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Mercer University

Basic Information

Type Private
Location Macon, GA
Population 400,000
Map of the United States

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 4,620
Men / Women 35% / 65%
Black 43%
White 35%
Hispanic 9%
Asian 7%
Mixed 3%
International 3%
Native American 0%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Life & Natural Sciences 35%
Humanities & Social Sciences 23%
Business & Economics 20%
Engineering, Computing & Math 13%
Education 7%
Arts 1%
Professional 1%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $42,312
Est. Cost of Attendance $58,204
10-Year ROI $158,000
ROI Percentile 60th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 82%
4-Year Graduation Rate 61%
6-Year Graduation Rate 70%
Transfer-Out Rate 16%

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50th pctl)
Sunshine Hours 2,738 (70th pctl)
Days Without Precipitation 252 (61th pctl)
Muggyness Nice

Admissions

Acceptance Rate 55%
Yield (Unbound) 12%
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R2
Expenditure
Engineering, Computing & Math $34M #138
Life & Natural Sciences $12M #240
Humanities & Social Sciences $0M #380
Graduate Degrees
Life & Natural Sciences 266 #113
Humanities & Social Sciences 130 #170
Engineering, Computing & Math 0 #264

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy test_required
Submitted Test Scores 57%
SAT Range 1,160 – 1,350
ACT Range 25 – 31

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Health Professions 249 11% / 89% 0% $100,581
Global Health 14 +2 14% / 86% 0% $66,518
Nursing 164 9% / 91% 1% $101,528
Pharmaceutical Sciences 25 16% / 84% 0% $142,065
Pre-Medicine 8 12% / 88% 0%
Public Health 21 24% / 76% 0% $66,518
Health Information Management 7 14% / 86% 0%
Healthcare Administration 10 10% / 90% 0%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences 511 33% / 67% 2% $56,853
Computer Programming 4 25% / 75% 0%
Computer Programming, Vendor/Product Certification
Computer Science 15 73% / 27% 0%
Information Science 4 75% / 25% 0%
Information Technology 5 40% / 60% 0%
Mathematics 4 +3 0% / 100% 0%
Physics 1 0% / 100% 0%
Statistics 3 67% / 33% 0%
Applied Chemistry 15 13% / 87% 0%
Biochemistry 24 +1 25% / 75% 4%
Biology 61 20% / 80% 3% $67,138
Chemistry 20 60% / 40% 0%
Exercise Science 25 44% / 56% 0%
Neuroscience 37 +1 27% / 73% 0%
Economics 10 +5 60% / 40% 10%
African American Studies 1 0% / 100% 0%
Classics
Communication 26 +3 42% / 58% 8% $55,720
Creative Writing 6 +2 17% / 83% 17%
Criminal Justice 9 22% / 78% 0% $59,621
Criminology 12 +1 50% / 50% 0%
English 12 25% / 75% 0%
French 3 +1 33% / 67% 0%
History 7 +2 43% / 57% 14%
Homeland Security 10 80% / 20% 0%
Human Services 15 13% / 87% 0% $43,115
International Affairs 6 33% / 67% 0%
International Policy Analysis 2 50% / 50% 0%
Journalism 9 +1 33% / 67% 0%
Legal Studies 9 56% / 44% 11%
Liberal Studies 10 +1 40% / 60% 10% $46,230
Media Studies 5 +1 60% / 40% 0% $55,720
Philosophy 2 +1 100% / 0% 0%
Philosophy and Religion 1 0% / 100% 0%
Political Science 14 +8 57% / 43% 0%
Psychology 84 +1 13% / 87% 1% $53,224
Public Policy Analysis
Religion/Religious Studies
Sociology 4 +5 25% / 75% 0%
Spanish 11 +10 9% / 91% 0%
Technical Communication 5 +1 20% / 80% 20%
Women's Studies 1 +1 0% / 100% 0%
Applied Music 2 100% / 0% 0%
Art
Art History and Criticism
Graphic Design 5 20% / 80% 0%
Music 2 0% / 100% 0%
Music Performance 2 50% / 50% 0%
Theatre 1 0% / 100% 0%
Cybersecurity 7 86% / 14% 0%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
School of Engineering 112 71% / 29% 2% $91,234
Civil Engineering 11 82% / 18% 0%
Engineering 101 70% / 30% 2% $91,234
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
Stetson-Hatcher School of Business 210 44% / 56% 4% $70,444
Accounting 29 +2 38% / 62% 0% $93,577
Business Administration 38 +3 47% / 53% 3% $63,653
Business Management 13 62% / 38% 0% $63,653
Entrepreneurship 5 60% / 40% 0%
Finance 29 +8 76% / 24% 14%
General Business 16 12% / 88% 0% $86,163
Human Resource Management 7 0% / 100% 0%
Human Resources Development 6 0% / 100% 0%
International Business 6 50% / 50% 33%
Marketing 29 +2 41% / 59% 3% $60,213
Marketing Communications 18 67% / 33% 6% $60,213
Organizational Leadership 14 14% / 86% 0% $63,653
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
Tift College of Education 91 9% / 91% 1% $61,608
Early Childhood Education 11 0% / 100% 0% $61,608
Elementary Education 69 4% / 96% 1% $61,608
English Education 2 50% / 50% 0%
Mathematics Education 2 100% / 0% 0%
Middle School Education 1 0% / 100% 0% $61,608
Social Studies Education 2 50% / 50% 0%
Music Education 4 25% / 75% 0%