Mercer University
DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE - Fall Semester 1998

Final
(Includes 2nd Session Activity as Applicable)
11/30/98

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 1052 852 1904 18337 1488.7 363 282.7 1541 1206.0
Undergraduate Total 927 394 1321 15120 1133.1 270 224.9 1051 908.2
Graduate Total 125 458 583 3217 355.6 93 57.8 490 297.8
School of Educ, Atlanta 100 392 492 2679 297.4 77 46.3 415 251.0
School of Educ, Macon 157 71 228 2564 192.5 31 25.7 197 166.9
School of Educ, Ext'd Ed 795 389 1184 13094 998.8 255 210.7 929 788.1


ATLANTA
School of Education
Atlanta / Ethnicity
ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
GRADUATE TOTAL 100 392 492 2679 297.4 77 46.3 415 251.0
American Indian/Alaskan Native 2 0 2 18 2.0 1 1.0 1 1.0
Asian or Pacific Islander 0 5 5 30 3.4 0 0.0 5 3.4
Black, Non-Hispanic 37 130 167 993 110.5 27 18.0 140 92.5
Cuban/Mexican/PR/Hispanic 1 2 3 18 2.0 0 0.0 3 2.0
White, Non-Hispanic 58 244 302 1542 170.8 49 27.3 253 143.5
Other/Unknown 2 11 13 78 8.7 0 0.0 13 8.7


School of Education
Atlanta / Age
ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
GRADUATE TOTAL 100 392 492 2679 297.4 77 46.3 415 251.0
20-21 0 1 1 3 0.3 0 0.0 1 0.3
22-24 11 24 35 204 22.7 1 0.7 34 22.0
25-29 55 163 218 1266 140.4 32 21.7 186 118.7
30-34 14 78 92 480 53.3 14 7.3 78 46.0
35-39 13 45 58 321 35.7 13 6.3 45 29.4
40-49 6 63 69 321 35.6 12 7.3 57 28.3
50-64 1 17 18 81 9.0 5 3.0 13 6.0
Over 64 0 1 1 3 0.3 0 0.0 1 0.3


School of Education
Atlanta / Religious Preference
ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
GRADUATE TOTAL 100 392 492 2679 297.4 77 46.3 415 251.0
Baptist 16 56 72 408 45.4 11 5.3 61 40.0
Episcopal 1 7 8 39 4.3 0 0.0 8 4.3
Evangelical 0 1 1 3 0.3 0 0.0 1 0.3
Islam/Moslem 0 1 1 3 0.3 0 0.0 1 0.3
Jewish 0 9 9 36 4.0 3 1.3 6 2.7
Lutheran 2 6 8 48 5.3 1 1.0 7 4.3
Methodist 6 32 38 198 22.0 4 2.3 34 19.7
Presbyterian 4 9 13 78 8.7 3 2.0 10 6.7
Other Protestant 4 18 22 123 13.7 3 2.0 19 11.7
Roman Catholic 5 27 32 150 16.6 2 0.7 30 16.0
Other 3 10 13 66 7.3 1 1.0 12 6.3
No Preference/Unknown 59 216 275 1527 169.4 49 30.7 226 138.7


School of Education
Atlanta / State of Origin
ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
GRADUATE TOTAL 100 392 492 2679 297.4 77 46.3 415 251.0
Georgia 99 386 485 2643 293.4 75 45.3 410 248.0
North Carolina 0 1 1 3 0.3 1 0.3 0 0.0
Other (US Terr., Foreign) 1 5 6 33 3.7 1 0.7 5 3.0


School of Education
Atlanta / Marital Status
ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
GRADUATE TOTAL 100 392 492 2679 297.4 77 46.3 415 251.0
Divorced 2 8 10 60 6.7 1 0.7 9 6.0
Married 32 147 179 909 100.9 31 16.3 148 84.6
Separated 0 2 2 9 1.0 0 0.0 2 1.0
Single 59 189 248 1416 157.1 32 21.0 216 136.1
Not Specified 7 46 53 285 31.7 13 8.3 40 23.4


MACON
School of Education
Macon / Ethnicity
ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 132 5 137 2026 134.3 15 14.3 122 120.1
American Indian/Alaskan Native 2 0 2 30 2.0 0 0.0 2 2.0
Asian or Pacific Islander 2 0 2 37 2.0 1 1.0 1 1.0
Black, Non-Hispanic 24 2 26 373 25.3 5 4.8 21 20.6
White, Non-Hispanic 101 3 104 1540 102.0 8 7.5 96 94.5
Nonresident Alien 1 0 1 14 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
Other/Unknown 2 0 2 32 2.0 1 1.0 1 1.0
GRADUATE TOTAL 25 66 91 538 58.2 16 11.4 75 46.8
Black, Non-Hispanic 5 19 24 143 15.6 7 4.7 17 10.9
Cuban/Mexican/PR/Hispanic 0 2 2 9 1.0 1 0.7 1 0.3
White, Non-Hispanic 14 36 50 286 30.9 6 4.7 44 26.2
Nonresident Alien 3 0 3 27 3.0 1 1.0 2 2.0
Other/Unknown 3 9 12 73 7.8 1 0.4 11 7.3


School of Education
Macon / Age
ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 132 5 137 2026 134.3 15 14.3 122 120.1
Under 18 1 0 1 15 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
18-19 39 0 39 603 39.0 7 7.0 32 32.0
20-21 54 0 54 820 54.0 3 3.0 51 51.0
22-24 14 1 15 207 14.5 4 3.5 11 11.0
25-29 12 1 13 183 12.3 0 0.0 13 12.3
30-34 6 2 8 106 7.3 1 0.8 7 6.6
35-39 2 1 3 32 2.3 0 0.0 3 2.3
40-49 3 0 3 44 3.0 0 0.0 3 3.0
50-64 1 0 1 16 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
GRADUATE TOTAL 25 66 91 538 58.2 16 11.4 75 46.8
22-24 11 13 24 172 18.2 1 1.0 23 17.2
25-29 3 15 18 90 10.0 3 1.7 15 8.3
30-34 5 10 15 96 10.0 5 4.0 10 6.0
35-39 2 5 7 39 4.3 1 0.7 6 3.7
40-49 3 21 24 126 14.0 6 4.1 18 9.9
50-64 1 2 3 15 1.7 0 0.0 3 1.7


School of Education
Macon / Religious Preference
ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 132 5 137 2026 134.3 15 14.3 122 120.1
Baptist 68 1 69 1051 68.6 5 5.0 64 63.6
Jewish 1 0 1 13 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
Lutheran 1 0 1 16 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
Methodist 22 0 22 333 22.0 2 2.0 20 20.0
Presbyterian 9 2 11 140 10.3 2 1.3 9 9.0
Other Protestant 1 0 1 14 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
Roman Catholic 5 0 5 74 5.0 1 1.0 4 4.0
Other 7 1 8 109 7.3 0 0.0 8 7.3
No Preference/Unknown 18 1 19 276 18.3 5 5.0 14 13.3
GRADUATE TOTAL 25 66 91 538 58.2 16 11.4 75 46.8
Baptist 4 23 27 147 15.8 4 1.3 23 14.5
Episcopal 0 1 1 3 0.3 0 0.0 1 0.3
Methodist 3 8 11 60 6.7 1 1.0 10 5.7
Presbyterian 0 1 1 6 0.7 0 0.0 1 0.7
Roman Catholic 2 3 5 33 3.3 3 2.7 2 0.7
Other 1 3 4 21 2.3 1 0.7 3 1.7
No Preference/Unknown 15 27 42 268 29.1 7 5.8 35 23.3


School of Education
Macon / State of Origin
ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 132 5 137 2026 134.3 15 14.3 122 120.1
Florida 10 0 10 153 10.0 1 1.0 9 9.0
Georgia 109 5 114 1673 111.3 13 12.3 101 99.1
Kentucky 1 0 1 16 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
South Carolina 1 0 1 13 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
Tennessee 2 0 2 29 2.0 0 0.0 2 2.0
S. Central (AR, MS, OK, TX) 2 0 2 29 2.0 1 1.0 1 1.0
North/Northeast 3 0 3 50 3.0 0 0.0 3 3.0
Midwest 2 0 2 32 2.0 0 0.0 2 2.0
Other (US Terr., Foreign) 2 0 2 31 2.0 0 0.0 2 2.0
GRADUATE TOTAL 25 66 91 538 58.2 16 11.4 75 46.8
Florida 1 0 1 9 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
Georgia 21 65 86 499 53.9 15 10.4 71 43.4
Other (US Terr., Foreign) 3 1 4 30 3.3 1 1.0 3 2.3


School of Education
Macon / Marital Status
ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 132 5 137 2026 134.3 15 14.3 122 120.1
Divorced 1 0 1 12 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
Married 11 1 12 175 11.8 1 0.8 11 11.0
Single 118 2 120 1799 118.8 13 12.5 107 106.3
Widow/Widower 0 1 1 7 0.6 0 0.0 1 0.6
Not Specified 2 1 3 33 2.3 1 1.0 2 1.3
GRADUATE TOTAL 25 66 91 538 58.2 16 11.4 75 46.8
Divorced 0 1 1 6 0.7 0 0.0 1 0.7
Married 6 19 25 139 15.1 8 5.8 17 9.3
Single 8 25 33 201 21.5 4 2.3 29 19.1
Not Specified 11 21 32 192 21.0 4 3.3 28 17.7


School of Education
Macon / Greek Org. Membership
ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 132 5 137 2026 134.3 15 14.3 122 120.1
Alpha Delta Pi 5 0 5 75 5.0 0 0.0 5 5.0
Alpha Gamma Delta 5 0 5 76 5.0 0 0.0 5 5.0
Chi Omega 10 0 10 155 10.0 0 0.0 10 10.0
Phi Mu 4 0 4 65 4.0 0 0.0 4 4.0
Sigma Nu 1 0 1 17 1.0 1 1.0 0 0.0
Unaffiliated 107 5 112 1638 109.3 14 13.3 98 96.1


EXTENDED EDUCATION
School of Education
Extended Edu. / Ethnicity
ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 795 389 1184 13094 998.8 255 210.7 929 788.1
American Indian/Alaskan Native 5 0 5 70 5.0 2 2.0 3 3.0
Asian or Pacific Islander 1 2 3 24 2.0 0 0.0 3 2.0
Black, Non-Hispanic 214 107 321 3526 273.9 56 46.8 265 227.1
Cuban/Mexican/PR/Hispanic 6 2 8 103 7.0 0 0.0 8 7.0
White, Non-Hispanic 527 251 778 8623 654.9 164 132.6 614 522.4
Nonresident Alien 31 19 50 555 41.0 30 26.3 20 14.8
Other/Unknown 11 8 19 193 14.9 3 3.0 16 11.9


School of Education
Extended Edu. / Age
ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 795 389 1184 13094 998.8 255 210.7 929 788.1
18-19 47 12 59 662 53.0 17 15.5 42 37.5
20-21 85 27 112 1319 99.5 25 22.0 87 77.5
22-24 119 44 163 1934 143.2 36 31.7 127 111.6
25-29 166 88 254 2850 214.7 73 63.8 181 151.0
30-34 120 66 186 2025 155.2 38 30.4 148 124.8
35-39 92 57 149 1554 120.2 28 21.1 121 99.1
40-49 139 74 213 2269 175.2 28 20.5 185 154.7
50-64 27 20 47 478 37.5 9 5.5 38 32.0
Over 64 0 1 1 3 0.3 1 0.3 0 0.0


School of Education
Extended Edu. / Religious Preference
ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 795 389 1184 13094 998.8 255 210.7 929 788.1
Baptist 404 199 603 6688 508.0 133 110.3 470 397.6
Buddhist 8 3 11 138 9.8 8 7.5 3 2.3
Episcopal 3 2 5 50 4.1 0 0.0 5 4.1
Evangelical 7 2 9 104 8.3 2 1.8 7 6.5
Hindu 1 1 2 18 1.5 1 0.5 1 1.0
Islam/Moslem 3 4 7 64 5.1 2 1.5 5 3.6
Jewish 1 1 2 18 1.5 0 0.0 2 1.5
Lutheran 4 2 6 71 4.8 2 0.8 4 4.0
Methodist 88 45 133 1426 111.2 22 17.1 111 94.1
Presbyterian 28 7 35 419 31.5 8 8.0 27 23.5
Roman Catholic 54 32 86 939 71.2 17 12.3 69 58.8
Other 109 45 154 1742 132.7 30 27.1 124 105.6
No Preference/Unknown 85 46 131 1417 109.4 30 23.8 101 85.6


School of Education
Extended Edu. / State of Origin
ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 795 389 1184 13094 998.8 255 210.7 929 788.1
Georgia 761 369 1130 12496 954.2 224 183.4 906 770.8
Other (US Terr., Foreign) 34 20 54 598 44.6 31 27.3 23 17.3


School of Education
Extended Edu. / Marital Status
ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 795 389 1184 13094 998.8 255 210.7 929 788.1
Divorced 2 0 2 27 2.0 0 0.0 2 2.0
Married 140 70 210 2323 174.1 17 13.8 193 160.3
Single 143 68 211 2361 178.2 44 36.8 167 141.5
Not Specified 510 251 761 8383 644.5 194 160.2 567 484.3