Mercer University
DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE - Fall 1996

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

DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE - Macon Campus
Macon Campus
Summary 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
Total Macon Campus 2424 363 2787 39958 2587.8 1295 1165.1 1492 1422.8
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 2293 130 2423 37594 2362.4 1074 1040.6 1349 1321.9
GRADUATE TOTAL 131 233 364 2364 225.4 221 124.5 143 100.9


Macon Campus
Ethnicity 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 2293 130 2423 37594 2362.4 1074 1040.6 1349 1321.9
American Indian/Alaskan Native 9 1 10 150 9.8 3 2.8 7 7.0
Asian or Pacific Islander 121 7 128 1960 124.7 57 55.0 71 69.7
Black, Non-Hispanic 375 14 389 6093 382.1 123 119.4 266 262.7
Hispanic 40 3 43 661 42.5 17 16.7 26 25.8
White, Non-Hispanic 1633 94 1727 26851 1682.1 800 775.3 927 906.8
Foreign Student 29 2 31 470 29.8 16 15.4 15 14.4
Other 57 8 65 934 62.0 46 43.9 19 18.1
Not Specified 29 1 30 475 29.4 12 12.0 18 17.4
GRADUATE TOTAL 131 233 364 2364 225.4 221 124.5 143 100.9
Asian or Pacific Islander 15 6 21 176 16.7 12 7.7 9 9.0
Black, Non-Hispanic 13 22 35 227 22.2 12 6.1 23 16.0
Hispanic 1 1 2 15 1.5 1 0.5 1 1.0
White, Non-Hispanic 48 150 198 1102 105.2 125 59.5 73 45.7
Foreign Student 3 3 6 47 3.8 5 2.8 1 1.0
Other 31 30 61 484 45.7 43 29.9 18 15.8
Not Specified 20 21 41 313 30.3 23 18.0 18 12.3


Macon Campus
Age 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 2293 130 2423 37594 2362.4 1074 1040.6 1349 1321.9
Under 18 59 2 61 985 60.3 24 24.0 37 36.3
18-19 967 7 974 15748 970.8 389 387.5 585 583.3
20-21 794 17 811 12811 801.6 347 341.8 464 459.8
22-24 297 35 332 4877 315.6 192 181.7 140 133.8
25-29 95 25 120 1643 109.8 69 62.0 51 47.7
30-34 40 13 53 707 47.0 25 20.6 28 26.4
35-39 22 10 32 401 27.1 19 14.9 13 12.2
40-49 19 15 34 386 27.3 9 8.0 25 19.3
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
GRADUATE TOTAL 131 233 364 2364 225.4 221 124.5 143 100.9
20-21 3 1 4 38 3.3 2 2.0 2 1.3
22-24 35 8 43 443 38.8 20 18.3 23 20.5
25-29 45 58 103 301 70.5 57 36.9 46 33.6
30-34 26 65 91 500 50.4 62 32.8 29 17.6
35-39 10 44 54 261 25.3 36 12.5 18 12.8
40-49 9 41 50 272 27.1 29 14.5 21 12.6
50-64 3 15 18 92 9.3 14 6.8 4 2.5
Over 64 0 1 1 6 0.7 1 0.7 0 0.0


Macon Campus
Religious Preference 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 2293 130 2423 37594 2362.4 1074 1040.6 1349 1321.9
Baptist 978 55 1033 15959 1006.9 433 419.2 600 587.8
Buddhist 8 0 8 117 8.0 3 3.0 5 5.0
Congregational 2 0 2 32 2.0 0 0.0 2 2.0
Episcopal 58 6 64 968 60.3 36 32.9 28 27.4
Evangelical 2 0 2 30 2.0 0 0.0 2 2.0
Hindu 26 2 28 407 26.9 11 9.9 17 17.0
Islam/Moslem 7 2 9 122 8.0 8 7.6 1 0.4
Jewish 12 0 12 197 12.0 7 7.0 5 5.0
Lutheran 40 2 42 676 40.5 21 19.5 21 21.0
Methodist 287 9 296 4717 290.9 127 125.2 169 165.8
Presbyterian 84 5 89 1369 87.3 36 35.4 53 51.9
Roman Catholic 241 13 254 3968 248.6 113 109.3 141 139.3
Other 236 13 249 3884 242.9 100 97.3 149 145.7
Unknown/No Preference 312 23 335 5148 326.0 179 174.4 156 151.6
GRADUATE TOTAL 131 233 364 2364 225.4 221 124.5 143 100.9
Baptist 28 45 73 509 46.6 34 20.4 39 26.2
Episcopal 2 2 4 35 3.0 2 1.5 2 1.5
Islam/Moslem 1 0 1 15 1.0 1 1.0 0 0.0
Jewish 1 0 1 15 1.0 1 1.0 0 0.0
Lutheran 0 3 3 9 0.9 2 0.4 1 0.5
Methodist 10 20 30 193 18.9 13 7.6 17 11.3
Presbyterian 2 7 9 55 5.5 4 2.5 5 3.0
Roman Catholic 9 19 28 165 15.0 18 7.3 10 7.7
Other 23 11 34 286 27.3 16 10.8 18 16.5
Unknown/No Preference 55 126 181 1082 106.3 130 72.1 51 34.2


Macon Campus
State of Origin 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 2293 130 2423 37594 2362.4 1074 1040.6 1349 1321.9
Alabama 42 1 43 709 42.8 25 24.8 18 18.0
Florida 203 4 207 3318 205.6 92 91.4 115 114.2
Georgia 1669 110 1779 27339 1726.1 767 738.2 1012 987.9
Kentucky 9 1 10 168 9.8 4 4.0 6 5.8
Louisiana 23 0 23 371 23.0 10 10.0 13 13.0
North Carolina 19 0 19 310 19.0 10 10.0 9 9.0
South Carolina 31 1 32 518 31.3 16 16.0 16 15.3
Tennessee 43 1 44 712 43.8 16 16.0 28 27.8
Virginia 16 1 17 275 16.4 14 13.4 3 3.0
S. Central (AR, MS, OK, TX) 16 0 16 262 16.0 4 4.0 12 12.0
North/Northeast 42 2 44 690 43.0 18 17.2 26 25.8
Midwest 41 0 41 661 41.0 21 21.0 20 20.0
West (Includes HI and AK) 15 0 15 246 15.0 5 5.0 10 10.0
Other (US Terr., Foreign) 116 8 124 1876 121.2 66 64.1 58 57.1
Not Specified 8 1 9 139 8.4 6 5.4 3 3.0
GRADUATE TOTAL 131 233 364 2364 225.4 221 124.5 143 100.9
Florida 2 1 3 26 2.1 2 1.1 1 1.0
Georgia 104 221 325 2041 195.9 199 112.0 126 83.9
North Carolina 1 0 1 10 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
Tennessee 1 0 1 10 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
S. Central (AR, MS, OK, TX) 1 0 1 15 1.0 1 1.0 0 0.0
North/Northeast 1 1 2 16 1.1 1 0.1 1 1.0
Midwest 0 2 2 4 0.4 2 0.4 0 0.0
West (Includes HI and AK) 0 2 2 2 0.2 2 0.2 0 0.0
Other (US Terr., Foreign) 17 4 21 191 18.2 11 8.2 10 10.0
Not Specified 4 2 6 49 4.4 3 1.4 3 3.0


Macon Campus
Marital Status 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 2293 130 2423 37594 2362.4 1074 1040.6 1349 1321.9
Divorced 2 2 4 45 3.3 0 0.0 4 3.3
Married 67 23 90 1222 79.2 24 20.2 66 59.0
Single 2193 98 2291 35821 2245.6 1023 995.5 1268 1250.1
Not Specified 31 7 38 506 34.4 27 24.9 11 9.5
GRADUATE TOTAL 131 233 364 2364 225.4 221 124.5 143 100.9
Married 21 94 115 600 57.3 74 31.8 41 25.5
Single 47 79 126 819 76.1 70 38.0 56 38.1
Not Specified 63 60 123 945 92.0 77 54.7 46 37.3


Macon Campus
Greek Org. Membership 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 2293 130 2423 37594 2362.4 1074 1040.6 1349 1321.9
Alpha Delta Pi 46 1 47 765 46.8 0 0.0 47 46.8
Alpha Gamma Delta 60 1 61 983 60.8 0 0.0 61 60.8
Alpha Kappa Alpha 10 0 10 150 10.0 0 0.0 10 10.0
Alpha Phi Alpha 3 0 3 51 3.0 3 3.0 0 0.0
Alpha Tau Omega 11 0 11 176 11.0 11 11.0 0 0.0
Chi Omega 65 2 67 1049 65.5 0 0.0 67 65.5
Delta Sigma Theta 11 1 12 170 11.4 0 0.0 12 11.4
Kappa Alpha 18 0 18 290 18.0 18 18.0 0 0.0
Kappa Sigma 35 0 35 560 35.0 35 35.0 0 0.0
Lambda Chi Alpha 14 0 14 208 14.0 14 14.0 0 0.0
Phi Delta Theta 15 0 15 234 15.0 15 15.0 0 0.0
Pi Kappa Phi 53 1 54 866 53.1 54 53.1 0 0.0
Phi Mu 56 1 57 885 56.8 0 0.0 57 56.8
Sigma Alpha Epsilon 18 1 19 284 18.8 19 18.8 0 0.0
Sigma Nu 38 1 39 590 38.1 39 38.1 0 0.0
Unaffiliated 1840 121 1961 30333 1905.0 866 834.6 1095 1070.5
GRADUATE TOTAL 131 233 364 2364 225.4 221 124.5 143 100.9
Kappa Sigma 1 0 1 10 1.0 1 1.0 0 0.0
Phi Delta Theta 1 0 1 10 1.0 1 1.0 0 0.0
Phi Mu 1 0 1 10 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
Unaffiliated 128 233 361 2334 222.4 219 122.5 142 99.9

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