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 Student Enrolled By Gender
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total9,1244,8074,317
Men3,0611,6641,397
Women6,0633,1432,920
Mercer University 2024 Student Population by Gender and Race chartMercer University 2024 Undergraduate Enrollment by Gender and Race chartMercer University 2024 Graduate Enrollment by Gender and Race chart

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/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American23518
Asian723245478
Black3,0677282,339
Hispanic649220429
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders1019
White3,7811,5232,258
Two or more races295101194
Race Unknown20671135
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American927
Asian391132259
Black1,5793641,215
Hispanic399138261
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders606
White2,0128631,149
Two or more races20380123
Race Unknown1064066
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American14311
Asian332113219
Black1,4883641,124
Hispanic25082168
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders413
White1,7696601,109
Two or more races922171
Race Unknown1003169
Mercer University 2024 Student Population by Gender and Race chartMercer University 2024 Undergraduate Enrollment by Gender and Race chartMercer University 2024 Graduate Enrollment by Gender and Race chart

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.

Student Age Distribution (Total)
AgeTotalMenWomen
Under 1833249
18-191,584936648
20-211,554942612
22-241,8881,213675
25-291,7701,230540
30-34744544200
35-39493349144
40-49692547145
50-6434125982
Over 6525196
Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
AgeTotalMenWomen
Under 1833249
18-191,581933648
20-211,495898597
22-24586358228
25-2932226359
30-3422619135
35-3917914435
40-4924821929
50-6413411024
Over 65330
Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
AgeTotalMenWomen
18-19330
20-21594415
22-241,302855447
25-291,448967481
30-34518353165
35-39314205109
40-49444328116
50-6420714958
Over 6522166
Mercer University 2024 Student Population by Age chartMercer University 2024 Student Population Age Diversity Pie chartMercer University 2024 Undergraduate Enrollment by Age chartMercer University 2024 Undergraduate Enrollment Age Diversity Pie chartMercer University 2024 Graduate Enrollment by Age chartMercer University 2024 Graduate Enrollment Age Diversity Pie chart

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.

Online Student Population
All StudentsEnrolled Exclusively Online CoursesEnrolled in Some Online Courses
All Students9,1241,9451,292
Undergraduate4,807924441
Graduate4,3171,021851
Online Student Population by Locality
Georgia ResidentsOther States in U.S.Outside of U.S.
All Students1,7541901
Undergraduate879441
Graduate8751460
Mercer University 2024 Online Student Population chart

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.

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Number of Students
Regular Full-time3,854
Transfer-in Full-time323
Regular Part-time491
Transfer-in Part-time139

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