0 2 2.0 0 0.0
Kappa Sigma 32 0 32 503 32.0 32 32.0 0 0.0
Lambda Chi Alpha 21 3 24 348 23.1 24 23.1 0 0.0
Phi Delta Theta 14 2 16 249 15.3 16 15.3 0 0.0
Pi Kappa Phi 46 2 48 301 46.8 48 46.8 0 0.0
Phi Mu 64 2 66 1005 65.2 0 0.0 66 65.2
Sigma Alpha Epsilon 15 0 15 228 15.0 15 15.0 0 0.0
Sigma Nu 36 0 36 567 36.0 36 36.0 0 0.0
Unaffiliated 2760 790 3550 48581 3227.8 1348 1225.8 2202 2002.0
GRADUATE TOTAL 679 887 1566 11576 1099.3 691 468.5 875 630.8
Alpha Gamma Delta 0 1 1 5 0.5 0 0.0 1 0.5
Alpha Tau Omega 1 1 2 13 1.3 2 1.3 0 0.0
Chi Omega 1 0 1 10 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
Kappa Sigma 0 1 1 5 0.5 1 0.5 0 0.0
Phi Mu 1 0 1 10 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
Unaffiliated 676 884 1560 11533 1095.0 688 466.6 872 628.3
PROFESSIONAL TOTAL 1086 22 1108 17107 1103.4 531 528.6 577 574.8
Unaffiliated 1086 22 1108 17107 1103.4 531 528.6 577 574.8

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