Mercer University
DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE - Fall Semester 1999

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

Macon Campus Only

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.

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 semester terms, fall, spring and summer:

Undergraduate Students
12 credit hours
Graduate Students
9 credit hours

DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE - Macon Campus
Macon Campus
Summary 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
Total Macon Campus 2281 330 2611 36376 2436.1 1180 1081.7 1431 1354.4
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 2232 117 2349 35005 2287.6 1026 995.0 1323 1292.7
GRADUATE TOTAL 49 217 266 1395 151.1 157 88.7 109 62.4


Macon Campus
Ethnicity 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 2232 117 2349 35005 2287.6 1026 995.0 1323 1292.7
American Indian/Alaskan Native 10 1 11 164 10.5 3 3.0 8 7.5
Asian or Pacific Islander 97 2 99 1523 97.4 39 37.4 60 60.0
Black, Non-Hispanic 428 19 447 6643 438.4 146 142.2 301 296.3
Cuban/Mexican/PR/Hispanic 28 0 28 422 28.0 12 12.0 16 16.0
White, Non-Hispanic 1479 84 1563 23226 1518.3 726 703.4 837 814.9
Nonresident Alien 108 5 113 1697 110.1 52 50.0 61 60.1
Other/Unknown 82 6 88 1330 84.9 48 47.0 40 37.9
GRADUATE TOTAL 49 217 266 1395 151.1 157 88.7 109 62.4
Asian or Pacific Islander 0 4 4 18 2.0 3 1.3 1 0.7
Black, Non-Hispanic 4 21 25 138 15.1 12 8.0 13 7.1
Cuban/Mexican/PR/Hispanic 1 3 4 25 2.8 4 2.8 0 0.0
White, Non-Hispanic 16 105 121 571 62.5 68 33.2 53 29.3
Nonresident Alien 9 10 19 150 15.0 13 10.7 6 4.3
Other/Unknown 19 74 93 493 53.7 57 32.8 36 21.0


Macon Campus
Age 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 2232 117 2349 35005 2287.6 1026 995.0 1323 1292.7
Under 18 20 0 20 309 20.0 8 8.0 12 12.0
18-19 976 7 983 15048 977.7 397 394.4 586 583.3
20-21 807 22 829 12765 818.2 356 350.5 473 467.7
22-24 319 38 357 4993 338.1 180 170.7 177 167.3
25-29 72 18 90 1121 79.2 53 46.1 37 33.2
30-34 19 14 33 397 26.5 15 12.4 18 14.1
35-39 14 9 23 244 18.3 11 8.1 12 10.3
40-49 3 5 8 74 5.3 3 2.5 5 2.8
50-64 1 4 5 39 3.3 2 1.3 3 2.0
Over 64 1 0 1 15 1.0 1 1.0 0 0.0
GRADUATE TOTAL 49 217 266 1395 151.1 157 88.7 109 62.4
20-21 1 1 2 15 1.7 1 1.0 1 0.7
22-24 18 31 49 341 35.6 25 18.2 24 17.4
25-29 16 54 70 408 44.8 43 27.5 27 17.4
30-34 3 56 59 250 27.4 33 15.4 26 12.0
35-39 4 35 39 168 18.4 30 14.6 9 3.8
40-49 6 32 38 178 19.4 21 10.8 17 8.7
50-64 1 8 9 35 3.9 4 1.2 5 2.7


Macon Campus
Religious Preference 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 2232 117 2349 35005 2287.6 1026 995.0 1323 1292.7
AME (African Meth. Episcopal 3 0 3 50 3.0 0 0.0 3 3.0
Assembly of God 2 0 2 33 2.0 1 1.0 1 1.0
Baptist 982 47 1029 15342 1005.2 441 428.2 588 577.0
Buddhist 2 1 3 31 2.2 1 0.2 2 2.0
Church of God in Christ 10 0 10 152 10.0 5 5.0 5 5.0
Congregational 1 0 1 15 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
Episcopal 42 4 46 683 43.5 21 19.8 25 23.7
Evangelical 2 0 2 32 2.0 0 0.0 2 2.0
Church of God 1 0 1 15 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
Hindu 20 1 21 317 20.1 11 10.1 10 10.0
Holiness 0 1 1 9 0.8 1 0.8 0 0.0
Islam 9 0 9 140 9.0 5 5.0 4 4.0
Jewish 4 0 4 63 4.0 1 1.0 3 3.0
Jehovah's Witness 1 0 1 14 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
Lutheran 34 2 36 527 34.5 20 18.5 16 16.0
Methodist 232 13 245 3596 237.8 100 94.1 145 143.7
Mormon 0 1 1 6 0.5 0 0.0 1 0.5
Non Denominational 7 1 8 116 7.3 6 5.3 2 2.0
Orthodox 3 0 3 48 3.0 1 1.0 2 2.0
Pentecostal 5 0 5 78 5.0 2 2.0 3 3.0
Presbyterian 62 2 64 977 63.0 22 22.0 42 41.0
Other Protestant 16 1 17 244 16.8 9 9.0 8 7.8
Roman Catholic 193 9 202 3046 197.8 89 88.2 113 109.7
Other 182 12 194 2874 188.2 86 84.5 108 103.7
No Preference/Unknown 419 22 441 6597 429.1 204 199.4 237 229.7
GRADUATE TOTAL 49 217 266 1395 151.1 157 88.7 109 62.4
Baptist 6 44 50 251 27.4 29 16.1 21 11.3
Episcopal 2 3 5 38 3.6 4 2.6 1 1.0
Lutheran 1 1 2 10 1.1 1 0.1 1 1.0
Methodist 1 13 14 69 7.7 7 3.7 7 4.0
Presbyterian 0 3 3 15 1.7 1 0.7 2 1.0
Roman Catholic 2 12 14 71 7.9 9 4.6 5 3.3
Other 3 12 15 67 7.4 9 4.8 6 2.7
No Preference/Unknown 34 129 163 874 94.4 97 56.3 66 38.1


Macon Campus
State of Origin 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 2232 117 2349 35005 2287.6 1026 995.0 1323 1292.7
Alabama 42 1 43 664 42.6 22 21.6 21 21.0
Florida 131 9 140 2120 137.4 60 59.3 80 78.1
Georgia 1726 93 1819 26983 1768.3 797 770.8 1022 997.5
Kentucky 6 0 6 91 6.0 1 1.0 5 5.0
Louisiana 17 0 17 264 17.0 5 5.0 12 12.0
North Carolina 10 1 11 174 10.9 5 4.9 6 6.0
South Carolina 29 2 31 457 29.8 19 19.0 12 10.8
Tennessee 35 2 37 568 36.0 11 11.0 26 25.0
Virginia 8 0 8 121 8.0 4 4.0 4 4.0
S. Central (AR, MS, OK, TX) 22 3 25 353 23.3 15 14.0 10 9.3
North/Northeast 19 1 20 293 19.3 12 11.3 8 8.0
Midwest 28 0 28 429 28.0 4 4.0 24 24.0
West (Includes HI and AK) 10 0 10 157 10.0 4 4.0 6 6.0
Other (US Terr., Foreign) 149 5 154 2331 151.1 67 65.0 87 86.1
GRADUATE TOTAL 49 217 266 1395 151.1 157 88.7 109 62.4
Florida 1 3 4 24 2.7 2 1.0 2 1.7
Georgia 37 198 235 1184 129.3 135 73.3 100 56.1
North Carolina 1 0 1 9 1.0 1 1.0 0 0.0
Virginia 0 1 1 5 0.6 1 0.6 0 0.0
S. Central (AR, MS, OK, TX) 0 2 2 7 0.8 2 0.8 0 0.0
North/Northeast 1 0 1 9 1.0 1 1.0 0 0.0
Midwest 0 1 1 1 0.1 1 0.1 0 0.0
West (Includes HI and AK) 0 1 1 3 0.3 1 0.3 0 0.0
Other (US Terr., Foreign) 9 11 20 153 15.4 13 10.7 7 4.7


Macon Campus
Marital Status 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 2232 117 2349 35005 2287.6 1026 995.0 1323 1292.7
Divorced 1 0 1 19 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
Married 34 18 52 627 43.3 23 20.4 29 22.8
Single 2125 91 2216 33233 2167.5 965 936.8 1251 1230.7
Other 2 2 4 38 3.1 1 1.0 3 2.1
Widow/Widower 2 0 2 31 2.0 1 1.0 1 1.0
Not Specified 68 6 74 1057 70.8 36 35.8 38 35.0
GRADUATE TOTAL 49 217 266 1395 151.1 157 88.7 109 62.4
Married 4 39 43 186 20.4 30 13.4 13 7.0
Single 17 69 86 483 51.4 51 32.1 35 19.2
Not Specified 28 109 137 726 79.4 76 43.2 61 36.2


Macon Campus
Greek Org. Membership 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 2232 117 2349 35005 2287.6 1026 995.0 1323 1292.7
Alpha Delta Pi 85 1 86 1346 85.7 0 0.0 86 85.7
Alpha Gamma Delta 69 2 71 1063 70.0 0 0.0 71 70.0
Alpha Kappa Alpha 4 0 4 68 4.0 0 0.0 4 4.0
Alpha Phi Alpha 4 1 5 65 4.5 5 4.5 0 0.0
Alpha Tau Omega 13 0 13 202 13.0 13 13.0 0 0.0
Chi Omega 81 1 82 1251 81.3 0 0.0 82 81.3
Delta Sigma Theta 15 0 15 238 15.0 0 0.0 15 15.0
Kappa Alpha 31 2 33 497 31.8 33 31.8 0 0.0
Kappa Alpha Psi 5 0 5 78 5.0 4 4.0 1 1.0
Kappa Sigma 40 2 42 618 40.8 42 40.8 0 0.0
Lambda Chi Alpha 26 1 27 420 26.8 27 26.8 0 0.0
Phi Delta Theta 26 0 26 391 26.0 24 24.0 2 2.0
Pi Kappa Phi 55 0 55 827 55.0 52 52.0 3 3.0
Phi Mu 81 2 83 1255 81.3 0 0.0 83 81.3
Sigma Alpha Epsilon 45 0 45 687 45.0 39 39.0 6 6.0
Sigma Nu 60 3 63 960 61.3 63 61.3 0 0.0
Unaffiliated 1592 102 1694 25039 1641.0 724 697.6 970 943.3

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