Mercer University
DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE - Fall Semester 1997

Final
(Includes 2nd Session Activity as Applicable)
12/2/97

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.

May be duplicated counts.
Each valid program is counted; a student may have a valid matriculation at more than one level
and/or in more than one college.
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

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 senester terms, fall, spring and summer:
Undergraduate Students
12 credit hours
Graduate Students
9 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 1038 851 1889 18337 1475.7 353 269.0 1536 1206.7
Undergraduate Total 886 411 1297 14919 1098.9 256 207.8 1041 891.1
Graduate Total 152 445 597 3418 376.3 99 60.9 498 315.4
School of Educ, Atlanta 140 367 507 2951 326.3 79 48.0 428 278.3
School of Educ, Macon 144 85 229 2508 187.1 37 28.9 192 158.2
School of Educ, Ext'd Ed 754 399 1153 12878 962.3 237 192.1 916 770.2


ATLANTA
School of Education
Atlanta / Ethnicity
ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
GRADUATE TOTAL 140 367 507 2951 326.3 79 48.0 428 278.3
American Indian/Alaskan Native 1 1 2 12 1.3 1 0.3 1 1.0
Asian or Pacific Islander 0 2 2 9 1.0 0 0.0 2 1.0
Black, Non-Hispanic 61 114 175 1110 122.1 23 15.0 152 107.1
Cuban/Mexican/PR/Hispanic 0 5 5 24 2.7 0 0.0 5 2.7
White, Non-Hispanic 77 238 315 1755 194.6 54 32.3 261 162.3
Other/Unknown 1 7 8 42 4.7 1 0.3 7 4.3


School of Education
Atlanta / Age
ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
GRADUATE TOTAL 140 367 507 2951 326.3 79 48.0 428 278.3
22-24 20 37 57 382 41.4 4 2.0 53 39.4
25-29 68 151 219 1332 147.7 34 22.0 185 125.7
30-34 21 68 89 476 52.6 13 7.3 76 45.3
35-39 20 37 57 345 38.3 9 6.0 48 32.3
40-49 8 55 63 309 34.3 11 7.0 52 27.3
50-64 3 19 22 108 12.0 8 3.7 14 8.3


School of Education
Atlanta / Religious Preference
ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
GRADUATE TOTAL 140 367 507 2951 326.3 79 48.0 428 278.3
Baptist 24 37 61 403 44.0 7 4.3 54 39.7
Episcopal 2 3 5 33 3.7 0 0.0 5 3.7
Evangelical 1 0 1 9 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
Jewish 2 7 9 51 5.7 2 1.0 7 4.7
Lutheran 3 2 5 39 4.3 0 0.0 5 4.3
Methodist 9 35 44 234 26.0 5 3.7 39 22.3
Presbyterian 3 8 11 63 7.0 2 1.0 9 6.0
Roman Catholic 6 31 37 195 21.3 3 1.7 34 19.7
Other 5 16 21 111 12.3 2 1.3 19 11.0
No Preference/Unknown 85 228 313 1814 201.0 58 35.0 255 166.0


School of Education
Atlanta / State of Origin
ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
GRADUATE TOTAL 140 367 507 2951 326.3 79 48.0 428 278.3
Georgia 139 365 504 2936 324.7 77 47.4 427 277.3
North Carolina 0 1 1 3 0.3 1 0.3 0 0.0
West (Includes HI and AK) 0 1 1 3 0.3 1 0.3 0 0.0
Other (US Terr., Foreign) 1 0 1 9 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 140 367 507 2951 326.3 79 48.0 428 278.3
Divorced 4 6 10 66 7.3 0 0.0 10 7.3
Married 42 142 184 1010 111.9 30 18.0 154 93.9
Separated 1 2 3 15 1.7 0 0.0 3 1.7
Single 82 187 269 1626 179.5 40 25.4 229 154.1
Widow/Widower 0 1 1 6 0.7 1 0.7 0 0.0
Not Specified 11 29 40 228 25.3 8 4.0 32 21.3


MACON
School of Education
Macon / Ethnicity
ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 132 12 144 2041 136.6 19 15.8 125 120.8
American Indian/Alaskan Native 1 0 1 14 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
Asian or Pacific Islander 3 0 3 47 3.0 2 2.0 1 1.0
Black, Non-Hispanic 19 3 22 282 19.8 6 6.0 16 13.8
Cuban/Mexican/PR/Hispanic 1 2 3 23 1.5 1 0.3 2 1.3
White, Non-Hispanic 104 6 110 1608 106.6 8 5.8 102 100.8
Other/Unknown 4 1 5 67 4.8 2 1.8 3 3.0
GRADUATE TOTAL 12 78 90 467 50.0 20 12.9 70 37.1
Black, Non-Hispanic 1 24 25 125 13.6 5 3.0 20 10.6
Cuban/Mexican/PR/Hispanic 0 1 1 5 0.6 0 0.0 1 0.6
White, Non-Hispanic 4 38 42 202 22.2 11 7.2 31 15.0
Nonresident Alien 2 0 2 24 2.0 1 1.0 1 1.0
Other/Unknown 5 15 20 111 11.7 3 1.7 17 10.0


School of Education
Macon / Age
ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 132 12 144 2041 136.6 19 15.8 125 120.8
18-19 33 0 33 489 33.0 2 2.0 31 31.0
20-21 50 0 50 755 50.0 4 4.0 46 46.0
22-24 18 3 21 292 19.6 6 5.8 15 13.8
25-29 16 3 19 250 16.9 2 1.4 17 15.5
30-34 5 1 6 79 5.3 2 1.3 4 4.0
35-39 6 1 7 92 6.3 0 0.0 7 6.3
40-49 1 3 4 32 2.3 2 1.1 2 1.3
50-64 3 1 4 52 3.3 1 0.3 3 3.0
GRADUATE TOTAL 12 78 90 467 50.0 20 12.9 70 37.1
22-24 4 5 9 72 7.0 0 0.0 9 7.0
25-29 4 25 29 148 16.2 7 4.3 22 11.9
30-34 3 13 16 87 9.0 4 3.0 12 6.0
35-39 0 7 7 30 3.3 0 0.0 7 3.3
40-49 1 19 20 90 10.0 7 4.3 13 5.7
50-64 0 8 8 37 4.1 2 1.2 6 2.9
Unknown 0 1 1 3 0.3 0 0.0 1 0.3


School of Education
Macon / Religious Preference
ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 132 12 144 2041 136.6 19 15.8 125 120.8
Baptist 66 6 72 1028 68.6 7 6.3 65 62.3
Episcopal 3 0 3 47 3.0 0 0.0 3 3.0
Lutheran 1 0 1 16 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
Methodist 22 0 22 325 22.0 1 1.0 21 21.0
Presbyterian 8 0 8 123 8.0 2 2.0 6 6.0
Roman Catholic 5 1 6 80 5.3 0 0.0 6 5.3
Other 13 1 14 198 13.3 2 1.3 12 12.0
No Preference/Unknown 14 4 18 224 15.5 7 5.3 11 10.3
GRADUATE TOTAL 12 78 90 467 50.0 20 12.9 70 37.1
Baptist 1 23 24 116 12.9 7 4.0 17 8.9
Methodist 1 9 10 53 5.7 0 0.0 10 5.7
Presbyterian 0 4 4 21 2.3 1 0.7 3 1.7
Roman Catholic 1 8 9 50 5.2 3 2.0 6 3.2
Other 1 2 3 24 2.3 1 1.0 2 1.3
No Preference/Unknown 8 32 40 203 21.5 8 5.2 32 16.3


School of Education
Macon / State of Origin
ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 132 12 144 2041 136.6 19 15.8 125 120.8
Florida 9 0 9 134 9.0 1 1.0 8 8.0
Georgia 109 12 121 1700 113.6 18 14.8 103 98.8
Kentucky 1 0 1 17 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
North Carolina 2 0 2 26 2.0 0 0.0 2 2.0
South Carolina 2 0 2 35 2.0 0 0.0 2 2.0
Tennessee 3 0 3 45 3.0 0 0.0 3 3.0
North/Northeast 2 0 2 25 2.0 0 0.0 2 2.0
Midwest 2 0 2 30 2.0 0 0.0 2 2.0
West (Includes HI and AK) 2 0 2 29 2.0 0 0.0 2 2.0
GRADUATE TOTAL 12 78 90 467 50.0 20 12.9 70 37.1
Florida 0 1 1 6 0.7 0 0.0 1 0.7
Georgia 9 76 85 417 45.8 19 11.9 66 33.9
Other (US Terr., Foreign) 3 1 4 44 3.6 1 1.0 3 2.6


School of Education
Macon / Marital Status
ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 132 12 144 2041 136.6 19 15.8 125 120.8
Divorced 2 0 2 28 2.0 0 0.0 2 2.0
Married 18 4 22 282 19.6 6 3.6 16 16.0
Single 111 6 117 1707 113.0 12 11.4 105 101.6
Not Specified 1 2 3 24 2.0 1 0.8 2 1.3
GRADUATE TOTAL 12 78 90 467 50.0 20 12.9 70 37.1
Divorced 0 1 1 3 0.3 0 0.0 1 0.3
Married 5 29 34 194 20.7 12 8.2 22 12.5
Single 2 26 28 135 14.7 4 2.3 24 12.3
Not Specified 5 22 27 135 14.3 4 2.3 23 12.0


School of Education
Macon / Greek Org. Membership
ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 132 12 144 2041 136.6 19 15.8 125 120.8
Alpha Delta Pi 4 0 4 65 4.0 0 0.0 4 4.0
Alpha Gamma Delta 4 0 4 58 4.0 0 0.0 4 4.0
Chi Omega 9 0 9 128 9.0 0 0.0 9 9.0
Kappa Alpha Psi 1 0 1 12 1.0 1 1.0 0 0.0
Phi Mu 10 0 10 157 10.0 0 0.0 10 10.0
Sigma Nu 1 0 1 14 1.0 1 1.0 0 0.0
Unaffiliated 103 12 115 1607 107.6 17 13.8 98 93.8


EXTENDED EDUCATION
School of Education
Extended Edu. / Ethnicity
ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 754 399 1153 12878 962.3 237 192.1 916 770.2
American Indian/Alaskan Native 2 0 2 35 2.0 1 1.0 1 1.0
Asian or Pacific Islander 1 2 3 29 1.9 0 0.0 3 1.9
Black, Non-Hispanic 201 100 301 3283 252.2 45 35.9 256 216.3
Cuban/Mexican/PR/Hispanic 7 2 9 113 8.1 1 0.6 8 7.5
White, Non-Hispanic 514 264 778 8773 650.6 162 131.5 616 519.1
Nonresident Alien 23 20 43 497 35.8 25 21.1 18 14.8
Other/Unknown 6 11 17 148 11.7 3 2.0 14 9.7


School of Education
Extended Edu. / Age
ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 754 399 1153 12878 962.3 237 192.1 916 770.2
Under 18 1 2 3 24 2.0 0 0.0 3 2.0
18-19 28 14 42 466 36.0 11 10.3 31 25.8
20-21 77 20 97 1185 87.9 21 19.4 76 68.5
22-24 121 38 159 1957 141.4 36 31.7 123 109.7
25-29 150 110 260 2806 212.0 66 53.8 194 158.2
30-34 128 65 193 2194 161.2 37 29.3 156 131.9
35-39 108 56 164 1782 136.0 29 20.9 135 115.1
40-49 117 83 200 2081 156.4 31 22.6 169 133.8
50-64 23 11 34 367 28.5 6 4.3 28 24.3
Unknown 1 0 1 16 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0


School of Education
Extended Edu. / Religious Preference
ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 754 399 1153 12878 962.3 237 192.1 916 770.2
Baptist 421 194 615 6995 517.7 120 99.1 495 418.6
Buddhist 5 3 8 111 7.0 4 3.0 4 4.0
Episcopal 6 7 13 129 9.4 2 0.8 11 8.7
Evangelical 7 3 10 111 8.3 3 2.0 7 6.3
Islam/Moslem 4 0 4 56 4.0 1 1.0 3 3.0
Jewish 2 0 2 26 2.0 0 0.0 2 2.0
Lutheran 3 5 8 76 6.1 3 1.8 5 4.3
Methodist 69 62 131 1334 100.8 26 19.7 105 81.1
Presbyterian 24 18 42 456 34.8 11 9.1 31 25.8
Roman Catholic 49 19 68 819 60.3 12 10.7 56 49.7
Other 88 44 132 1461 112.4 22 19.7 110 92.7
No Preference/Unknown 76 44 120 1304 99.5 33 25.4 87 74.1


School of Education
Extended Edu. / State of Origin
ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 754 399 1153 12878 962.3 237 192.1 916 770.2
Georgia 728 371 1099 12289 919.0 209 169.0 890 750.0
Other (US Terr., Foreign) 26 28 54 589 43.3 28 23.1 26 20.2


School of Education
Extended Edu. / Marital Status
ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 754 399 1153 12878 962.3 237 192.1 916 770.2
Divorced 1 1 2 24 1.5 0 0.0 2 1.5
Married 241 93 334 3985 291.9 26 21.3 308 270.5
Separated 0 1 1 3 0.3 0 0.0 1 0.3
Single 216 94 310 3628 268.8 55 46.1 255 222.7
Not Specified 296 210 506 5238 399.9 156 124.7 350 275.2