Mercer University
DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE - Fall Semester 1999

Final
2nd session activity included as applicable.
11/17/99

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 1042 809 1851 18137 1465.3 351 269.8 1500 1195.6
Undergraduate Total 917 419 1336 15172 1137.8 272 217.5 1064 920.4
Graduate Total 125 390 515 2965 327.5 79 52.3 436 275.2
School of Educ, Atlanta 113 339 452 2625 290.8 62 40.4 390 250.5
School of Educ, Macon 128 56 184 2154 155.0 27 21.9 157 133.1
School of Educ, Ext'd Ed 801 414 1215 13358 1019.5 262 207.5 953 812.0


ATLANTA
School of Education
Atlanta / Ethnicity
ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
GRADUATE TOTAL 113 339 452 2625 290.8 62 40.4 390 250.5
American Indian/Alaskan Native 1 1 2 12 1.3 1 0.3 1 1.0
Asian or Pacific Islander 1 4 5 27 3.0 0 0.0 5 3.0
Black, Non-Hispanic 36 126 162 948 105.5 20 12.0 142 93.4
Cuban/Mexican/PR/Hispanic 0 5 5 24 2.7 0 0.0 5 2.7
White, Non-Hispanic 71 195 266 1536 169.7 41 28.0 225 141.7
Nonresident Alien 1 2 3 15 1.7 0 0.0 3 1.7
Other/Unknown 3 6 9 63 7.0 0 0.0 9 7.0


School of Education
Atlanta / Age
ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
GRADUATE TOTAL 113 339 452 2625 290.8 62 40.4 390 250.5
22-24 13 14 27 192 21.0 1 0.7 26 20.4
25-29 50 147 197 1169 129.7 25 16.4 172 113.3
30-34 24 78 102 569 63.2 13 8.0 89 55.2
35-39 9 30 39 218 24.2 6 4.0 33 20.2
40-49 12 54 66 351 39.0 10 6.3 56 32.7
50-64 5 15 20 120 13.0 7 5.0 13 8.0
Over 64 0 1 1 6 0.7 0 0.0 1 0.7


School of Education
Atlanta / Religious Preference
ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
GRADUATE TOTAL 113 339 452 2625 290.8 62 40.4 390 250.5
AME (African Meth. Episcopal 1 1 2 15 1.7 0 0.0 2 1.7
Baptist 15 62 77 447 49.7 9 6.0 68 43.7
Church of God in Christ 0 1 1 6 0.7 0 0.0 1 0.7
Episcopal 3 3 6 42 4.7 0 0.0 6 4.7
Evangelical 1 1 2 15 1.7 1 0.7 1 1.0
Jewish 3 7 10 57 6.3 2 1.7 8 4.7
Lutheran 2 3 5 33 3.7 1 1.0 4 2.7
Methodist 8 25 33 185 20.6 0 0.0 33 20.6
Non Denominational 1 2 3 18 2.0 1 0.7 2 1.3
Orthodox 0 1 1 6 0.7 0 0.0 1 0.7
Pentecostal 0 1 1 6 0.7 0 0.0 1 0.7
Presbyterian 4 13 17 99 11.0 3 2.7 14 8.3
Other Protestant 8 10 18 132 14.0 4 3.0 14 11.0
Roman Catholic 7 24 31 156 17.3 2 1.0 29 16.3
Other 8 21 29 180 20.0 5 4.0 24 16.0
No Preference/Unknown 52 164 216 1228 136.2 34 19.7 182 116.5


School of Education
Atlanta / State of Origin
ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
GRADUATE TOTAL 113 339 452 2625 290.8 62 40.4 390 250.5
Georgia 108 331 439 2544 281.8 61 39.7 378 242.1
Other (US Terr., Foreign) 5 8 13 81 9.0 1 0.7 12 8.3


School of Education
Atlanta / Marital Status
ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
GRADUATE TOTAL 113 339 452 2625 290.8 62 40.4 390 250.5
Divorced 4 9 13 81 9.0 1 0.7 12 8.3
Married 48 132 180 1035 114.3 26 17.0 154 97.3
Separated 0 2 2 6 0.7 0 0.0 2 0.7
Single 56 175 231 1362 151.2 31 20.4 200 130.8
Not Specified 5 21 26 141 15.7 4 2.3 22 13.3


MACON
School of Education
Macon / Ethnicity
ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 116 5 121 1814 118.3 10 10.0 111 108.3
American Indian/Alaskan Native 1 0 1 19 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
Asian or Pacific Islander 1 0 1 19 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
Black, Non-Hispanic 23 3 26 371 24.5 1 1.0 25 23.5
White, Non-Hispanic 85 2 87 1306 85.8 8 8.0 79 77.8
Nonresident Alien 3 0 3 53 3.0 0 0.0 3 3.0
Other/Unknown 3 0 3 46 3.0 1 1.0 2 2.0
GRADUATE TOTAL 12 51 63 340 36.6 17 11.9 46 24.8
Black, Non-Hispanic 4 12 16 100 10.9 6 4.9 10 6.0
Cuban/Mexican/PR/Hispanic 0 2 2 11 1.2 2 1.2 0 0.0
White, Non-Hispanic 6 30 36 175 19.2 7 4.5 29 14.7
Nonresident Alien 1 1 2 18 1.7 0 0.0 2 1.7
Other/Unknown 1 6 7 36 3.7 2 1.3 5 2.3


School of Education
Macon / Age
ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 116 5 121 1814 118.3 10 10.0 111 108.3
18-19 38 0 38 560 38.0 3 3.0 35 35.0
20-21 51 2 53 829 52.4 4 4.0 49 48.4
22-24 19 0 19 293 19.0 1 1.0 18 18.0
25-29 2 1 3 32 2.3 0 0.0 3 2.3
30-34 3 0 3 49 3.0 1 1.0 2 2.0
35-39 2 1 3 31 2.3 1 1.0 2 1.3
40-49 1 1 2 20 1.3 0 0.0 2 1.3
GRADUATE TOTAL 12 51 63 340 36.6 17 11.9 46 24.8
22-24 3 7 10 68 7.2 3 2.6 7 4.7
25-29 3 14 17 91 9.9 5 2.9 12 7.0
30-34 0 13 13 51 5.7 4 2.0 9 3.7
35-39 1 3 4 26 2.7 2 1.9 2 0.8
40-49 4 11 15 83 8.9 3 2.6 12 6.3
50-64 1 3 4 21 2.3 0 0.0 4 2.3


School of Education
Macon / Religious Preference
ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 116 5 121 1814 118.3 10 10.0 111 108.3
AME (African Meth. Episcopal 1 0 1 18 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
Baptist 63 3 66 971 64.1 0 0.0 66 64.1
Church of God in Christ 1 0 1 15 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
Episcopal 0 1 1 4 0.3 0 0.0 1 0.3
Jewish 1 0 1 16 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
Methodist 15 0 15 233 15.0 2 2.0 13 13.0
Presbyterian 7 0 7 108 7.0 0 0.0 7 7.0
Other Protestant 2 0 2 30 2.0 0 0.0 2 2.0
Roman Catholic 9 0 9 140 9.0 1 1.0 8 8.0
Other 4 1 5 78 4.9 0 0.0 5 4.9
No Preference/Unknown 13 0 13 201 13.0 7 7.0 6 6.0
GRADUATE TOTAL 12 51 63 340 36.6 17 11.9 46 24.8
Baptist 3 16 19 99 10.5 6 3.9 13 6.7
Episcopal 0 1 1 5 0.6 1 0.6 0 0.0
Lutheran 1 0 1 9 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
Methodist 0 4 4 18 2.0 0 0.0 4 2.0
Roman Catholic 0 3 3 15 1.7 1 0.7 2 1.0
Other 2 1 3 21 2.3 2 2.0 1 0.3
No Preference/Unknown 6 26 32 173 18.5 7 4.8 25 13.8


School of Education
Macon / State of Origin
ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 116 5 121 1814 118.3 10 10.0 111 108.3
Alabama 1 0 1 13 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
Florida 5 1 6 93 5.9 2 2.0 4 3.9
Georgia 94 4 98 1457 95.4 6 6.0 92 89.4
Kentucky 1 0 1 13 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
Louisiana 1 0 1 16 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
Tennessee 2 0 2 37 2.0 0 0.0 2 2.0
S. Central (AR, MS, OK, TX) 2 0 2 28 2.0 1 1.0 1 1.0
North/Northeast 2 0 2 29 2.0 0 0.0 2 2.0
Midwest 4 0 4 59 4.0 1 1.0 3 3.0
West (Includes HI and AK) 1 0 1 16 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
Other (US Terr., Foreign) 3 0 3 53 3.0 0 0.0 3 3.0
GRADUATE TOTAL 12 51 63 340 36.6 17 11.9 46 24.8
Florida 1 0 1 9 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
Georgia 10 50 60 313 34.0 17 11.9 43 22.1
Other (US Terr., Foreign) 1 1 2 18 1.7 0 0.0 2 1.7


School of Education
Macon / Marital Status
ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 116 5 121 1814 118.3 10 10.0 111 108.3
Married 5 1 6 79 5.3 1 1.0 5 4.3
Single 108 4 112 1697 110.0 8 8.0 104 102.0
Widow/Widower 1 0 1 12 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
Not Specified 2 0 2 26 2.0 1 1.0 1 1.0
GRADUATE TOTAL 12 51 63 340 36.6 17 11.9 46 24.8
Married 2 11 13 70 7.6 5 3.2 8 4.3
Single 4 20 24 127 13.8 7 4.8 17 9.0
Not Specified 6 20 26 143 15.3 5 3.9 21 11.4


School of Education
Macon / Greek Org. Membership
ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 116 5 121 1814 118.3 10 10.0 111 108.3
Alpha Delta Pi 9 0 9 140 9.0 0 0.0 9 9.0
Alpha Gamma Delta 10 0 10 158 10.0 0 0.0 10 10.0
Alpha Kappa Alpha 1 0 1 17 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
Chi Omega 9 0 9 134 9.0 0 0.0 9 9.0
Lambda Chi Alpha 2 0 2 28 2.0 2 2.0 0 0.0
Phi Mu 12 0 12 190 12.0 0 0.0 12 12.0
Unaffiliated 73 5 78 1147 75.3 8 8.0 70 67.3


EXTENDED EDUCATION
School of Education
Extended Edu. / Ethnicity
ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 801 414 1215 13358 1019.5 262 207.5 953 812.0
American Indian/Alaskan Native 6 1 7 87 6.8 2 2.0 5 4.8
Asian or Pacific Islander 4 0 4 49 4.0 0 0.0 4 4.0
Black, Non-Hispanic 222 115 337 3666 283.5 59 48.5 278 235.0
Cuban/Mexican/PR/Hispanic 3 7 10 82 6.8 2 1.3 8 5.6
White, Non-Hispanic 515 258 773 8566 649.7 155 121.2 618 528.6
Nonresident Alien 34 25 59 626 47.7 40 32.1 19 15.6
Other/Unknown 17 8 25 282 21.1 4 2.5 21 18.6


School of Education
Extended Edu. / Age
ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 801 414 1215 13358 1019.5 262 207.5 953 812.0
18-19 32 10 42 463 36.8 14 12.5 28 24.3
20-21 80 22 102 1214 92.8 21 18.8 81 74.1
22-24 134 49 183 2213 160.3 37 30.2 146 130.2
25-29 170 103 273 2922 223.5 78 60.5 195 163.0
30-34 134 65 199 2194 168.7 46 36.5 153 132.2
35-39 99 61 160 1658 129.7 22 17.1 138 112.6
40-49 126 82 208 2216 170.7 33 25.3 175 145.5
50-64 26 20 46 472 36.6 10 6.5 36 30.1
Over 64 0 2 2 6 0.5 1 0.3 1 0.3


School of Education
Extended Edu. / Religious Preference
ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 801 414 1215 13358 1019.5 262 207.5 953 812.0
Baptist 425 196 621 6976 527.2 143 112.3 478 414.9
Buddhist 11 5 16 190 14.1 10 9.1 6 5.0
Episcopal 5 3 8 77 6.3 0 0.0 8 6.3
Evangelical 10 6 16 164 13.3 2 2.0 14 11.3
Islam 4 3 7 76 5.8 3 2.3 4 3.6
Lutheran 6 4 10 100 7.8 4 2.3 6 5.5
Methodist 69 62 131 1350 104.3 22 16.8 109 87.6
Pentecostal 2 0 2 24 2.0 0 0.0 2 2.0
Presbyterian 19 10 29 316 24.0 7 5.5 22 18.5
Roman Catholic 50 28 78 847 65.0 17 11.5 61 53.5
Other 112 45 157 1724 134.2 27 24.3 130 109.8
No Preference/Unknown 88 52 140 1514 115.6 27 21.5 113 94.1


School of Education
Extended Edu. / State of Origin
ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 801 414 1215 13358 1019.5 262 207.5 953 812.0
Georgia 761 387 1148 12642 965.1 219 172.9 929 792.2
Other (US Terr., Foreign) 40 27 67 716 54.4 43 34.6 24 19.8


School of Education
Extended Edu. / Marital Status
ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 801 414 1215 13358 1019.5 262 207.5 953 812.0
Divorced 2 0 2 24 2.0 0 0.0 2 2.0
Married 73 40 113 1215 93.9 7 4.5 106 89.4
Single 112 55 167 1885 141.4 43 34.1 124 107.3
Not Specified 614 319 933 10234 782.2 212 168.9 721 613.3