Division I · Southern Conference
Mercer University · Campus
Macon, GA · City · Private · Research university · the Bears · Website ↗
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.
Midsize city
Setting
100,000–250,000
4,807
Undergraduates
+ 4,317 graduate students
13:1
Student–faculty
Division I median 16:1
83%
Return for year two
Division I median 83%
13%
From out of state
+ 2% from abroad
$15k
Food & housing
on campus · median $13k
The place
- SettingMidsize city (100,000–250,000) Macon, GA
- TypePrivate · Research university
- CalendarSemester
- MedicalGrants medical degrees
- Admissions66% admitted · admissions
Setting is the NCES locale of the campus address. Schools within 100 miles are on the overview.
Who is on campus
Students
4,8074,317
Undergraduates 4,807Graduate students 4,317
Where first-years come from
86%13%
In state 86%Other states 13%Abroad 2%
Division I median: 72% in state.
Undergraduates by race and ethnicity
42%33%
White 42%Hispanic 8%Black 33%Asian 8%Two or more 4%International 2%Not reported 2%
- Women66%
- Full-time87% of undergraduates · median 89%
- First-year class1,041 entered last fall
- Transfers in462 10% of undergraduates, last fall
- Online9% take some classes online 19% fully online
- Registered with disability services3% or fewer of undergraduates
Living there
| Where you live | Food & housing | Other expenses | A year |
|---|---|---|---|
| On campus | $14,528 | $2,864 | $17,392 |
| Off campus | $14,528 | $2,864 | $17,392 |
| With family | — | $2,864 | $2,864 |
The school's own budget figures for a year, on top of tuition and fees — the Division I median for on-campus food and housing is $13,310. Athletic aid can cover room and board; the full cost picture.
Services a recruit asks about
- ROTCArmy
- Study abroadOffered
- Veteran and military supportDedicated services
- Campus safety2.03 violent / 1,000 a year · the safety page bottom quarter for safety in Division I
- Degrees offeredBachelor's · doctoral · Master's · majors
Division I campuses
66%19%13%
City 66%Suburb 19%Town 13%Rural 3%
66% of the 366 Division I schools are public; the median has 9,822 undergraduates and a 16:1 student-faculty ratio.
Where it ranks
Among Division I schools; every list Mercer University is on.
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