Mercer University
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Mercer University is a private research university in Macon, GA (city setting), with 4,807 undergraduates (66% women). It admitted 66% of 11,058 applicants — upper half for selectivity among Division I schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1180–1350 on the SAT and 25–31 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $59,482 a year for out-of-state students; aided first-year students paid $24,197 on average after grants (lower half for affordability in its division). 73% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in health professions & nursing, business, biological sciences. The campus reported 2.03 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — bottom quarter for safety among Division I schools.
Against Division I schools
Percentile among 366 Division I institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Mercer University ranks
0 top-ten finishes among Division I schools, across 64 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 73%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $33,380
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 3 burglaries · 49 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Mercer University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Mercer University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Southern Conference | 25 | room 3 | 2 | $1M | $41,879 | 993 | |
| Baseball | Southern Conference | 48 | 14 over | 4 | $1.8M | $38,141 | 1000 | |
| Men's Basketball | Southern Conference | 14 | room 1 | 5 | $2.3M | $167,591 | 975 | |
| Women's Basketball | Southern Conference | 15 | at cap | 5 | $2.1M | $141,434 | 986 | |
| Women's Beach Volleyball | Sun Belt Conference | 19 | at cap | 3 | $323k | $16,986 | 1000 | |
| Men's Cross Country | Southern Conference | 16 | room 1 | 2 | $352k | $22,005 | 1000 | |
| Women's Cross Country | Southern Conference | 14 | room 3 | 2 | $225k | $16,063 | 979 | |
| Football | Southern Conference | 109 | 4 over | 3 | $7.5M | $68,894 | 961 | |
| Men's Golf | Southern Conference | 10 | 1 over | 1 | $559k | $55,938 | 1000 | |
| Women's Golf | Southern Conference | 7 | room 2 | 1 | $647k | $92,402 | 984 | |
| Men's Lacrosse | Atlantic Sun Conference | 50 | 2 over | 4 | $1.2M | $24,902 | 974 | |
| Women's Lacrosse | Big South Conference | 43 | 5 over | 3 | $1.1M | $26,529 | 992 | |
| Men's Soccer | Southern Conference | 31 | 3 over | 4 | $834k | $26,896 | 997 | |
| Softball | Southern Conference | 25 | at cap | 2 | $1.4M | $56,358 | 997 | |
| Men's Tennis | Southern Conference | 9 | room 1 | 2 | $486k | $53,980 | 992 | |
| Women's Tennis | Southern Conference | 8 | room 2 | 2 | $536k | $67,010 | 1000 | |
| Women's Track & Field | Southern Conference | 27 | room 18 | 4 | $468k | $17,321 | 981 | |
| Women's Volleyball | Southern Conference | 12 | room 6 | 2 | $1M | $86,991 | 995 |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.