Mercer University
DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE - Fall 1994
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
| School of Engineering Summary |
ALL STUDENTS | MALE | FEMALE | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FT | PT | N | Hours | FTE | N | FTE | N | FTE | |
| School of Engineering | 463 | 197 | 660 | 8423 | 530.6 | 492 | 382.9 | 168 | 147.7 |
| Undergraduate Total | 459 | 29 | 488 | 7850 | 467.4 | 348 | 329.9 | 140 | 137.5 |
| Graduate Total | 4 | 168 | 172 | 573 | 63.2 | 144 | 53.0 | 28 | 10.2 |
| School of Engineering, Atlanta | 1 | 46 | 47 | 184 | 20.3 | 38 | 16.2 | 9 | 4.1 |
| School of Engineering, Macon | 462 | 151 | 613 | 8239 | 510.3 | 454 | 366.7 | 159 | 143.6 |
| School of Engineering Atlanta / Ethnicity |
ALL STUDENTS | MALE | FEMALE | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FT | PT | N | Hours | FTE | N | FTE | N | FTE | |
| GRADUATE TOTAL | 1 | 46 | 47 | 184 | 20.3 | 38 | 16.2 | 9 | 4.1 |
| Asian or Pacific Islander | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 1.2 | 3 | 1.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Black, Non-Hispanic | 0 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 1.9 | 3 | 1.6 | 1 | 0.3 |
| Hispanic | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0.8 | 2 | 0.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
| White, Non-Hispanic | 1 | 36 | 37 | 146 | 16.1 | 29 | 12.4 | 8 | 3.8 |
| 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 | 46 | 47 | 184 | 20.3 | 38 | 16.2 | 9 | 4.1 |
| 22-24 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.4 | 1 | 0.7 |
| 25-29 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 56 | 6.2 | 12 | 5.3 | 2 | 0.9 |
| 30-34 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 49 | 5.4 | 10 | 4.2 | 3 | 1.2 |
| 35-39 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 38 | 4.2 | 9 | 3.3 | 2 | 0.9 |
| 40-49 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 2.4 | 5 | 2.0 | 1 | 0.4 |
| School of Engineering Atlanta / Religious Preference |
ALL STUDENTS | MALE | FEMALE | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FT | PT | N | Hours | FTE | N | FTE | N | FTE | |
| GRADUATE TOTAL | 1 | 46 | 47 | 184 | 20.3 | 38 | 16.2 | 9 | 4.1 |
| Presbyterian | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Roman Catholic | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1.0 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Other | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Unknown/No Preference | 0 | 44 | 44 | 168 | 18.5 | 35 | 14.5 | 9 | 4.1 |
| School of Engineering Atlanta / State of Origin |
ALL STUDENTS | MALE | FEMALE | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FT | PT | N | Hours | FTE | N | FTE | N | FTE | |
| GRADUATE TOTAL | 1 | 46 | 47 | 184 | 20.3 | 38 | 16.2 | 9 | 4.1 |
| Georgia | 1 | 43 | 44 | 175 | 19.3 | 35 | 15.2 | 9 | 4.1 |
| Other (US Terr., Foreign) | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 1.0 | 3 | 1.0 | 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 | 46 | 47 | 184 | 20.3 | 38 | 16.2 | 9 | 4.1 |
| Married | 0 | 16 | 16 | 60 | 6.6 | 14 | 5.5 | 2 | 1.1 |
| Single | 1 | 14 | 15 | 64 | 7.1 | 14 | 6.6 | 1 | 0.4 |
| Not Specified | 0 | 16 | 16 | 60 | 6.6 | 10 | 4.1 | 6 | 2.5 |
| School of Engineering Atlanta / Greek Org. Membership |
ALL STUDENTS | MALE | FEMALE | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FT | PT | N | Hours | FTE | N | FTE | N | FTE | |
| GRADUATE TOTAL | 1 | 46 | 47 | 184 | 20.3 | 38 | 16.2 | 9 | 4.1 |
| Unaffiliated | 1 | 46 | 47 | 184 | 20.3 | 38 | 16.2 | 9 | 4.1 |
| School of Engineering Macon / Ethnicity |
ALL STUDENTS | MALE | FEMALE | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FT | PT | N | Hours | FTE | N | FTE | N | FTE | |
| UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL | 459 | 29 | 488 | 7850 | 467.4 | 348 | 329.9 | 140 | 137.5 |
| Asian or Pacific Islander | 32 | 3 | 35 | 577 | 32.8 | 29 | 26.8 | 6 | 6.0 |
| Black, Non-Hispanic | 62 | 4 | 66 | 1073 | 63.8 | 28 | 25.8 | 38 | 38.0 |
| Hispanic | 11 | 0 | 11 | 189 | 11.0 | 7 | 7.0 | 4 | 4.0 |
| White, Non-Hispanic | 335 | 21 | 356 | 5682 | 340.8 | 267 | 254.3 | 89 | 86.5 |
| Foreign Student | 3 | 0 | 3 | 45 | 3.0 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Other | 6 | 0 | 6 | 109 | 6.0 | 5 | 5.0 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Not Specified | 10 | 1 | 11 | 175 | 10.0 | 9 | 8.0 | 2 | 2.0 |
| GRADUATE TOTAL | 3 | 122 | 125 | 389 | 42.9 | 106 | 36.8 | 19 | 6.1 |
| Asian or Pacific Islander | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 0.7 | 4 | 0.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Black, Non-Hispanic | 0 | 12 | 12 | 32 | 3.5 | 9 | 2.5 | 3 | 1.0 |
| Hispanic | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0.7 | 1 | 0.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| White, Non-Hispanic | 2 | 98 | 100 | 314 | 34.7 | 84 | 29.6 | 16 | 5.1 |
| Foreign Student | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1.0 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Other | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Not Specified | 0 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 2.0 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| School of Engineering Macon / Age |
ALL STUDENTS | MALE | FEMALE | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FT | PT | N | Hours | FTE | N | FTE | N | FTE | |
| UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL | 459 | 29 | 488 | 7850 | 467.4 | 348 | 329.9 | 140 | 137.5 |
| Under 18 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 309 | 16.0 | 9 | 9.0 | 7 | 7.0 |
| 18-19 | 173 | 2 | 175 | 3074 | 173.0 | 107 | 106.0 | 68 | 67.0 |
| 20-21 | 121 | 7 | 128 | 1955 | 121.0 | 97 | 91.0 | 31 | 30.0 |
| 22-24 | 103 | 7 | 110 | 1688 | 105.4 | 85 | 80.4 | 25 | 25.0 |
| 25-29 | 32 | 6 | 38 | 543 | 34.0 | 34 | 30.0 | 4 | 4.0 |
| 30-34 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 194 | 12.3 | 12 | 10.8 | 2 | 1.5 |
| 35-39 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 45 | 2.9 | 3 | 1.9 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 40-49 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 42 | 2.8 | 1 | 0.8 | 2 | 2.0 |
| GRADUATE TOTAL | 3 | 122 | 125 | 389 | 42.9 | 106 | 36.8 | 19 | 6.1 |
| 22-24 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 34 | 3.7 | 6 | 3.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 25-29 | 1 | 32 | 33 | 107 | 11.8 | 24 | 8.8 | 9 | 3.1 |
| 30-34 | 0 | 44 | 44 | 138 | 15.2 | 39 | 13.5 | 5 | 1.8 |
| 35-39 | 0 | 32 | 32 | 81 | 8.9 | 28 | 8.1 | 4 | 0.9 |
| 40-49 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 2.8 | 7 | 2.4 | 1 | 0.3 |
| 50-64 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.4 | 2 | 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 | 459 | 29 | 488 | 7850 | 467.4 | 348 | 329.9 | 140 | 137.5 |
| Baptist | 186 | 14 | 200 | 3124 | 189.7 | 138 | 129.2 | 62 | 60.5 |
| Buddhist | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 1.0 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Episcopal | 14 | 1 | 15 | 263 | 14.9 | 13 | 12.9 | 2 | 2.0 |
| Islam/Moslem | 7 | 0 | 7 | 120 | 7.0 | 6 | 6.0 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Jewish | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 1.0 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Lutheran | 11 | 0 | 11 | 184 | 11.0 | 9 | 9.0 | 2 | 2.0 |
| Methodist | 54 | 1 | 55 | 921 | 54.0 | 41 | 40.0 | 14 | 14.0 |
| Presbyterian | 14 | 1 | 15 | 223 | 14.0 | 11 | 10.0 | 4 | 4.0 |
| Roman Catholic | 57 | 4 | 61 | 996 | 58.7 | 40 | 37.7 | 21 | 21.0 |
| Other | 49 | 2 | 51 | 842 | 50.0 | 35 | 34.0 | 16 | 16.0 |
| Unknown/No Preference | 65 | 6 | 71 | 1142 | 66.2 | 53 | 49.2 | 18 | 17.0 |
| GRADUATE TOTAL | 3 | 122 | 125 | 389 | 42.9 | 106 | 36.8 | 19 | 6.1 |
| Baptist | 0 | 23 | 23 | 54 | 6.0 | 17 | 4.6 | 6 | 1.3 |
| Lutheran | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 0.9 | 3 | 0.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Methodist | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 1.3 | 2 | 1.0 | 1 | 0.3 |
| Presbyterian | 1 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 1.4 | 3 | 1.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Roman Catholic | 0 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 2.4 | 12 | 2.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Other | 1 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 2.8 | 3 | 2.1 | 1 | 0.7 |
| Unknown/No Preference | 1 | 76 | 77 | 254 | 28.1 | 66 | 24.3 | 11 | 3.8 |
| School of Engineering Macon / State of Origin |
ALL STUDENTS | MALE | FEMALE | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FT | PT | N | Hours | FTE | N | FTE | N | FTE | |
| UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL | 459 | 29 | 488 | 7850 | 467.4 | 348 | 329.9 | 140 | 137.5 |
| Alabama | 16 | 0 | 16 | 271 | 16.0 | 6 | 6.0 | 10 | 10.0 |
| Florida | 45 | 0 | 45 | 767 | 45.0 | 35 | 35.0 | 10 | 10.0 |
| Georgia | 295 | 27 | 322 | 5003 | 302.9 | 236 | 218.4 | 86 | 84.5 |
| Kentucky | 3 | 0 | 3 | 56 | 3.0 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Louisiana | 5 | 0 | 5 | 91 | 5.0 | 3 | 3.0 | 2 | 2.0 |
| North Carolina | 7 | 0 | 7 | 115 | 7.0 | 3 | 3.0 | 4 | 4.0 |
| South Carolina | 16 | 0 | 16 | 284 | 16.0 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 8.0 |
| Tennessee | 11 | 0 | 11 | 192 | 11.0 | 8 | 8.0 | 3 | 3.0 |
| Virginia | 8 | 0 | 8 | 139 | 8.0 | 6 | 6.0 | 2 | 2.0 |
| S. Central (AR, MS, OK, TX) | 8 | 0 | 8 | 145 | 8.0 | 5 | 5.0 | 3 | 3.0 |
| North/Northeast | 10 | 0 | 10 | 177 | 10.0 | 4 | 4.0 | 6 | 6.0 |
| Midwest | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1.0 |
| West (Includes HI and AK) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 1.0 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Other (US Terr., Foreign) | 33 | 2 | 35 | 577 | 33.5 | 30 | 29.5 | 5 | 4.0 |
| GRADUATE TOTAL | 3 | 122 | 125 | 389 | 42.9 | 106 | 36.8 | 19 | 6.1 |
| Georgia | 2 | 115 | 117 | 365 | 40.3 | 99 | 34.4 | 18 | 6.0 |
| North Carolina | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0.8 | 1 | 0.7 | 1 | 0.1 |
| S. Central (AR, MS, OK, TX) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Midwest | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| West (Includes HI and AK) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Other (US Terr., Foreign) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 1.3 | 2 | 1.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Not Specified | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| School of Engineering Macon / Marital Status |
ALL STUDENTS | MALE | FEMALE | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FT | PT | N | Hours | FTE | N | FTE | N | FTE | |
| UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL | 459 | 29 | 488 | 7850 | 467.4 | 348 | 329.9 | 140 | 137.5 |
| Married | 10 | 5 | 15 | 183 | 12.3 | 12 | 9.8 | 3 | 2.5 |
| Single | 437 | 22 | 459 | 7458 | 442.2 | 327 | 312.2 | 132 | 130.0 |
| Not Specified | 12 | 2 | 14 | 209 | 12.9 | 9 | 7.9 | 5 | 5.0 |
| GRADUATE TOTAL | 3 | 122 | 125 | 389 | 42.9 | 106 | 36.8 | 19 | 6.1 |
| Married | 0 | 60 | 60 | 182 | 20.1 | 50 | 17.5 | 10 | 2.6 |
| Single | 3 | 46 | 49 | 156 | 17.1 | 40 | 13.7 | 9 | 3.4 |
| Not Specified | 0 | 16 | 16 | 51 | 5.6 | 16 | 5.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| School of Engineering Macon / Greek Org. Membership |
ALL STUDENTS | MALE | FEMALE | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FT | PT | N | Hours | FTE | N | FTE | N | FTE | |
| UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL | 459 | 29 | 488 | 7850 | 467.4 | 348 | 329.9 | 140 | 137.5 |
| Alpha Delta Pi | 3 | 0 | 3 | 46 | 3.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 3.0 |
| Alpha Gamma Delta | 4 | 0 | 4 | 63 | 4.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 4.0 |
| Alpha Kappa Alpha | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Alpha Phi Alpha | 2 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 2.0 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Alpha Tau Omega | 5 | 1 | 6 | 88 | 5.3 | 6 | 5.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Chi Omega | 2 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 2.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2.0 |
| Delta Sigma Theta | 2 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 2.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2.0 |
| Kappa Alpha | 3 | 0 | 3 | 47 | 3.0 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Kappa Alpha Psi | 1 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 1.3 | 2 | 1.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Kappa Sigma | 4 | 0 | 4 | 61 | 4.0 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Lambda Chi Alpha | 4 | 0 | 4 | 56 | 4.0 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Phi Delta Theta | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 1.0 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Pi Kappa Phi | 17 | 1 | 18 | 286 | 17.9 | 18 | 17.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Phi Mu | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Sigma Alpha Epsilon | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 1.0 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Sigma Nu | 8 | 1 | 9 | 127 | 8.0 | 9 | 8.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Unaffiliated | 400 | 25 | 425 | 6899 | 406.9 | 298 | 282.4 | 127 | 124.5 |
| GRADUATE TOTAL | 3 | 122 | 125 | 389 | 42.9 | 106 | 36.8 | 19 | 6.1 |
| Alpha Tau Omega | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1.0 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Unaffiliated | 2 | 122 | 124 | 380 | 41.9 | 105 | 35.8 | 19 | 6.1 |