The student population at Mercer University is 8,889 (4,859 undergraduate and 4,030 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 538 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at Mercer is 54.66% which is increased by 440 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 98 and it has been increasing.

The female to male ratio is 2.05 to 1 which means that majority of population is on female students.

1,814 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 372.40% since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 8,716 where 8,889 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

54.66% of total students is undergraduate students and 45.34% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has increased by 440 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 98 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 2.05 to 1 and it means that there are far more female students enrolled in Mercer than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Mercer University since 2013.

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-148,3514,4191,6282,7913,9321,4102,522
2014-158,552
201
4,570
151
1,795
167
2,775
-16
3,982
50
1,455
45
2,527
5
2015-168,600
48
4,667
97
1,836
41
2,831
56
3,933
-49
1,393
-62
2,540
13
2016-178,615
15
4,706
39
1,796
-40
2,910
79
3,909
-24
1,383
-10
2,526
-14
2017-188,653
38
4,747
41
1,789
-7
2,958
48
3,906
-3
1,344
-39
2,562
36
2018-198,740
87
4,797
50
1,813
24
2,984
26
3,943
37
1,360
16
2,583
21
2019-208,7404,865
68
1,800
-13
3,065
81
3,875
-68
1,296
-64
2,579
-4
2020-219,006
266
4,911
46
1,770
-30
3,141
76
4,095
220
1,330
34
2,765
186
2021-229,009
3
4,941
30
1,710
-60
3,231
90
4,068
-27
1,277
-53
2,791
26
2022-238,889
-120
4,859
-82
1,680
-30
3,179
-52
4,030
-38
1,232
-45
2,798
7
Average8,7164,7481,7622,9873,9671,3482,619
Mercer University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 4,748 where 4,859 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Mercer University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-144,4193,6591,4592,200760169591
2014-154,5703,8331,5992,234737196541
2015-164,6673,8811,6492,232786187599
2016-174,7064,0351,6352,400671161510
2017-184,7474,1351,6482,487612141471
2018-194,7974,2591,6882,571538125413
2019-204,8654,2601,6602,600605140465
2020-214,9114,2191,6152,604692155537
2021-224,9414,2311,5552,676710155555
2022-234,8594,1291,5262,603730154576
Average4,7484,7481,6032,4614,748158526
Mercer University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 3,967 where 4,030 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Mercer University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-143,9322,7761,0851,6911,156325831
2014-153,9822,8391,1291,7101,143326817
2015-163,9332,8181,0961,7221,115297818
2016-173,9092,7741,0691,7051,135314821
2017-183,9062,8321,0551,7771,074289785
2018-193,9432,8431,0601,7831,100300800
2019-203,8752,7759851,7901,100311789
2020-214,0952,9071,0191,8881,188311877
2021-224,0682,9349911,9431,134286848
2022-234,0302,8429241,9181,188308880
Average3,9673,9671,0411,7933,967307827
Mercer University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 44.12% and the percentage of black students is 31.95% at Mercer University. 8.38% of enrolled students is Asian.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Mercer University over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-14365152,578272114,038136
2014-15455662,550330124,120144
2015-16346092,567352164,109172
2016-17226572,562383144,132187
2017-18197312,57740584,032201
2018-19177702,52847744,034220
2019-20157852,58250163,998219
2020-21147972,823531104,030236
2021-22127812,81654674,075286
2022-23137452,84058593,922288
Average236962,642438104,049209
Mercer University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

1,814 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 20% of total students. The number of online students has increased 372.40% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Mercer University from 2014 to 2023.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-158,5523841,0477,121
2015-168,6004871,0217,092
2016-178,6157028827,031
2017-188,6536561,2256,772
2018-198,7408991,1346,707
2019-208,7401,1101,1236,507
2020-219,0061,7382,6034,665
2021-229,0091,7671,3205,922
2022-238,8891,8141,2115,864
Average8,7561,0621,2856,409

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