Mercer University
DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE - Fall 1996
Last Revised 2/27/97
School of Pharmacy
This demographic profile provides student headcount and FTE statistics
by:
- ethnicity,
- age,
- religious preference,
- geographic origin,
- and marital status.
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 School of Pharmacy changed from a quarter system to a semester system
in the summer of 1994.
FTE and Full-Time/Part-Time status are calculated based on the following full-time load
equivalents:
Graduate Students
Quarter System:
9 credit hours for PHD students
10 credit hours for all other graduate students
Semester System:
6 credit hours regardless of semester or program
Professional Students (regardless of system or term)
12 credit hours
(10 credit hours for 4th year students in summer semesters only)
| School of Pharmacy Summary |
ALL STUDENTS | MALE | FEMALE | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FT | PT | N | Hours | FTE | N | FTE | N | FTE | |
| School of Pharmacy | 486 | 13 | 499 | 7935 | 494.7 | 147 | 145.2 | 352 | 349.6 |
| Graduate Total | 6 | 6 | 12 | 87 | 10.7 | 5 | 4.3 | 7 | 6.3 |
| Professional Total | 480 | 7 | 487 | 7848 | 484.1 | 142 | 140.8 | 345 | 343.3 |
| School of Pharmacy Ethnicity |
ALL STUDENTS | MALE | FEMALE | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FT | PT | N | Hours | FTE | N | FTE | N | FTE | |
| GRADUATE TOTAL | 6 | 6 | 12 | 87 | 10.7 | 5 | 4.3 | 7 | 6.3 |
| Asian or Pacific Islander | 1 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 2.7 | 1 | 1.0 | 2 | 1.7 |
| White, Non-Hispanic | 2 | 3 | 5 | 38 | 4.2 | 3 | 2.3 | 2 | 1.8 |
| Foreign Student | 3 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 3.0 | 1 | 1.0 | 2 | 2.0 |
| Not Specified | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.8 |
| PROFESSIONAL TOTAL | 480 | 7 | 487 | 7848 | 484.1 | 142 | 140.8 | 345 | 343.3 |
| Asian or Pacific Islander | 46 | 1 | 47 | 753 | 46.3 | 10 | 10.0 | 37 | 36.3 |
| Black, Non-Hispanic | 28 | 1 | 29 | 458 | 28.8 | 6 | 6.0 | 23 | 22.8 |
| Hispanic | 7 | 0 | 7 | 112 | 7.0 | 2 | 2.0 | 5 | 5.0 |
| White, Non-Hispanic | 390 | 5 | 395 | 6374 | 393.1 | 120 | 118.8 | 275 | 274.3 |
| Foreign Student | 7 | 0 | 7 | 118 | 7.0 | 3 | 3.0 | 4 | 4.0 |
| Other | 2 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 2.0 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1.0 |
| School of Pharmacy Age |
ALL STUDENTS | MALE | FEMALE | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FT | PT | N | Hours | FTE | N | FTE | N | FTE | |
| GRADUATE TOTAL | 6 | 6 | 12 | 87 | 10.7 | 5 | 4.3 | 7 | 6.3 |
| 25-29 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 33 | 5.0 | 2 | 1.5 | 4 | 3.5 |
| 35-39 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 3.7 | 2 | 1.8 | 2 | 1.8 |
| 40-49 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 2.0 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1.0 |
| PROFESSIONAL TOTAL | 480 | 7 | 487 | 7848 | 484.1 | 142 | 140.8 | 345 | 343.3 |
| 18-19 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 64 | 4.0 | 1 | 1.0 | 3 | 3.0 |
| 20-21 | 79 | 0 | 79 | 1307 | 79.0 | 12 | 12.0 | 67 | 67.0 |
| 22-24 | 233 | 1 | 234 | 3811 | 233.8 | 62 | 62.0 | 172 | 171.8 |
| 25-29 | 92 | 4 | 96 | 1496 | 94.6 | 36 | 35.4 | 60 | 59.2 |
| 30-34 | 45 | 0 | 45 | 717 | 45.0 | 20 | 20.0 | 25 | 25.0 |
| 35-39 | 17 | 1 | 18 | 282 | 17.3 | 6 | 6.0 | 12 | 11.3 |
| 40-49 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 125 | 7.4 | 4 | 3.4 | 4 | 4.0 |
| 50-64 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 46 | 3.0 | 1 | 1.0 | 2 | 2.0 |
| School of Pharmacy Religious Preference |
ALL STUDENTS | MALE | FEMALE | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FT | PT | N | Hours | FTE | N | FTE | N | FTE | |
| GRADUATE TOTAL | 6 | 6 | 12 | 87 | 10.7 | 5 | 4.3 | 7 | 6.3 |
| Hindu | 2 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 2.0 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Roman Catholic | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.8 |
| Other | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Unknown/No Preference | 4 | 4 | 8 | 59 | 7.3 | 3 | 2.8 | 5 | 4.5 |
| PROFESSIONAL TOTAL | 480 | 7 | 487 | 7848 | 484.1 | 142 | 140.8 | 345 | 343.3 |
| Baptist | 184 | 3 | 187 | 3003 | 186.0 | 53 | 52.8 | 134 | 133.2 |
| Buddhist | 2 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 2.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2.0 |
| Episcopal | 11 | 1 | 12 | 185 | 11.3 | 3 | 3.0 | 9 | 8.3 |
| Hindu | 14 | 0 | 14 | 233 | 14.0 | 4 | 4.0 | 10 | 10.0 |
| Islam/Moslem | 10 | 0 | 10 | 164 | 10.0 | 3 | 3.0 | 7 | 7.0 |
| Jewish | 4 | 0 | 4 | 64 | 4.0 | 3 | 3.0 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Lutheran | 17 | 0 | 17 | 274 | 17.0 | 2 | 2.0 | 15 | 15.0 |
| Methodist | 58 | 0 | 58 | 947 | 58.0 | 13 | 13.0 | 45 | 45.0 |
| Presbyterian | 6 | 0 | 6 | 96 | 6.0 | 1 | 1.0 | 5 | 5.0 |
| Roman Catholic | 49 | 1 | 50 | 811 | 49.8 | 17 | 17.0 | 33 | 32.8 |
| Other | 62 | 0 | 62 | 999 | 62.0 | 24 | 24.0 | 38 | 38.0 |
| Unknown/No Preference | 63 | 2 | 65 | 1036 | 64.0 | 19 | 18.0 | 46 | 46.0 |
| School of Pharmacy State of Origin |
ALL STUDENTS | MALE | FEMALE | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FT | PT | N | Hours | FTE | N | FTE | N | FTE | |
| GRADUATE TOTAL | 6 | 6 | 12 | 87 | 10.7 | 5 | 4.3 | 7 | 6.3 |
| Georgia | 2 | 4 | 6 | 43 | 5.0 | 2 | 1.5 | 4 | 3.5 |
| Other (US Terr., Foreign) | 4 | 1 | 5 | 39 | 4.8 | 2 | 2.0 | 3 | 2.8 |
| Not Specified | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0.8 | 1 | 0.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
| PROFESSIONAL TOTAL | 480 | 7 | 487 | 7848 | 484.1 | 142 | 140.8 | 345 | 343.3 |
| Alabama | 3 | 0 | 3 | 48 | 3.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 3.0 |
| Florida | 42 | 0 | 42 | 684 | 42.0 | 10 | 10.0 | 32 | 32.0 |
| Georgia | 328 | 7 | 335 | 5373 | 332.1 | 97 | 95.8 | 238 | 236.3 |
| Kentucky | 5 | 0 | 5 | 81 | 5.0 | 2 | 2.0 | 3 | 3.0 |
| Louisiana | 2 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 2.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2.0 |
| North Carolina | 9 | 0 | 9 | 140 | 9.0 | 6 | 6.0 | 3 | 3.0 |
| South Carolina | 3 | 0 | 3 | 52 | 3.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 3.0 |
| Tennessee | 34 | 0 | 34 | 546 | 34.0 | 9 | 9.0 | 25 | 25.0 |
| Virginia | 12 | 0 | 12 | 202 | 12.0 | 4 | 4.0 | 8 | 8.0 |
| S. Central (AR, MS, OK, TX) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1.0 |
| North/Northeast | 2 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 2.0 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Midwest | 4 | 0 | 4 | 67 | 4.0 | 1 | 1.0 | 3 | 3.0 |
| West (Includes HI and AK) | 4 | 0 | 4 | 66 | 4.0 | 1 | 1.0 | 3 | 3.0 |
| Other (US Terr., Foreign) | 30 | 0 | 30 | 492 | 30.0 | 11 | 11.0 | 19 | 19.0 |
| Not Specified | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1.0 |
| School of Pharmacy Marital Status |
ALL STUDENTS | MALE | FEMALE | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FT | PT | N | Hours | FTE | N | FTE | N | FTE | |
| GRADUATE TOTAL | 6 | 6 | 12 | 87 | 10.7 | 5 | 4.3 | 7 | 6.3 |
| Married | 3 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 3.0 | 2 | 2.0 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Single | 1 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 2.3 | 1 | 0.5 | 2 | 1.8 |
| Not Specified | 2 | 4 | 6 | 45 | 5.3 | 2 | 1.8 | 4 | 3.5 |
| PROFESSIONAL TOTAL | 480 | 7 | 487 | 7848 | 484.1 | 142 | 140.8 | 345 | 343.3 |
| Divorced | 3 | 0 | 3 | 48 | 3.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 3.0 |
| Married | 57 | 1 | 58 | 890 | 57.4 | 14 | 13.4 | 44 | 44.0 |
| Single | 181 | 3 | 184 | 2926 | 182.8 | 55 | 54.4 | 129 | 128.4 |
| Not Specified | 239 | 3 | 242 | 3984 | 240.8 | 73 | 73.0 | 169 | 167.8 |