Mercer University
DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE - Fall 1992

Last Revised 2/27/97

Macon Campus Only
(Liberal Arts, Business, Education and Engineering)

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

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
9 credit hours for School of Engineering

DEMOGRAPHI C PROFILE - Macon Campus
Macon Campus
Summary 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
Total Macon Campus 2169 381 2550 35824 2350.0 1308 1189.4 1242 1160.6
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 2109 118 2227 34017 2174.7 1132 1101.3 1095 1073.4
GRADUATE TOTAL 60 263 323 1807 175.4 176 88.1 147 87.3


Macon Campus
Ethnicity 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 2109 118 2227 34017 2174.7 1132 1101.3 1095 1073.4
American Indian/Alaskan Native 9 0 9 140 9.0 5 5.0 4 4.0
Asian or Pacific Islander 51 5 56 851 53.2 31 28.8 25 24.4
Black, Non-Hispanic 275 14 289 4437 283.9 97 95.2 192 188.7
Hispanic 39 1 40 613 39.8 25 24.8 15 15.0
White, Non-Hispanic 1675 91 1766 26981 1724.3 936 911.2 830 813.2
Foreign Student 17 2 19 287 18.3 13 12.4 6 5.8
Other 5 1 6 87 5.8 3 2.8 3 3.0
Not Specified 38 4 42 621 40.3 22 21.1 20 19.3
GRADUATE TOTAL 60 263 323 1807 175.4 176 88.1 147 87.3
Asian or Pacific Islander 1 2 3 19 2.0 3 2.0 0 0.0
Black, Non-Hispanic 6 11 17 127 11.4 7 4.2 10 7.2
Hispanic 1 7 8 30 3.1 7 2.1 1 1.0
White, Non-Hispanic 51 196 247 1434 137.3 125 64.3 122 73.0
Foreign Student 0 1 1 5 0.5 1 0.5 0 0.0
Not Specified 1 46 47 192 21.1 33 14.9 14 6.2


Macon Campus
Age 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 2109 118 2227 34017 2174.7 1132 1101.3 1095 1073.4
Under 18 64 0 64 1027 64.0 19 19.0 45 45.0
18-19 914 11 925 14566 920.1 419 415.5 506 504.6
20-21 749 20 769 11866 758.3 414 405.9 355 352.3
22-24 238 38 276 3986 261.0 183 173.1 93 87.8
25-29 72 15 87 1218 81.6 54 51.2 33 30.4
30-34 37 9 46 645 42.0 20 18.3 26 23.7
35-39 19 8 27 355 22.9 11 8.2 16 14.7
40-49 14 14 28 303 21.2 10 8.1 18 13.1
50-64 0 3 3 21 1.8 0 0.0 3 1.8
Over 64 2 0 2 30 2.0 2 2.0 0 0.0
GRADUATE TOTAL 60 263 323 1807 175.4 176 88.1 147 87.3
20-21 1 1 2 20 1.5 1 0.5 1 1.0
22-24 24 20 44 397 33.7 19 14.2 25 19.5
25-29 14 89 103 520 53.1 63 30.8 40 22.3
30-34 6 63 69 304 31.1 46 18.6 23 12.5
35-39 5 31 36 185 18.4 18 8.6 18 9.8
40-49 10 51 61 342 33.6 27 14.5 34 19.2
50-64 0 7 7 35 3.5 1 0.5 6 3.0
Over 64 0 1 1 4 0.4 1 0.4 0 0.0


Macon Campus
Religious Preference 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 2109 118 2227 34017 2174.7 1132 1101.3 1095 1073.4
Baptist 903 62 965 14735 939.8 455 441.3 510 498.5
Episcopal 97 2 99 1518 98.3 62 61.8 37 36.4
Evangelical 2 0 2 28 2.0 0 0.0 2 2.0
Hindu 3 0 3 47 3.0 1 1.0 2 2.0
Islam/Moslem 1 0 1 19 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
Jewish 15 1 16 235 15.8 10 9.8 6 6.0
Lutheran 31 1 32 483 31.4 17 16.4 15 15.0
Methodist 287 14 301 4627 294.8 153 149.0 148 145.8
Presbyterian 137 2 139 2149 137.8 77 76.0 62 61.8
Roman Catholic 218 11 229 3490 223.7 128 124.8 101 98.9
Other 194 11 205 3139 200.5 106 102.1 99 98.4
Unknown/No Preference 221 14 235 3547 226.6 123 119.1 112 107.5
GRADUATE TOTAL 60 263 323 1807 175.4 176 88.1 147 87.3
Baptist 14 49 63 365 34.6 41 20.4 22 14.2
Episcopal 5 6 11 85 7.5 6 3.0 5 4.5
Jewish 1 0 1 10 1.0 1 1.0 0 0.0
Lutheran 0 3 3 12 1.3 3 1.3 0 0.0
Methodist 8 18 26 176 15.8 13 7.0 13 8.8
Presbyterian 2 5 7 46 4.2 4 1.7 3 2.5
Roman Catholic 7 27 34 167 17.3 26 10.9 8 6.3
Other 4 10 14 89 8.5 7 4.7 7 3.8
Unknown/No Preference 19 145 164 857 85.3 75 38.1 89 47.1


Macon Campus
State of Origin 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 2109 118 2227 34017 2174.7 1132 1101.3 1095 1073.4
Alabama 36 0 36 595 36.0 21 21.0 15 15.0
Florida 305 7 312 4823 310.1 157 155.4 155 154.7
Georgia 1364 97 1461 22164 1417.4 722 697.5 739 719.9
Kentucky 8 0 8 129 8.0 3 3.0 5 5.0
Louisiana 13 0 13 214 13.0 6 6.0 7 7.0
North Carolina 14 0 14 211 14.0 9 9.0 5 5.0
South Carolina 25 1 26 401 25.8 13 13.0 13 12.8
Tennessee 42 0 42 666 42.0 14 14.0 28 28.0
Virginia 19 0 19 293 19.0 10 10.0 9 9.0
S. Central (AR, MS, OK, TX) 24 0 24 373 24.0 12 12.0 12 12.0
North/Northeast 58 0 58 903 58.0 37 37.0 21 21.0
Midwest 17 0 17 278 17.0 10 10.0 7 7.0
West (Includes HI and AK) 8 1 9 127 8.1 3 3.0 6 5.1
Other (US Terr., Foreign) 47 3 50 775 48.7 38 36.8 12 11.8
Not Specified 129 9 138 2065 133.6 77 73.5 61 60.1
GRADUATE TOTAL 60 263 323 1807 175.4 176 88.1 147 87.3
Alabama 0 1 1 5 0.5 0 0.0 1 0.5
Florida 1 5 6 36 3.7 3 1.7 3 2.0
Georgia 38 137 175 1033 98.9 66 34.0 109 64.9
Tennessee 1 0 1 10 1.0 1 1.0 0 0.0
North/Northeast 1 1 2 25 1.5 1 0.5 1 1.0
Other (US Terr., Foreign) 0 2 2 10 1.0 2 1.0 0 0.0
Not Specified 19 117 136 688 68.8 103 49.9 33 18.9


Macon Campus
Marital Status 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 2109 118 2227 34017 2174.7 1132 1101.3 1095 1073.4
Divorced 3 0 3 51 3.0 1 1.0 2 2.0
Married 88 24 112 1530 100.7 46 42.7 66 58.0
Separated 2 0 2 30 2.0 0 0.0 2 2.0
Single 2001 91 2092 32149 2052.5 1074 1047.4 1018 1005.1
Widow/Widower 2 0 2 30 2.0 2 2.0 0 0.0
Not Specified 13 3 16 227 14.5 9 8.3 7 6.3
GRADUATE TOTAL 60 263 323 1807 175.4 176 88.1 147 87.3
Divorced 0 1 1 3 0.3 0 0.0 1 0.3
Married 20 134 154 775 77.5 84 39.1 70 38.5
Single 39 107 146 932 87.3 79 43.7 67 43.7
Not Specified 1 21 22 97 10.2 13 5.4 9 4.8


Macon Campus
Greek Org. Membership 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 2109 118 2227 34017 2174.7 1132 1101.3 1095 1073.4
Alpha Delta Pi 45 0 45 714 45.0 0 0.0 45 45.0
Alpha Gamma Delta 55 2 57 857 55.1 0 0.0 57 55.1
Alpha Kappa Alpha 8 0 8 129 8.0 0 0.0 8 8.0
Alpha Phi Alpha 6 0 6 91 6.0 5 5.0 1 1.0
Alpha Tau Omega 19 1 20 309 19.8 20 19.8 0 0.0
Chi Omega 47 1 48 725 47.4 0 0.0 48 47.4
Delta Sigma Theta 8 0 8 129 8.0 0 0.0 8 8.0
Kappa Alpha 48 0 48 710 48.0 48 48.0 0 0.0
Kappa Alpha Psi 2 0 2 32 2.0 2 2.0 0 0.0
Kappa Sigma 48 1 49 748 48.4 48 47.4 1 1.0
Lambda Chi Alpha 31 0 31 477 31.0 31 31.0 0 0.0
Phi Delta Theta 8 0 8 124 8.0 8 8.0 0 0.0
Pi Kappa Phi 46 1 47 733 46.8 47 46.8 0 0.0
Phi Mu 63 1 64 984 63.4 0 0.0 64 63.4
Sigma Nu 39 1 40 616 39.8 40 39.8 0 0.0
Unaffiliated 1636 110 1746 26639 1697.8 883 853.4 863 844.4
GRADUATE TOTAL 60 263 323 1807 175.4 176 88.1 147 87.3
Alpha Gamma Delta 1 0 1 10 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
Alpha Kappa Alpha 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
Kappa Sigma 0 1 1 5 0.5 1 0.5 0 0.0
Lambda Chi Alpha 0 1 1 5 0.5 1 0.5 0 0.0
Unaffiliated 58 260 318 1772 171.9 174 87.1 144 84.8

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