Mercer University
DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE - Fall 1996

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.

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

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 1386 80 1466 22554 1434.1 551 539.1 915 895.0
Undergraduate Total 1386 80 1466 22554 1434.1 551 539.1 915 895.0
College of Liberal Arts, Macon 1386 80 1466 22554 1434.1 551 539.1 915 895.0


MACON
College of Liberal Arts
Macon / Ethnicity 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 1386 80 1466 22554 1434.1 551 539.1 915 895.0
American Indian/Alaskan Native 6 1 7 101 6.8 2 1.8 5 5.0
Asian or Pacific Islander 76 4 80 1193 77.8 26 24.5 54 53.3
Black, Non-Hispanic 240 6 246 3829 243.4 65 64.4 181 179.0
Hispanic 19 3 22 328 21.5 5 4.7 17 16.8
White, Non-Hispanic 984 58 1042 16108 1018.6 421 413.2 621 605.4
Foreign Student 14 0 14 214 14.0 5 5.0 9 9.0
Other 29 7 36 489 33.6 21 19.5 15 14.1
Not Specified 18 1 19 292 18.4 6 6.0 13 12.4


College of Liberal Arts
Macon / Age 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 1386 80 1466 22554 1434.1 551 539.1 915 895.0
Under 18 39 2 41 641 40.3 10 10.0 31 30.3
18-19 655 4 659 10516 657.5 224 223.4 435 434.1
20-21 463 8 471 7396 467.7 180 179.3 291 288.4
22-24 131 22 153 2187 144.9 79 74.5 74 70.4
25-29 48 16 64 856 57.7 33 29.6 31 28.1
30-34 20 6 26 357 24.3 10 8.8 16 15.4
35-39 15 4 19 260 17.4 10 9.3 9 8.2
40-49 15 12 27 305 21.4 5 4.3 22 17.1
50-64 0 5 5 31 2.6 0 0.0 5 2.6
Unknown 0 1 1 5 0.4 0 0.0 1 0.4


College of Liberal Arts
Macon / Religious Preference 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 1386 80 1466 22554 1434.1 551 539.1 915 895.0
Baptist 616 34 650 10007 635.7 238 233.1 412 402.6
Buddhist 4 0 4 57 4.0 1 1.0 3 3.0
Congregational 2 0 2 32 2.0 0 0.0 2 2.0
Episcopal 35 3 38 574 36.7 23 22.3 15 14.4
Evangelical 1 0 1 15 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
Hindu 20 2 22 312 20.9 8 6.9 14 14.0
Islam/Moslem 2 1 3 35 2.4 2 2.0 1 0.4
Jewish 9 0 9 149 9.0 4 4.0 5 5.0
Lutheran 19 0 19 316 19.0 6 6.0 13 13.0
Methodist 168 5 173 2721 169.8 62 61.5 111 108.3
Presbyterian 55 4 59 891 57.5 20 19.4 39 38.1
Roman Catholic 139 8 147 2272 145.3 56 55.1 91 90.2
Other 142 8 150 2338 147.1 49 47.5 101 99.6
Unknown/No Preference 174 15 189 2835 183.7 82 80.3 107 103.3


College of Liberal Arts
Macon / State of Origin 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 1386 80 1466 22554 1434.1 551 539.1 915 895.0
Alabama 22 1 23 371 22.8 12 11.8 11 11.0
Florida 120 3 123 1941 122.2 45 45.0 78 77.2
Georgia 1034 69 1103 16854 1073.7 412 401.0 691 672.7
Kentucky 6 1 7 113 6.8 3 3.0 4 3.8
Louisiana 14 0 14 223 14.0 6 6.0 8 8.0
North Carolina 7 0 7 116 7.0 3 3.0 4 4.0
South Carolina 15 0 15 241 15.0 6 6.0 9 9.0
Tennessee 28 1 29 467 28.8 6 6.0 23 22.8
Virginia 8 0 8 128 8.0 7 7.0 1 1.0
S. Central (AR, MS, OK, TX) 9 0 9 141 9.0 3 3.0 6 6.0
North/Northeast 27 1 28 428 27.8 12 12.0 16 15.8
Midwest 25 0 25 402 25.0 10 10.0 15 15.0
West (Includes HI and AK) 10 0 10 161 10.0 3 3.0 7 7.0
Other (US Terr., Foreign) 57 3 60 899 59.5 20 19.8 40 39.7
Not Specified 4 1 5 69 4.4 3 2.4 2 2.0


College of Liberal Arts
Macon / Marital Status 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 1386 80 1466 22554 1434.1 551 539.1 915 895.0
Divorced 0 1 1 10 0.8 0 0.0 1 0.8
Married 41 17 58 778 49.9 14 12.1 44 37.8
Single 1326 58 1384 21455 1362.3 521 511.6 863 850.7
Not Specified 19 4 23 311 21.1 16 15.4 7 5.7


College of Liberal Arts
Macon / Greek Org. Membership 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 1386 80 1466 22554 1434.1 551 539.1 915 895.0
Alpha Delta Pi 25 1 26 402 25.8 0 0.0 26 25.8
Alpha Gamma Delta 38 1 39 625 38.8 0 0.0 39 38.8
Alpha Kappa Alpha 6 0 6 95 6.0 0 0.0 6 6.0
Alpha Phi Alpha 1 0 1 16 1.0 1 1.0 0 0.0
Alpha Tau Omega 6 0 6 104 6.0 6 6.0 0 0.0
Chi Omega 39 1 40 619 39.4 0 0.0 40 39.4
Delta Sigma Theta 8 1 9 125 8.4 0 0.0 9 8.4
Kappa Alpha 9 0 9 149 9.0 9 9.0 0 0.0
Kappa Sigma 12 0 12 189 12.0 12 12.0 0 0.0
Lambda Chi Alpha 6 0 6 91 6.0 6 6.0 0 0.0
Phi Delta Theta 11 0 11 171 11.0 11 11.0 0 0.0
Pi Kappa Phi 22 0 22 353 22.0 22 22.0 0 0.0
Phi Mu 42 0 42 660 42.0 0 0.0 42 42.0
Sigma Alpha Epsilon 9 1 10 145 9.8 10 9.8 0 0.0
Sigma Nu 17 0 17 266 17.0 17 17.0 0 0.0
Unaffiliated 1135 75 1210 18544 1179.8 457 445.3 753 734.5

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