Mercer University
DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE - Fall Semester 1998

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

School of Pharmacy

This demographic profile provides student headcount and FTE statistics by:
- ethnicity,
- age,
- religious preference,
- geographic origin,
- and marital status.
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.

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

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)

DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE - School of Pharmacy
School of Pharmacy
Summary
ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
School of Pharmacy 444 57 501 7817 484.7 148 141.1 353 343.6
Graduate Total 10 1 11 84 10.5 6 5.5 5 5.0
Professional Total 434 56 490 7733 474.2 142 135.6 348 338.6


School of Pharmacy
Ethnicity
ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
GRADUATE TOTAL 10 1 11 84 10.5 6 5.5 5 5.0
Asian or Pacific Islander 2 0 2 17 2.0 0 0.0 2 2.0
Black, Non-Hispanic 1 0 1 9 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
White, Non-Hispanic 4 1 5 32 4.5 4 3.5 1 1.0
Nonresident Alien 3 0 3 26 3.0 2 2.0 1 1.0
PROFESSIONAL TOTAL 434 56 490 7733 474.2 142 135.6 348 338.6
Asian or Pacific Islander 50 3 53 873 52.5 11 10.7 42 41.8
Black, Non-Hispanic 37 6 43 671 41.6 10 9.2 33 32.4
Cuban/Mexican/PR/Hispanic 7 0 7 124 7.0 4 4.0 3 3.0
White, Non-Hispanic 319 47 366 5722 352.1 107 101.7 259 250.4
Nonresident Alien 9 0 9 148 9.0 5 5.0 4 4.0
Other/Unknown 12 0 12 197 12.0 5 5.0 7 7.0


School of Pharmacy
Age
ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
GRADUATE TOTAL 10 1 11 84 10.5 6 5.5 5 5.0
30-34 3 0 3 22 3.0 1 1.0 2 2.0
35-39 3 1 4 33 3.5 2 1.5 2 2.0
40-49 4 0 4 29 4.0 3 3.0 1 1.0
PROFESSIONAL TOTAL 434 56 490 7733 474.2 142 135.6 348 338.6
18-19 1 0 1 17 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
20-21 77 0 77 1293 77.0 9 9.0 68 68.0
22-24 193 19 212 3424 206.9 52 50.3 160 156.6
25-29 114 18 132 2051 127.0 48 46.6 84 80.4
30-34 24 10 34 472 30.7 18 16.0 16 14.7
35-39 13 5 18 245 16.3 7 6.1 11 10.3
40-49 12 4 16 234 15.2 8 7.7 8 7.6


School of Pharmacy
Religious Preference
ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
GRADUATE TOTAL 10 1 11 84 10.5 6 5.5 5 5.0
No Preference/Unknown 10 1 11 84 10.5 6 5.5 5 5.0
PROFESSIONAL TOTAL 434 56 490 7733 474.2 142 135.6 348 338.6
Baptist 154 17 171 2725 166.4 44 41.6 127 124.8
Buddhist 5 1 6 88 5.4 0 0.0 6 5.4
Episcopal 11 1 12 194 11.8 2 2.0 10 9.8
Hindu 19 2 21 336 20.7 6 5.7 15 15.0
Islam/Moslem 9 1 10 169 9.8 5 5.0 5 4.8
Jewish 4 0 4 68 4.0 2 2.0 2 2.0
Lutheran 10 1 11 175 10.8 3 3.0 8 7.8
Methodist 54 4 58 931 57.3 13 12.8 45 44.5
Presbyterian 11 0 11 183 11.0 2 2.0 9 9.0
Other Protestant 2 0 2 33 2.0 0 0.0 2 2.0
Roman Catholic 43 8 51 785 48.9 21 19.6 30 29.3
Other 48 9 57 860 53.9 20 19.3 37 34.7
No Preference/Unknown 64 12 76 1190 72.1 24 22.7 52 49.4


School of Pharmacy
State of Origin
ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
GRADUATE TOTAL 10 1 11 84 10.5 6 5.5 5 5.0
Georgia 6 1 7 48 6.5 4 3.5 3 3.0
Other (US Terr., Foreign) 4 0 4 36 4.0 2 2.0 2 2.0
PROFESSIONAL TOTAL 434 56 490 7733 474.2 142 135.6 348 338.6
Alabama 4 0 4 68 4.0 1 1.0 3 3.0
Florida 40 2 42 700 41.7 13 13.0 29 28.7
Georgia 294 42 336 5248 324.2 91 85.7 245 238.5
Kentucky 5 0 5 87 5.0 0 0.0 5 5.0
Louisiana 1 0 1 18 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
North Carolina 7 0 7 119 7.0 4 4.0 3 3.0
South Carolina 1 1 2 28 1.8 0 0.0 2 1.8
Tennessee 26 3 29 454 27.7 10 9.3 19 18.4
Virginia 9 0 9 151 9.0 2 2.0 7 7.0
North/Northeast 2 1 3 35 2.4 1 1.0 2 1.4
Midwest 1 1 2 28 1.8 1 0.8 1 1.0
West (Includes HI and AK) 3 1 4 62 3.8 0 0.0 4 3.8
Other (US Terr., Foreign) 41 5 46 737 44.7 19 18.8 27 25.9


School of Pharmacy
Marital Status
ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
GRADUATE TOTAL 10 1 11 84 10.5 6 5.5 5 5.0
Married 1 0 1 9 1.0 1 1.0 0 0.0
Not Specified 9 1 10 75 9.5 5 4.5 5 5.0
PROFESSIONAL TOTAL 434 56 490 7733 474.2 142 135.6 348 338.6
Divorced 1 0 1 17 1.0 1 1.0 0 0.0
Married 22 4 26 389 24.9 5 5.0 21 19.9
Single 96 9 105 1691 102.6 30 29.5 75 73.1
Not Specified 315 43 358 5637 345.7 106 100.1 252 245.6

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