Gender Diversity
Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at Mercer is greatly skewed towards women students, with 65.4% of undergraduate students being women and 34.6% being men. The total number of full-time, first-year undergraduate students is 4,941, with 3,231 women and 1,710 men.
On the other hand, the graduate student population at Mercer is greatly skewed towards women students, with 68.6% of undergraduate students being women and 31.4% being men. The total number of full-time, graduate students is 4,068, with 2,791 women and 1,277 men.
Undergraduate Students
- men 34.6% 1,710 students
- women 65.4% 3,231 students
Graduate Students
- men 31.4% 1,277 students
- women 68.6% 2,791 students
Racial Diversity
2021-2022 Academic Year
The largest ethnic group among the students is White, comprising 45.3% of the undergraduates population , with a total of 2,235 students.
Following closely behind are African American students, constituting 30.6% of the student body, with 1,511 students. Asian students represent 8.2% of the population, with 404 students, while Hispanic students account for 7.0%, with 347 students. Mixed race students account for 4.3% of the undergraduate student body, comprising 214 students. Finally, Hawaiian students have the smallest representation at 0.1% , with 5 students.
International students make up 1.5% of the undergraduate population, totaling 76 students.
There is also a notable percentage of students with an unknown race, making up 2.9% of the population, totaling 142 students.
The statistics/chart presented below provide an overview of the racial composition of all students (including undergraduate, graduate and transfer-in students) offering insights into the diversity present within Mercer.
Undergraduate Students
- White 45.3% 2,235 students
- African American 30.6% 1,511 students
- Asian 8.2% 404 students
- Hispanic 7.0% 347 students
- Mixed race 4.3% 214 students
- Unknown race 2.9% 142 students
- International students 1.5% 76 students
- Hawaiian 0.1% 5 students
Graduate Students
- White 45.3% 1,840 students
- African American 32.1% 1,305 students
- Asian 9.3% 377 students
- Hispanic 4.9% 199 students
- International students 4.0% 163 students
- Unknown race 2.6% 105 students
- Mixed race 1.8% 72 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 2 students
Transfer Students
- African American 44.1% 197 students
- White 36.7% 164 students
- Hispanic 6.7% 30 students
- Asian 4.7% 21 students
- Mixed race 3.6% 16 students
- Unknown race 2.9% 13 students
- International students 1.1% 5 students
- Hawaiian 0.2% 1 students
Students Age Diversity
- 20-21 32% 1,597 students
- 18-19 30% 1,491 students
- 22-24 12% 581 students
- 25-29 8% 383 students
- 40-49 5% 271 students
- 30-34 5% 248 students
- 35-39 4% 179 students
- 50-64 3% 147 students
- 25-29 35% 1,438 students
- 22-24 30% 1,229 students
- 30-34 12% 501 students
- 40-49 8% 345 students
- 35-39 8% 309 students
- 50-64 4% 178 students
- 20-21 1% 59 students
- 18-19 0% 1 students
Residency of Students
The following interactive map shows the residency of undergraduate students who enrolled at Mercer University in the 2022 academic year.
| State name | Students Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia | 844 | 88.56% | |
| Florida | 23 | 2.41% | |
| Alabama | 12 | 1.26% | |
| South Carolina | 9 | less than 1% | |
| Tennessee | 9 | less than 1% | |
| Texas | 9 | less than 1% | |
| Virginia | 7 | less than 1% | |
| North Carolina | 6 | less than 1% | |
| Illinois | 5 | less than 1% | |
| Maryland | 5 | less than 1% | |
| Colorado | 4 | less than 1% | |
| New York | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Arkansas | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Connecticut | 2 | less than 1% | |
| New Hampshire | 2 | less than 1% | |
| New Jersey | 2 | less than 1% | |
| California | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Indiana | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Michigan | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Missouri | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Mississippi | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Pennsylvania | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Washington | 1 | less than 1% |
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