Mercer University
DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE - Fall 1992

Last Revised 2/27/97

College of Liberal Arts

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

A table with summary information for the school is followed by tables for each of the items listed above by location and career level (where applicable for school and term).

KEY
FT = Full-Time Headcount
PT = Part-Time Headcount
N = Total Headcount
Hours = Hours Attempted
FTE = Full-Time Equivalent
All statistics are based on 20th class day enrollment.

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

FTE and Full-Time/Part-Time status are calculated based on the following full-time load equivalents for all terms, fall, winter, spring and summer:

Undergraduate Students
12 credit hours
Graduate Students
10 credit hours

DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE - College of Liberal Arts
College of Liberal Arts
Summary 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
College of Liberal Arts 1458 306 1764 24016 1619.2 629 598.9 1135 1020.3
Undergraduate Total 1326 66 1392 21223 1367.4 565 553.6 827 813.8
Graduate Total 132 240 372 2793 251.8 64 45.3 308 206.5
College of Liberal Arts, ATL 99 134 233 1875 166.0 33 24.0 200 142.0
College of Liberal Arts, Macon 1359 172 1531 22141 1453.2 596 574.9 935 878.3


ATLANTA
College of Liberal Arts
Atlanta / Ethnicity 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
GRADUATE TOTAL 99 134 233 1875 166.0 33 24.0 200 142.0
Black, Non-Hispanic 12 22 34 240 23.0 3 2.5 31 20.5
White, Non-Hispanic 87 112 199 1635 143.0 30 21.5 169 121.5


College of Liberal Arts
Atlanta / Age 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
GRADUATE TOTAL 99 134 233 1875 166.0 33 24.0 200 142.0
22-24 24 13 37 365 30.5 2 1.5 35 29.0
25-29 36 44 80 635 58.0 9 6.5 71 51.5
30-34 19 22 41 355 30.0 8 6.0 33 24.0
35-39 9 21 30 210 19.5 4 2.5 26 17.0
40-49 10 31 41 280 25.5 9 6.5 32 19.0
50-64 1 3 4 30 2.5 1 1.0 3 1.5


College of Liberal Arts
Atlanta / Religious Preference 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
GRADUATE TOTAL 99 134 233 1875 166.0 33 24.0 200 142.0
Baptist 16 38 54 400 35.0 5 3.0 49 32.0
Episcopal 8 4 12 115 10.0 1 1.0 11 9.0
Jewish 4 1 5 45 4.5 1 1.0 4 3.5
Lutheran 3 2 5 40 4.0 0 0.0 5 4.0
Methodist 15 28 43 315 29.0 9 7.0 34 22.0
Presbyterian 9 14 23 195 16.0 3 1.5 20 14.5
Roman Catholic 13 14 27 235 20.0 2 2.0 25 18.0
Other 12 12 24 200 18.0 5 3.0 19 15.0
Unknown/No Preference 19 21 40 330 29.5 7 5.5 33 24.0


College of Liberal Arts
Atlanta / State of Origin 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
GRADUATE TOTAL 99 134 233 1875 166.0 33 24.0 200 142.0
Georgia 99 128 227 1845 163.0 33 24.0 194 139.0
Other (US Terr., Foreign) 0 2 2 10 1.0 0 0.0 2 1.0
Not Specified 0 4 4 20 2.0 0 0.0 4 2.0


College of Liberal Arts
Atlanta / Marital Status 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
GRADUATE TOTAL 99 134 233 1875 166.0 33 24.0 200 142.0
Divorced 1 3 4 25 2.5 0 0.0 4 2.5
Married 41 85 126 925 83.5 22 16.0 104 67.5
Single 57 45 102 920 79.5 11 8.0 91 71.5
Widow/Widower 0 1 1 5 0.5 0 0.0 1 0.5


College of Liberal Arts
Atlanta / Greek Org. Membership 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
GRADUATE TOTAL 99 134 233 1875 166.0 33 24.0 200 142.0
Phi Kappa Phi 1 1 2 20 1.5 0 0.0 2 1.5
Unaffiliated 98 133 231 1855 164.5 33 24.0 198 140.5


MACON
College of Liberal Arts
Macon / Ethnicity 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 1326 66 1392 21223 1367.4 565 553.6 827 813.8
American Indian/Alaskan Native 6 0 6 94 6.0 3 3.0 3 3.0
Asian or Pacific Islander 24 4 28 398 26.1 8 6.7 20 19.4
Black, Non-Hispanic 177 6 183 2807 180.8 50 49.7 133 131.1
Hispanic 25 1 26 391 25.8 16 15.8 10 10.0
White, Non-Hispanic 1061 51 1112 16988 1093.2 474 465.3 638 627.9
Foreign Student 3 1 4 52 3.4 1 0.4 3 3.0
Other 3 1 4 56 3.8 2 1.8 2 2.0
Not Specified 27 2 29 437 28.3 11 10.8 18 17.4
GRADUATE TOTAL 33 106 139 918 85.8 31 21.3 108 64.5
Black, Non-Hispanic 4 6 10 85 7.0 3 2.5 7 4.5
White, Non-Hispanic 29 96 125 813 76.8 27 18.3 98 58.5
Not Specified 0 4 4 20 2.0 1 0.5 3 1.5


College of Liberal Arts
Macon / Age 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 1326 66 1392 21223 1367.4 565 553.6 827 813.8
Under 18 49 0 49 777 49.0 11 11.0 38 38.0
18-19 632 7 639 9914 637.3 235 233.7 404 403.6
20-21 451 7 458 7119 456.2 208 207.4 250 248.8
22-24 121 23 144 2076 135.9 73 67.8 71 68.1
25-29 35 6 41 583 38.8 20 19.1 21 19.7
30-34 16 4 20 282 18.5 4 3.7 16 14.8
35-39 11 6 17 217 13.9 7 5.3 10 8.7
40-49 10 10 20 219 15.1 6 4.7 14 10.4
50-64 0 3 3 21 1.8 0 0.0 3 1.8
Over 64 1 0 1 15 1.0 1 1.0 0 0.0
GRADUATE TOTAL 33 106 139 918 85.8 31 21.3 108 64.5
20-21 1 0 1 15 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
22-24 10 10 20 180 15.0 3 2.5 17 12.5
25-29 7 21 28 177 17.2 6 4.2 22 13.0
30-34 4 17 21 131 12.6 5 3.1 16 9.5
35-39 3 16 19 115 11.0 4 3.0 15 8.0
40-49 8 35 43 265 25.5 12 8.0 31 17.5
50-64 0 7 7 35 3.5 1 0.5 6 3.0


College of Liberal Arts
Macon / Religious Preference 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 1326 66 1392 21223 1367.4 565 553.6 827 813.8
Baptist 587 33 620 9481 608.6 232 227.1 388 381.4
Episcopal 67 1 68 1037 67.4 38 38.0 30 29.4
Hindu 3 0 3 47 3.0 1 1.0 2 2.0
Jewish 9 0 9 137 9.0 5 5.0 4 4.0
Lutheran 16 1 17 251 16.4 5 4.4 12 12.0
Methodist 184 10 194 2973 189.8 78 75.8 116 114.1
Presbyterian 87 1 88 1353 87.8 43 43.0 45 44.8
Roman Catholic 125 6 131 1991 128.5 57 56.0 74 72.5
Other 112 8 120 1804 117.3 48 45.3 72 72.0
Unknown/No Preference 136 6 142 2149 139.5 58 58.0 84 81.5
GRADUATE TOTAL 33 106 139 918 85.8 31 21.3 108 64.5
Baptist 8 12 20 155 14.0 4 2.5 16 11.5
Episcopal 1 1 2 12 1.2 1 0.2 1 1.0
Methodist 3 5 8 65 5.5 1 1.0 7 4.5
Presbyterian 2 2 4 35 3.0 1 0.5 3 2.5
Roman Catholic 1 1 2 15 1.5 0 0.0 2 1.5
Other 2 6 8 50 5.0 3 2.5 5 2.5
Unknown/No Preference 16 79 95 586 55.6 21 14.6 74 41.0


College of Liberal Arts
Macon / State of Origin 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 1326 66 1392 21223 1367.4 565 553.6 827 813.8
Alabama 24 0 24 391 24.0 11 11.0 13 13.0
Florida 198 5 203 3096 201.3 84 82.5 119 118.8
Georgia 864 55 919 13959 898.7 359 351.0 560 547.7
Kentucky 4 0 4 61 4.0 0 0.0 4 4.0
Louisiana 10 0 10 158 10.0 4 4.0 6 6.0
North Carolina 8 0 8 122 8.0 4 4.0 4 4.0
South Carolina 15 0 15 231 15.0 7 7.0 8 8.0
Tennessee 27 0 27 429 27.0 6 6.0 21 21.0
Virginia 11 0 11 170 11.0 7 7.0 4 4.0
S. Central (AR, MS, OK, TX) 16 0 16 250 16.0 6 6.0 10 10.0
North/Northeast 38 0 38 586 38.0 19 19.0 19 19.0
Midwest 13 0 13 210 13.0 8 8.0 5 5.0
West (Includes HI and AK) 5 0 5 84 5.0 2 2.0 3 3.0
Other (US Terr., Foreign) 12 2 14 191 12.8 7 5.8 7 7.0
Not Specified 81 4 85 1285 83.5 41 40.3 44 43.3
GRADUATE TOTAL 33 106 139 918 85.8 31 21.3 108 64.5
Alabama 0 1 1 5 0.5 0 0.0 1 0.5
Florida 1 2 3 20 2.0 0 0.0 3 2.0
Georgia 30 94 124 812 76.7 28 19.2 96 57.5
North/Northeast 1 0 1 20 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
Not Specified 1 9 10 61 5.6 3 2.1 7 3.5


College of Liberal Arts
Macon / Marital Status 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 1326 66 1392 21223 1367.4 565 553.6 827 813.8
Divorced 3 0 3 51 3.0 1 1.0 2 2.0
Married 53 16 69 920 61.4 20 17.9 49 43.5
Separated 2 0 2 30 2.0 0 0.0 2 2.0
Single 1256 48 1304 20016 1287.7 536 526.7 768 761.0
Widow/Widower 2 0 2 30 2.0 2 2.0 0 0.0
Not Specified 10 2 12 176 11.3 6 6.0 6 5.3
GRADUATE TOTAL 33 106 139 918 85.8 31 21.3 108 64.5
Married 12 59 71 430 41.5 15 10.5 56 31.0
Single 20 40 60 442 39.7 13 9.2 47 30.5
Not Specified 1 7 8 46 4.6 3 1.6 5 3.0


College of Liberal Arts
Macon / Greek Org. Membership 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 1326 66 1392 21223 1367.4 565 553.6 827 813.8
Alpha Delta Pi 34 0 34 533 34.0 0 0.0 34 34.0
Alpha Gamma Delta 47 0 47 734 47.0 0 0.0 47 47.0
Alpha Kappa Alpha 6 0 6 99 6.0 0 0.0 6 6.0
Alpha Phi Alpha 5 0 5 77 5.0 4 4.0 1 1.0
Alpha Tau Omega 9 0 9 137 9.0 9 9.0 0 0.0
Chi Omega 35 1 36 542 35.4 0 0.0 36 35.4
Delta Sigma Theta 6 0 6 93 6.0 0 0.0 6 6.0
Kappa Alpha 24 0 24 360 24.0 24 24.0 0 0.0
Kappa Sigma 32 0 32 485 32.0 31 31.0 1 1.0
Lambda Chi Alpha 18 0 18 273 18.0 18 18.0 0 0.0
Phi Delta Theta 5 0 5 80 5.0 5 5.0 0 0.0
Pi Kappa Phi 22 0 22 338 22.0 22 22.0 0 0.0
Phi Mu 48 1 49 754 48.4 0 0.0 49 48.4
Sigma Nu 17 1 18 270 17.8 18 17.8 0 0.0
Unaffiliated 1018 63 1081 16448 1057.7 434 422.7 647 634.9
GRADUATE TOTAL 33 106 139 918 85.8 31 21.3 108 64.5
Alpha Gamma Delta 1 0 1 10 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
Chi Omega 0 1 1 5 0.5 0 0.0 1 0.5
Unaffiliated 32 105 137 903 84.3 31 21.3 106 63.0

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