Mercer University
DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE - Fall Semester 2003

FINAL
Enrollment as of the end of the day November 10, 2003

Atlanta Programs Only
Includes programs in Business, Education, Nursing, Pharmacy, Theology and Continuing & Professional Studies administered in Atlanta
College Codes BEA, EDA, CNA, CON, PHP, THT, and CPA only

This demographic profile provides student headcount and FTE statistics by:
- ethnicity,
- age,
- religious preference,
- geographic origin, and
- marital status.


May be duplicated counts.
Each valid program is counted; a student may have a valid matriculation at more than one level
and/or in more than one college.

KEY
FT = Full-Time Headcount
PT = Part-Time Headcount
N = Total Headcount
Hours = Hours Attempted
FTE = Full-Time Equivalent

FTE is calculated as follows:
Full-Time Students - FTE = 1.0
Part-Time Students - FTE = Hours Attempted/Full-Time Load Equivalent

Full-Time Load Equivalent and Full-Time/Part-Time status vary by school and program.
See individual school pages for more information.

DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE - Atlanta Programs
College Codes BEA, EDA, CNA, CON, PHP, THT, and CPA only
Atlanta Programs
Summary 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
Total (Unduplicated) 1429 812 2241 244331888.8 620 513.7 16211375.0
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 394 125 519 6564 470.2 82 61.5 437 408.7
GRADUATE TOTAL 348 636 984 6738 704.3 308 234.8 676 469.5
PROFESSIONAL TOTAL 694 69 763 11278 730.7 240 225.1 523 505.6


Atlanta Programs
Ethnicity 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 394 125 519 6564 470.2 82 61.5 437 408.7
American Indian/Alaskan Native 1 0 1 15 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
Asian or Pacific Islander 11 5 16 168 13.3 3 2.5 13 10.8
Black, Non-Hispanic 108 46 154 1836 134.6 25 17.5 129 117.1
Cuban/Mexican/PR/Hispanic 9 2 11 137 9.8 2 0.8 9 9.0
White, Non-Hispanic 237 56 293 3913 274.0 39 30.3 254 243.8
Nonresident Alien 8 1 9 114 8.8 3 3.0 6 5.8
Other/Unknown 20 15 35 381 28.8 10 7.5 25 21.3
GRADUATE TOTAL 348 636 984 6738 704.3 308 234.8 676 469.5
American Indian/Alaskan Native 1 0 1 9 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
Asian or Pacific Islander 15 18 33 239 24.9 12 9.7 21 15.2
Black, Non-Hispanic 112 211 323 2262 238.8 76 55.1 247 183.6
Cuban/Mexican/PR/Hispanic 4 9 13 82 8.7 6 4.7 7 4.0
White, Non-Hispanic 145 343 488 3124 327.6 157 116.7 331 211.0
Nonresident Alien 38 13 51 459 45.7 30 26.7 21 19.0
Other/Unknown 33 42 75 563 57.7 27 22.0 48 35.7
PROFESSIONAL TOTAL 694 69 763 11278 730.7 240 225.1 523 505.6
American Indian/Alaskan Native 3 0 3 45 3.0 1 1.0 2 2.0
Asian or Pacific Islander 57 3 60 943 58.9 8 7.3 52 51.6
Black, Non-Hispanic 93 21 114 1493 104.4 35 30.1 79 74.3
Cuban/Mexican/PR/Hispanic 7 0 7 100 7.0 2 2.0 5 5.0
White, Non-Hispanic 490 42 532 8016 511.5 177 168.6 355 342.9
Nonresident Alien 16 1 17 221 16.9 9 9.0 8 7.9
Other/Unknown 28 2 30 460 29.1 8 7.1 22 22.0


Atlanta Programs
Age 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 394 125 519 6564 470.2 82 61.5 437 408.7
18-19 57 1 58 878 57.3 1 1.0 57 56.3
20-21 98 8 106 1536 104.1 3 2.5 103 101.6
22-24 98 18 116 1558 111.4 12 10.5 104 100.9
25-29 62 36 98 1115 84.3 19 13.8 79 70.5
30-34 32 33 65 673 51.4 22 15.5 43 35.9
35-39 24 14 38 387 30.1 15 10.3 23 19.8
40-49 23 13 36 408 30.9 10 8.0 26 22.9
50-64 0 2 2 9 0.8 0 0.0 2 0.8
GRADUATE TOTAL 348 636 984 6738 704.3 308 234.8 676 469.5
20-21 1 1 2 18 1.7 1 1.0 1 0.7
22-24 46 50 96 742 75.5 26 22.7 70 52.8
25-29 132 201 333 2360 245.6 103 79.4 230 166.2
30-34 64 140 204 1364 143.0 67 48.6 137 94.4
35-39 39 83 122 809 85.8 43 34.1 79 51.7
40-49 52 114 166 1077 114.4 51 38.0 115 76.4
50-64 13 47 60 357 37.4 16 10.0 44 27.4
Unknown 1 0 1 11 1.0 1 1.0 0 0.0
PROFESSIONAL TOTAL 694 69 763 11278 730.7 240 225.1 523 505.6
18-19 2 0 2 36 2.0 0 0.0 2 2.0
20-21 60 0 60 1059 60.0 10 10.0 50 50.0
22-24 309 4 313 5019 311.1 82 80.1 231 231.0
25-29 199 12 211 3132 205.4 85 82.7 126 122.7
30-34 65 10 75 1013 69.3 28 25.3 47 44.0
35-39 26 10 36 424 32.4 14 11.6 22 20.9
40-49 24 20 44 420 34.3 14 10.3 30 24.1
50-64 9 11 20 166 15.2 6 4.6 14 10.7
Over 64 0 2 2 9 1.0 1 0.7 1 0.3


Atlanta Programs
Religious Preference 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 394 125 519 6564 470.2 82 61.5 437 408.7
Baptist 148 18 166 2342 161.3 13 11.6 153 149.8
Church of God in Christ 6 0 6 87 6.0 0 0.0 6 6.0
Christian Missionary Alliance 1 2 3 31 2.3 0 0.0 3 2.3
Episcopal 3 2 5 66 4.7 1 0.8 4 3.9
Evangelical 1 0 1 12 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
Church of God 2 0 2 25 2.0 0 0.0 2 2.0
Hindu 2 0 2 27 2.0 0 0.0 2 2.0
Islam 2 0 2 30 2.0 0 0.0 2 2.0
Jewish 1 0 1 12 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
Lutheran 1 1 2 24 1.8 0 0.0 2 1.8
Methodist 32 4 36 495 34.8 2 2.0 34 32.8
Muslim 0 1 1 11 0.9 0 0.0 1 0.9
Non Denominational 9 1 10 144 9.9 0 0.0 10 9.9
NOxxx 0 1 1 11 0.9 0 0.0 1 0.9
Pentecostal 3 0 3 42 3.0 0 0.0 3 3.0
Presbyterian 7 1 8 107 7.5 1 0.5 7 7.0
Other Protestant 13 1 14 181 13.3 1 1.0 13 12.3
Roman Catholic 27 2 29 404 28.4 5 5.0 24 23.4
Other 8 1 9 118 8.1 0 0.0 9 8.1
No Preference/Unknown 128 90 218 2396 179.3 59 40.7 159 138.6
GRADUATE TOTAL 348 636 984 6738 704.3 308 234.8 676 469.5
AME (African Meth. Episcopal 0 1 1 6 0.7 0 0.0 1 0.7
Assembly of God 0 1 1 6 0.7 0 0.0 1 0.7
Baptist 31 61 92 629 66.5 15 11.0 77 55.5
Charismatic 1 3 4 24 2.7 0 0.0 4 2.7
Christian Missionary Alliance 1 0 1 9 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
Episcopal 2 11 13 72 8.4 1 0.7 12 7.7
Hindu 3 1 4 39 3.7 3 3.0 1 0.7
Islam 1 1 2 15 1.7 1 1.0 1 0.7
Jewish 2 5 7 42 4.3 0 0.0 7 4.3
Lutheran 1 3 4 23 2.6 1 1.0 3 1.6
Methodist 14 19 33 231 24.4 6 4.7 27 19.7
Non Denominational 0 4 4 24 2.7 2 1.3 2 1.3
Presbyterian 2 6 8 47 4.7 1 1.0 7 3.7
Other Protestant 1 2 3 21 2.0 1 1.0 2 1.0
Roman Catholic 7 23 30 183 19.7 6 3.7 24 16.0
Seventh-Day Adventist 1 0 1 12 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
Unitarian 0 2 2 7 0.8 0 0.0 2 0.8
Other 7 18 25 156 16.3 3 2.0 22 14.3
No Preference/Unknown 274 475 749 5192 540.7 268 204.4 481 336.3
PROFESSIONAL TOTAL 694 69 763 11278 730.7 240 225.1 523 505.6
AME (African Meth. Episcopal 1 1 2 20 1.3 2 1.3 0 0.0
Assembly of God 1 0 1 11 1.0 1 1.0 0 0.0
Baptist 214 45 259 3287 239.0 109 100.0 150 139.1
Buddhist 5 0 5 79 5.0 0 0.0 5 5.0
Church of God in Christ 1 0 1 10 1.0 1 1.0 0 0.0
Christian Missionary Alliance 0 1 1 3 0.3 0 0.0 1 0.3
Episcopal 2 0 2 29 2.0 2 2.0 0 0.0
Hindu 10 0 10 157 10.0 1 1.0 9 9.0
Holiness 0 1 1 3 0.3 1 0.3 0 0.0
Islam 6 0 6 88 6.0 4 4.0 2 2.0
Jewish 2 0 2 30 2.0 0 0.0 2 2.0
Lutheran 2 0 2 35 2.0 0 0.0 2 2.0
Methodist 31 0 31 489 31.0 6 6.0 25 25.0
Muslim 1 0 1 15 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
Non Denominational 24 2 26 332 25.6 9 8.9 17 16.7
Orthodox 2 0 2 33 2.0 0 0.0 2 2.0
Presbyterian 7 0 7 106 7.0 1 1.0 6 6.0
Other Protestant 4 1 5 60 4.7 1 1.0 4 3.7
Roman Catholic 22 1 23 342 22.5 6 6.0 17 16.5
Unitarian 1 0 1 17 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
Other 16 3 19 262 17.5 5 4.7 14 12.8
No Preference/Unknown 342 14 356 5870 348.5 91 86.9 265 261.6


Atlanta Programs
State of Origin 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 394 125 519 6564 470.2 82 61.5 437 408.7
Alabama 1 1 2 19 1.5 1 0.5 1 1.0
Florida 1 1 2 26 1.9 0 0.0 2 1.9
Georgia 371 116 487 6178 441.4 75 55.8 412 385.6
Louisiana 1 0 1 12 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
North Carolina 1 0 1 13 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
Tennessee 3 0 3 46 3.0 0 0.0 3 3.0
Midwest 1 0 1 15 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
Other (US Terr., Foreign) 15 7 22 255 19.4 6 5.3 16 14.2
GRADUATE TOTAL 348 636 984 6738 704.3 308 234.8 676 469.5
Florida 3 4 7 55 5.3 5 4.0 2 1.3
Georgia 299 603 902 6065 636.0 265 198.1 637 437.8
Tennessee 2 0 2 21 2.0 0 0.0 2 2.0
S. Central (AR, MS, OK, TX) 0 1 1 3 0.3 0 0.0 1 0.3
North/Northeast 1 0 1 6 1.0 1 1.0 0 0.0
Other (US Terr., Foreign) 43 28 71 588 59.7 37 31.7 34 28.0
PROFESSIONAL TOTAL 694 69 763 11278 730.7 240 225.1 523 505.6
Alabama 13 2 15 207 14.3 5 4.7 10 9.6
Florida 41 2 43 646 42.0 14 13.5 29 28.5
Georgia 465 58 523 7677 495.2 156 143.2 367 352.0
Kentucky 16 0 16 257 16.0 4 4.0 12 12.0
Louisiana 1 0 1 17 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
North Carolina 7 2 9 120 8.5 4 3.5 5 5.0
South Carolina 5 2 7 70 6.0 1 1.0 6 5.0
Tennessee 78 1 79 1273 78.3 30 29.3 49 49.0
Virginia 5 0 5 74 5.0 2 2.0 3 3.0
S. Central (AR, MS, OK, TX) 12 0 12 175 12.0 4 4.0 8 8.0
North/Northeast 4 0 4 64 4.0 3 3.0 1 1.0
Midwest 6 0 6 85 6.0 2 2.0 4 4.0
West (Includes HI and AK) 4 0 4 61 4.0 2 2.0 2 2.0
Other (US Terr., Foreign) 37 2 39 552 38.5 13 13.0 26 25.5


Atlanta Programs
Marital Status 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 394 125 519 6564 470.2 82 61.5 437 408.7
Divorced 5 1 6 72 5.8 0 0.0 6 5.8
Married 58 39 97 1074 80.3 29 21.2 68 59.1
Separated 1 0 1 15 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
Single 306 60 366 4931 346.7 34 27.8 332 318.9
Not Specified 24 25 49 473 36.5 19 12.5 30 24.0
GRADUATE TOTAL 348 636 984 6738 704.3 308 234.8 676 469.5
Divorced 5 17 22 130 14.0 3 1.3 19 12.7
Married 102 226 328 2140 226.3 119 88.4 209 137.9
Single 142 219 361 2584 268.1 109 85.0 252 183.1
Other 1 1 2 16 1.7 0 0.0 2 1.7
Widow/Widower 1 5 6 39 4.4 1 0.7 5 3.7
Not Specified 97 168 265 1829 189.9 76 59.4 189 130.5
PROFESSIONAL TOTAL 694 69 763 11278 730.7 240 225.1 523 505.6
Divorced 7 3 10 108 8.6 2 2.0 8 6.6
Married 87 26 113 1382 102.8 57 50.5 56 52.4
Single 174 21 195 2713 184.1 70 65.5 125 118.6
Not Specified 426 19 445 7075 435.3 111 107.1 334 328.1

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