Mercer University
DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE - Fall 1992

Last Revised 2/27/97

School of Engineering

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
9 credit hours

DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE - School of Engineering
School of Engineering
Summary 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
School of Engineering 414 185 599 7453 484.6 466 368.3 133 116.3
Undergraduate Total 412 32 444 6906 424.1 334 316.7 110 107.3
Graduate Total 2 153 155 547 60.5 132 51.6 23 9.0
School of Engineering, Atlanta 1 26 27 108 12.0 26 11.3 1 0.7
School of Engineering, Macon 413 159 572 7345 472.6 440 357.0 132 115.6


ATLANTA
School of Engineering
Atlanta / Ethnicity 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
GRADUATE TOTAL 1 26 27 108 12.0 26 11.3 1 0.7
Asian or Pacific Islander 0 1 1 6 0.7 1 0.7 0 0.0
Black, Non-Hispanic 0 2 2 9 1.0 2 1.0 0 0.0
Hispanic 0 1 1 3 0.3 1 0.3 0 0.0
White, Non-Hispanic 1 19 20 78 8.6 20 8.6 0 0.0
Foreign Student 0 2 2 9 1.0 1 0.3 1 0.7
Not Specified 0 1 1 3 0.3 1 0.3 0 0.0


School of Engineering
Atlanta / Age 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
GRADUATE TOTAL 1 26 27 108 12.0 26 11.3 1 0.7
22-24 0 4 4 15 1.7 4 1.7 0 0.0
25-29 1 8 9 45 5.0 9 5.0 0 0.0
30-34 0 5 5 18 2.0 4 1.3 1 0.7
35-39 0 7 7 24 2.7 7 2.7 0 0.0
40-49 0 2 2 6 0.7 2 0.7 0 0.0


School of Engineering
Atlanta / Religious Preference 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
GRADUATE TOTAL 1 26 27 108 12.0 26 11.3 1 0.7
Unknown/No Preference 1 26 27 108 12.0 26 11.3 1 0.7


School of Engineering
Atlanta / State of Origin 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
GRADUATE TOTAL 1 26 27 108 12.0 26 11.3 1 0.7
Other (US Terr., Foreign) 0 3 3 15 1.7 2 1.0 1 0.7
Not Specified 1 23 24 93 10.3 24 10.3 0 0.0


School of Engineering
Atlanta / Marital Status 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
GRADUATE TOTAL 1 26 27 108 12.0 26 11.3 1 0.7
Married 0 12 12 42 4.6 11 4.0 1 0.7
Single 1 11 12 54 6.0 12 6.0 0 0.0
Not Specified 0 3 3 12 1.3 3 1.3 0 0.0


School of Engineering
Atlanta / Greek Org. Membership 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
GRADUATE TOTAL 1 26 27 108 12.0 26 11.3 1 0.7
Unaffiliated 1 26 27 108 12.0 26 11.3 1 0.7


MACON
School of Engineering
Macon / Ethnicity 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 412 32 444 6906 424.1 334 316.7 110 107.3
American Indian/Alaskan Native 2 0 2 34 2.0 1 1.0 1 1.0
Asian or Pacific Islander 21 1 22 358 21.1 20 19.1 2 2.0
Black, Non-Hispanic 56 4 60 936 58.7 33 32.2 27 26.5
Hispanic 7 0 7 118 7.0 6 6.0 1 1.0
White, Non-Hispanic 311 26 337 5218 320.1 258 243.3 79 76.8
Foreign Student 7 0 7 114 7.0 7 7.0 0 0.0
Not Specified 8 1 9 128 8.3 9 8.3 0 0.0
GRADUATE TOTAL 1 127 128 439 48.6 106 40.3 22 8.3
Asian or Pacific Islander 0 2 2 9 1.0 2 1.0 0 0.0
Black, Non-Hispanic 0 4 4 17 1.9 3 1.2 1 0.7
Hispanic 0 5 5 10 1.1 5 1.1 0 0.0
White, Non-Hispanic 0 74 74 231 25.5 64 22.5 10 3.0
Not Specified 1 42 43 172 19.1 32 14.4 11 4.7


School of Engineering
Macon / Age 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 412 32 444 6906 424.1 334 316.7 110 107.3
Under 18 10 0 10 171 10.0 6 6.0 4 4.0
18-19 153 3 156 2656 153.0 113 111.0 43 42.0
20-21 123 10 133 2004 125.3 97 89.7 36 35.7
22-24 71 7 78 1152 74.4 67 63.4 11 11.0
25-29 30 4 34 485 32.5 29 27.7 5 4.8
30-34 18 5 23 313 20.5 15 13.7 8 6.8
35-39 4 2 6 76 4.9 4 2.9 2 2.0
40-49 3 1 4 49 3.4 3 2.4 1 1.0
GRADUATE TOTAL 1 127 128 439 48.6 106 40.3 22 8.3
22-24 1 8 9 42 4.7 7 3.7 2 1.0
25-29 0 54 54 198 21.9 43 17.6 11 4.3
30-34 0 38 38 113 12.5 32 10.5 6 2.0
35-39 0 13 13 40 4.4 12 4.1 1 0.3
40-49 0 13 13 42 4.6 11 4.0 2 0.7
Over 64 0 1 1 4 0.4 1 0.4 0 0.0


School of Engineering
Macon / Religious Preference 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 412 32 444 6906 424.1 334 316.7 110 107.3
Baptist 174 19 193 2962 183.0 141 133.7 52 49.3
Episcopal 9 0 9 155 9.0 8 8.0 1 1.0
Islam/Moslem 1 0 1 19 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
Jewish 2 0 2 30 2.0 2 2.0 0 0.0
Lutheran 10 0 10 146 10.0 7 7.0 3 3.0
Methodist 51 2 53 835 51.3 42 40.3 11 11.0
Presbyterian 20 1 21 330 20.0 15 14.0 6 6.0
Roman Catholic 42 4 46 713 43.8 37 34.8 9 9.0
Other 48 1 49 789 48.0 34 33.0 15 15.0
Unknown/No Preference 55 5 60 927 56.1 48 44.1 12 12.0
GRADUATE TOTAL 1 127 128 439 48.6 106 40.3 22 8.3
Baptist 0 30 30 100 11.1 25 9.4 5 1.7
Episcopal 0 1 1 3 0.3 1 0.3 0 0.0
Lutheran 0 2 2 7 0.8 2 0.8 0 0.0
Methodist 0 7 7 21 2.3 6 2.0 1 0.3
Presbyterian 0 2 2 6 0.7 2 0.7 0 0.0
Roman Catholic 0 18 18 52 5.8 17 5.4 1 0.3
Other 0 3 3 9 1.0 2 0.7 1 0.3
Unknown/No Preference 1 64 65 241 26.7 51 21.0 14 5.6


School of Engineering
Macon / State of Origin 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 412 32 444 6906 424.1 334 316.7 110 107.3
Alabama 11 0 11 192 11.0 9 9.0 2 2.0
Florida 46 1 47 775 46.9 33 32.9 14 14.0
Georgia 269 27 296 4512 278.9 220 205.6 76 73.3
Kentucky 2 0 2 38 2.0 1 1.0 1 1.0
Louisiana 2 0 2 36 2.0 2 2.0 0 0.0
North Carolina 3 0 3 42 3.0 3 3.0 0 0.0
South Carolina 6 0 6 100 6.0 4 4.0 2 2.0
Tennessee 6 0 6 100 6.0 4 4.0 2 2.0
Virginia 5 0 5 78 5.0 3 3.0 2 2.0
S. Central (AR, MS, OK, TX) 5 0 5 81 5.0 3 3.0 2 2.0
North/Northeast 9 0 9 150 9.0 9 9.0 0 0.0
Midwest 1 0 1 18 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
Other (US Terr., Foreign) 22 0 22 372 22.0 21 21.0 1 1.0
Not Specified 25 4 29 412 26.3 22 19.3 7 7.0
GRADUATE TOTAL 1 127 128 439 48.6 106 40.3 22 8.3
Florida 0 1 1 6 0.7 1 0.7 0 0.0
Georgia 0 38 38 106 11.7 31 9.3 7 2.4
Not Specified 1 88 89 327 36.2 74 30.3 15 5.9


School of Engineering
Macon / Marital Status 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 412 32 444 6906 424.1 334 316.7 110 107.3
Married 22 5 27 383 24.6 21 19.8 6 4.8
Single 387 26 413 6472 396.2 310 294.7 103 101.5
Not Specified 3 1 4 51 3.3 3 2.3 1 1.0
GRADUATE TOTAL 1 127 128 439 48.6 106 40.3 22 8.3
Divorced 0 1 1 3 0.3 0 0.0 1 0.3
Married 0 62 62 195 21.5 53 18.6 9 3.0
Single 1 51 52 195 21.6 43 18.0 9 3.7
Not Specified 0 13 13 46 5.1 10 3.8 3 1.3


School of Engineering
Macon / Greek Org. Membership 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 412 32 444 6906 424.1 334 316.7 110 107.3
Alpha Delta Pi 4 0 4 65 4.0 0 0.0 4 4.0
Alpha Gamma Delta 1 1 2 15 1.0 0 0.0 2 1.0
Alpha Phi Alpha 1 0 1 14 1.0 1 1.0 0 0.0
Alpha Tau Omega 8 0 8 131 8.0 8 8.0 0 0.0
Kappa Alpha 2 0 2 26 2.0 2 2.0 0 0.0
Kappa Alpha Psi 2 0 2 32 2.0 2 2.0 0 0.0
Kappa Sigma 2 0 2 36 2.0 2 2.0 0 0.0
Lambda Chi Alpha 4 0 4 67 4.0 4 4.0 0 0.0
Phi Delta Theta 2 0 2 29 2.0 2 2.0 0 0.0
Pi Kappa Phi 10 0 10 164 10.0 10 10.0 0 0.0
Phi Mu 1 0 1 13 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
Sigma Nu 6 0 6 94 6.0 6 6.0 0 0.0
Unaffiliated 369 31 400 6220 381.1 297 279.7 103 101.3
GRADUATE TOTAL 1 127 128 439 48.6 106 40.3 22 8.3
Unaffiliated 1 127 128 439 48.6 106 40.3 22 8.3

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