Mercer University
DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE - Fall 1996

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 1209 568 1777 20672 1527.3 354 300.4 1423 1226.9
Undergraduate Total 928 316 1244 16267 1120.3 261 229.9 983 890.4
Graduate Total 281 252 533 4405 407.0 93 70.5 440 336.5
School of Educ, Atlanta 226 198 424 3520 325.0 69 52.0 355 273.0
School of Educ, Macon 167 59 226 2703 196.5 35 28.3 191 168.2
School of Educ, Ext'd Ed 816 311 1127 14449 1005.8 250 220.1 877 785.8


ATLANTA
School of Education
Atlanta / Ethnicity 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
GRADUATE TOTAL 226 198 424 3520 325.0 69 52.0 355 273.0
American Indian/Alaskan Native 1 0 1 10 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
Asian or Pacific Islander 0 1 1 5 0.5 0 0.0 1 0.5
Black, Non-Hispanic 72 63 135 1135 103.5 23 16.5 112 87.0
Hispanic 4 3 7 55 5.5 1 1.0 6 4.5
White, Non-Hispanic 145 128 273 2260 209.0 45 34.5 228 174.5
Other 1 2 3 20 2.0 0 0.0 3 2.0
Not Specified 3 1 4 35 3.5 0 0.0 4 3.5


School of Education
Atlanta / Age 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
GRADUATE TOTAL 226 198 424 3520 325.0 69 52.0 355 273.0
22-24 39 17 56 525 47.5 9 8.0 47 39.5
25-29 99 83 182 1550 140.5 24 18.5 158 122.0
30-34 44 26 70 595 57.0 8 7.0 62 50.0
35-39 20 22 42 335 31.0 8 5.5 34 25.5
40-49 20 32 52 375 36.0 14 10.0 38 26.0
50-64 3 16 19 120 11.0 6 3.0 13 8.0
Unknown 1 2 3 20 2.0 0 0.0 3 2.0


School of Education
Atlanta / Religious Preference 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
GRADUATE TOTAL 226 198 424 3520 325.0 69 52.0 355 273.0
Baptist 25 23 48 370 36.5 11 7.5 37 29.0
Episcopal 5 4 9 80 7.0 0 0.0 9 7.0
Jewish 6 4 10 90 8.0 2 1.5 8 6.5
Lutheran 2 1 3 25 2.5 0 0.0 3 2.5
Methodist 17 20 37 285 27.0 6 5.0 31 22.0
Presbyterian 7 4 11 100 9.0 3 2.5 8 6.5
Roman Catholic 20 12 32 275 26.0 5 4.0 27 22.0
Other 12 5 17 150 14.5 3 2.5 14 12.0
Unknown/No Preference 132 125 257 2145 194.5 39 29.0 218 165.5


School of Education
Atlanta / State of Origin 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
GRADUATE TOTAL 226 198 424 3520 325.0 69 52.0 355 273.0
Georgia 224 197 421 3490 322.5 68 51.5 353 271.0
North Carolina 0 1 1 5 0.5 1 0.5 0 0.0
Virginia 1 0 1 10 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
West (Includes HI and AK) 1 0 1 15 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0


School of Education
Atlanta / Marital Status 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
GRADUATE TOTAL 226 198 424 3520 325.0 69 52.0 355 273.0
Divorced 3 3 6 45 4.5 1 1.0 5 3.5
Married 88 86 174 1425 131.0 31 22.5 143 108.5
Separated 3 1 4 35 3.5 0 0.0 4 3.5
Single 125 99 224 1900 174.5 33 26.0 191 148.5
Widow/Widower 1 1 2 15 1.5 1 1.0 1 0.5
Not Specified 6 8 14 100 10.0 3 1.5 11 8.5


School of Education
Atlanta / Greek Org. Membership 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
GRADUATE TOTAL 226 198 424 3520 325.0 69 52.0 355 273.0
Unaffiliated 226 198 424 3520 325.0 69 52.0 355 273.0


MACON
School of Education
Macon / Ethnicity 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 112 5 117 1818 114.5 11 9.8 106 104.7
Asian or Pacific Islander 2 0 2 27 2.0 0 0.0 2 2.0
Black, Non-Hispanic 23 0 23 371 23.0 4 4.0 19 19.0
White, Non-Hispanic 83 5 88 1353 85.5 5 3.8 83 81.7
Other 2 0 2 35 2.0 1 1.0 1 1.0
Not Specified 2 0 2 32 2.0 1 1.0 1 1.0
GRADUATE TOTAL 55 54 109 885 82.0 24 18.5 85 63.5
Asian or Pacific Islander 13 1 14 135 13.5 5 4.5 9 9.0
Black, Non-Hispanic 7 7 14 115 10.5 2 1.5 12 9.0
Hispanic 1 0 1 10 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
White, Non-Hispanic 28 44 72 545 50.0 17 12.5 55 37.5
Other 4 0 4 50 4.0 0 0.0 4 4.0
Not Specified 2 2 4 30 3.0 0 0.0 4 3.0


School of Education
Macon / Age 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 112 5 117 1818 114.5 11 9.8 106 104.7
18-19 30 0 30 487 30.0 4 4.0 26 26.0
20-21 38 0 38 609 38.0 0 0.0 38 38.0
22-24 27 1 28 430 27.4 2 2.0 26 25.4
25-29 6 2 8 110 7.3 2 1.4 6 5.8
30-34 5 1 6 86 5.4 1 0.4 5 5.0
35-39 5 0 5 76 5.0 2 2.0 3 3.0
40-49 1 1 2 20 1.4 0 0.0 2 1.4
GRADUATE TOTAL 55 54 109 885 82.0 24 18.5 85 63.5
20-21 1 0 1 10 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
22-24 13 1 14 155 13.5 2 2.0 12 11.5
25-29 18 17 35 290 26.5 7 5.5 28 21.0
30-34 10 9 19 150 14.5 3 2.5 16 12.0
35-39 6 8 14 110 10.0 0 0.0 14 10.0
40-49 5 14 19 125 12.0 8 5.5 11 6.5
50-64 2 5 7 45 4.5 4 3.0 3 1.5


School of Education
Macon / Religious Preference 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 112 5 117 1818 114.5 11 9.8 106 104.7
Baptist 59 4 63 965 61.1 6 4.8 57 56.3
Buddhist 1 0 1 15 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
Episcopal 3 0 3 50 3.0 0 0.0 3 3.0
Lutheran 3 0 3 50 3.0 1 1.0 2 2.0
Methodist 12 0 12 195 12.0 0 0.0 12 12.0
Presbyterian 1 0 1 15 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
Roman Catholic 7 0 7 107 7.0 0 0.0 7 7.0
Other 16 1 17 260 16.4 1 1.0 16 15.4
Unknown/No Preference 10 0 10 161 10.0 3 3.0 7 7.0
GRADUATE TOTAL 55 54 109 885 82.0 24 18.5 85 63.5
Baptist 15 15 30 260 22.5 6 5.0 24 17.5
Episcopal 1 2 3 20 2.0 1 0.5 2 1.5
Jewish 1 0 1 15 1.0 1 1.0 0 0.0
Methodist 5 10 15 105 10.0 2 1.5 13 8.5
Presbyterian 0 5 5 25 2.5 1 0.5 4 2.0
Roman Catholic 6 2 8 80 7.0 0 0.0 8 7.0
Other 17 3 20 195 18.5 5 5.0 15 13.5
Unknown/No Preference 10 17 27 185 18.5 8 5.0 19 13.5


School of Education
Macon / State of Origin 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 112 5 117 1818 114.5 11 9.8 106 104.7
Alabama 1 0 1 17 1.0 1 1.0 0 0.0
Florida 6 0 6 96 6.0 1 1.0 5 5.0
Georgia 92 4 96 1491 94.1 8 7.4 88 86.7
Kentucky 1 0 1 20 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
Louisiana 1 0 1 15 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
North Carolina 1 0 1 20 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
South Carolina 2 0 2 34 2.0 0 0.0 2 2.0
Tennessee 1 0 1 16 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
Virginia 0 1 1 5 0.4 1 0.4 0 0.0
North/Northeast 2 0 2 32 2.0 0 0.0 2 2.0
Midwest 1 0 1 15 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
West (Includes HI and AK) 2 0 2 30 2.0 0 0.0 2 2.0
Other (US Terr., Foreign) 2 0 2 27 2.0 0 0.0 2 2.0
GRADUATE TOTAL 55 54 109 885 82.0 24 18.5 85 63.5
Florida 1 0 1 10 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
Georgia 37 54 91 700 64.0 20 14.5 71 49.5
North/Northeast 1 0 1 15 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
Other (US Terr., Foreign) 13 0 13 130 13.0 4 4.0 9 9.0
Not Specified 3 0 3 30 3.0 0 0.0 3 3.0


School of Education
Macon / Marital Status 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 112 5 117 1818 114.5 11 9.8 106 104.7
Divorced 2 1 3 35 2.4 0 0.0 3 2.4
Married 7 1 8 125 7.8 0 0.0 8 7.8
Single 102 3 105 1643 103.3 11 9.8 94 93.4
Not Specified 1 0 1 15 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
GRADUATE TOTAL 55 54 109 885 82.0 24 18.5 85 63.5
Married 15 27 42 325 28.5 10 7.5 32 21.0
Single 22 20 42 345 32.0 8 6.0 34 26.0
Not Specified 18 7 25 215 21.5 6 5.0 19 16.5


School of Education
Macon / Greek Org. Membership 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 112 5 117 1818 114.5 11 9.8 106 104.7
Alpha Delta Pi 2 0 2 34 2.0 0 0.0 2 2.0
Alpha Gamma Delta 4 0 4 60 4.0 0 0.0 4 4.0
Alpha Kappa Alpha 1 0 1 15 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
Chi Omega 8 0 8 135 8.0 0 0.0 8 8.0
Phi Mu 4 0 4 60 4.0 0 0.0 4 4.0
Unaffiliated 93 5 98 1514 95.5 11 9.8 87 85.7
GRADUATE TOTAL 55 54 109 885 82.0 24 18.5 85 63.5
Unaffiliated 55 54 109 885 82.0 24 18.5 85 63.5


EXTENDED EDUCATION
School of Education
Extended Edu. / Ethnicity 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 816 311 1127 14449 1005.8 250 220.1 877 785.8
American Indian/Alaskan Native 3 3 6 58 4.1 0 0.0 6 4.1
Asian or Pacific Islander 5 2 7 83 5.8 5 3.8 2 2.0
Black, Non-Hispanic 191 74 265 3361 236.5 44 41.4 221 195.1
Hispanic 6 2 8 105 7.3 1 0.4 7 6.8
White, Non-Hispanic 566 217 783 10018 697.2 172 148.2 611 549.0
Foreign Student 40 13 53 753 50.0 28 26.2 25 23.7
Other 5 0 5 73 5.0 0 0.0 5 5.0


School of Education
Extended Edu. / Age 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 816 311 1127 14449 1005.8 250 220.1 877 785.8
Under 18 4 3 7 78 5.7 3 2.5 4 3.2
18-19 51 11 62 810 57.7 19 18.3 43 39.4
20-21 93 18 111 1509 104.6 30 27.4 81 77.2
22-24 123 36 159 2170 145.9 40 35.6 119 110.2
25-29 179 74 253 3235 222.6 61 52.1 192 170.5
30-34 113 60 173 2157 149.2 29 23.8 144 125.4
35-39 113 34 147 1918 134.3 29 26.6 118 107.7
40-49 120 64 184 2205 159.6 35 30.5 149 129.1
50-64 20 11 31 369 26.4 4 3.4 27 23.0


School of Education
Extended Edu. / Religious Preference 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 816 311 1127 14449 1005.8 250 220.1 877 785.8
Baptist 448 152 600 7829 542.4 119 108.8 481 433.6
Buddhist 11 5 16 208 14.7 8 7.3 8 7.4
Episcopal 7 5 12 140 10.1 2 0.8 10 9.3
Evangelical 10 3 13 169 11.7 4 2.8 9 8.8
Islam/Moslem 1 2 3 23 1.8 1 0.4 2 1.4
Jewish 1 0 1 15 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
Lutheran 5 6 11 112 8.6 2 0.8 9 7.7
Methodist 88 40 128 1611 113.4 24 20.4 104 93.0
Presbyterian 21 9 30 380 27.2 11 10.3 19 17.0
Roman Catholic 60 17 77 1019 70.2 20 17.1 57 53.1
Other 94 39 133 1656 115.5 28 22.9 105 92.6
Unknown/No Preference 70 33 103 1289 89.1 31 28.4 72 60.8


School of Education
Extended Edu. / State of Origin 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 816 311 1127 14449 1005.8 250 220.1 877 785.8
Georgia 779 301 1080 13789 961.4 226 197.7 854 763.7
Other (US Terr., Foreign) 36 10 46 648 43.5 24 22.4 22 21.1
Not Specified 1 0 1 13 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0


School of Education
Extended Edu. / Marital Status 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 816 311 1127 14449 1005.8 250 220.1 877 785.8
Divorced 3 0 3 43 3.0 2 2.0 1 1.0
Married 302 135 437 5477 383.0 28 24.3 409 358.8
Separated 1 0 1 17 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
Single 301 87 388 5147 355.3 62 56.6 326 298.7
Not Specified 209 89 298 3766 263.5 158 137.2 140 126.3


School of Education
Extended Edu. / Greek Org. Membership 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 816 311 1127 14449 1005.8 250 220.1 877 785.8
Alpha Kappa Alpha 1 0 1 12 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
Chi Omega 1 0 1 12 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
Unaffiliated 814 311 1125 14425 1003.8 250 220.1 875 783.8

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