How many students at Mercer? For the academic year 2023-2024, total of 9,124 students have enrolled in Mercer University with 4,807 undergraduate and 4,317 graduate students.
By gender, 3,061 male and 6,063 female students are attending the school.
It has relatively fewer students compared to similar colleges (10,527 students in average - private (not-for-profit) Research University (high research activity)).
1,945 students are enrolled exclusively, and 1,292 students are enrolled in some online courses.
You can check the student demographics by gender ratio, race/ethnicity, age distribution, and online enrollment.
Student Population by Gender
Mercer University has a total of 9,124 enrolled students for the academic year 2023-2024. 4,807 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 4,317 students joined graduate programs.
By gender, 3,061 male and 6,063 female students (the male-female ratio is 34:66) are attending the school. The gender distribution is based on the 2023-2024 data.
Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 9,124 | 4,807 | 4,317 |
Men | 3,061 | 1,664 | 1,397 |
Women | 6,063 | 3,143 | 2,920 |
Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, 3,781 White, 3,067 Black, and 723 Asian students out of a total of 9,124 are attending at Mercer University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in chart below (academic year 2023-2024 data).
Race | Total | Men | Women |
---|---|---|---|
American Indian or Native American | 23 | 5 | 18 |
Asian | 723 | 245 | 478 |
Black | 3,067 | 728 | 2,339 |
Hispanic | 649 | 220 | 429 |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 10 | 1 | 9 |
White | 3,781 | 1,523 | 2,258 |
Two or more races | 295 | 101 | 194 |
Race Unknown | 206 | 71 | 135 |
Race | Total | Men | Women |
---|---|---|---|
American Indian or Native American | 9 | 2 | 7 |
Asian | 391 | 132 | 259 |
Black | 1,579 | 364 | 1,215 |
Hispanic | 399 | 138 | 261 |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 6 | 0 | 6 |
White | 2,012 | 863 | 1,149 |
Two or more races | 203 | 80 | 123 |
Race Unknown | 106 | 40 | 66 |
Race | Total | Men | Women |
---|---|---|---|
American Indian or Native American | 14 | 3 | 11 |
Asian | 332 | 113 | 219 |
Black | 1,488 | 364 | 1,124 |
Hispanic | 250 | 82 | 168 |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 4 | 1 | 3 |
White | 1,769 | 660 | 1,109 |
Two or more races | 92 | 21 | 71 |
Race Unknown | 100 | 31 | 69 |
Student Age Distribution
By age, Mercer has 33 students under 18 years old and 25 students over 65 years old. There are 5,059 students under 25 years old, and 4,065 students over 25 years old out of 9,124 total students.
In undergraduate programs, 33 students are younger than 18 and 3 students are older than 65. Mercer has 3,695 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 1,112 students aged 25 and over.
It has 1,364 graduate students aged under 25 and 2,953 students aged 25 and over.
Age | Total | Men | Women |
---|---|---|---|
Under 18 | 33 | 24 | 9 |
18-19 | 1,584 | 936 | 648 |
20-21 | 1,554 | 942 | 612 |
22-24 | 1,888 | 1,213 | 675 |
25-29 | 1,770 | 1,230 | 540 |
30-34 | 744 | 544 | 200 |
35-39 | 493 | 349 | 144 |
40-49 | 692 | 547 | 145 |
50-64 | 341 | 259 | 82 |
Over 65 | 25 | 19 | 6 |
Age | Total | Men | Women |
---|---|---|---|
Under 18 | 33 | 24 | 9 |
18-19 | 1,581 | 933 | 648 |
20-21 | 1,495 | 898 | 597 |
22-24 | 586 | 358 | 228 |
25-29 | 322 | 263 | 59 |
30-34 | 226 | 191 | 35 |
35-39 | 179 | 144 | 35 |
40-49 | 248 | 219 | 29 |
50-64 | 134 | 110 | 24 |
Over 65 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
Age | Total | Men | Women |
---|---|---|---|
18-19 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
20-21 | 59 | 44 | 15 |
22-24 | 1,302 | 855 | 447 |
25-29 | 1,448 | 967 | 481 |
30-34 | 518 | 353 | 165 |
35-39 | 314 | 205 | 109 |
40-49 | 444 | 328 | 116 |
50-64 | 207 | 149 | 58 |
Over 65 | 22 | 16 | 6 |
Online Student Enrollment
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially who want to continue education and work in field. At Mercer University, 1,945 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1,292 students are enrolled in some online courses.
1,754 students lived in Georgia or jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 191 students live in other State or outside of the United States.
All Students | Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | |
---|---|---|---|
All Students | 9,124 | 1,945 | 1,292 |
Undergraduate | 4,807 | 924 | 441 |
Graduate | 4,317 | 1,021 | 851 |
Georgia Residents | Other States in U.S. | Outside of U.S. | |
---|---|---|---|
All Students | 1,754 | 190 | 1 |
Undergraduate | 879 | 44 | 1 |
Graduate | 875 | 146 | 0 |
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Among 4,807 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 462 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 9.61%.323 students have transferred in as full-time status and 139 students transferred in as part-time status.
Number of Students | |
---|---|
Regular Full-time | 3,854 |
Transfer-in Full-time | 323 |
Regular Part-time | 491 |
Transfer-in Part-time | 139 |
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