Mercer University

Common Data Set
2005-06

F. STUDENT LIFE

Last Updated:  November 18, 2005

Mercer University has several distinct programs for undergraduate degree-seeking students:  1. Our "traditional" program is offered on our main campus in Macon, Georgia; it is a daytime program geared toward traditional age, first-time college students.  2. Mercer offers an evening and weekend continuing education program geared toward adults held at off-campus centers around the state of Georgia.  3. Our branch campus in Atlanta offers upper division undergraduate courses leading to a BBA in business.  4. Our Georgia Baptist College of Nursing offers undergraduate nursing degrees on the Atlanta Campus. Activities, housing options, and athletic program availability vary by program.  The responses in this section are based on our dominate undergraduate program, the Macon campus traditional program

CDS F1. Percentages of first-time, first-year (freshman) students and all degree-seeking undergraduates enrolled in fall 2005 who fit the following categories:

	First-time, first-year (freshman) students	All degree-seeking undergraduates
Percent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresident aliens)	25%	24%
Percent of men who join fraternities	19%	24%
Percent of women who join sororities	24%	25%
Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or  -affiliated housing	90%	66%
Percent who live off campus or commute	10%	34%
Percent of students age 25 and older	0%	4%
Average age of full-time students	18	20
Average age of all students (full- and part-time)	18	20

CDS F2. Activities offered  
    Choral groups
    Concert bands
    Dance
    Drama/theater
    Jazz band
    Literary magazine
    Music ensembles
    Opera
    Pep band
    Student government
    Student newspaper
    Student-run film society

For more information on student activities, visit the home page of Mercer's Division of Student Affairs.

CDS F3.  Army ROTC is offered on-campus. 

Athletics
Mercer is a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), Division 1

Club Sports offer students the opportunity to form a club in a special interest. Active clubs on campus include: Karatee, Lacrosse, Rugby, Soccer, Tae Kwando, Ultimate Frisbee, and Water sports.

*All intramural sports are offered to both men and women.  There are co-ed leagues as well.

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