Mercer University
DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE - Fall 1995

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 2305 389 2694 38143 2483.3 1281 1147.4 1413 1336.0
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 2189 116 2305 35617 2248.4 1058 1024.6 1247 1223.8
GRADUATE TOTAL 116 273 389 2526 234.9 223 122.7 166 112.2


Macon Campus
Ethnicity 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 2189 116 2305 35617 2248.4 1058 1024.6 1247 1223.8
American Indian/Alaskan Native 6 0 6 104 6.0 2 2.0 4 4.0
Asian or Pacific Islander 103 5 108 1657 104.5 51 48.7 57 55.8
Black, Non-Hispanic 359 11 370 5846 365.7 114 112.3 256 253.3
Hispanic 37 2 39 584 37.8 21 20.4 18 17.4
White, Non-Hispanic 1577 91 1668 25728 1623.9 811 782.4 857 841.5
Foreign Student 9 0 9 142 9.0 4 4.0 5 5.0
Other 98 7 105 1556 101.5 55 54.8 50 46.7
GRADUATE TOTAL 116 273 389 2526 234.9 223 122.7 166 112.2
Asian or Pacific Islander 17 4 21 333 18.4 13 10.4 8 8.0
Black, Non-Hispanic 13 22 35 240 22.9 13 7.8 22 15.2
Hispanic 0 1 1 1 0.1 1 0.1 0 0.0
White, Non-Hispanic 59 207 266 1469 147.7 152 76.0 114 71.7
Foreign Student 2 1 3 39 2.5 2 1.5 1 1.0
Other 25 38 63 444 43.3 42 27.0 21 16.3


Macon Campus
Age 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 2189 116 2305 35617 2248.4 1058 1024.6 1247 1223.8
Under 18 51 0 51 848 51.0 20 20.0 31 31.0
18-19 901 4 905 14629 902.6 353 351.8 552 550.8
20-21 771 16 787 12341 777.9 353 347.2 434 430.8
22-24 296 41 337 4835 316.8 217 202.3 120 114.4
25-29 98 19 117 1634 108.9 74 68.3 43 40.6
30-34 38 13 51 669 45.5 24 22.4 27 23.1
35-39 19 11 30 364 24.8 12 8.5 18 16.3
40-49 13 8 21 242 16.8 5 4.2 16 12.7
50-64 1 4 5 40 3.1 0 0.0 5 3.1
Over 64 1 0 1 15 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
GRADUATE TOTAL 116 273 389 2526 234.9 223 122.7 166 112.2
20-21 0 1 1 5 0.5 1 0.5 0 0.0
22-24 32 18 50 432 40.8 23 18.8 27 22.0
25-29 34 56 90 639 60.4 44 27.1 46 33.3
30-34 27 79 106 639 58.8 69 35.2 37 23.6
35-39 9 47 56 302 27.7 36 15.5 20 12.3
40-49 13 58 71 436 39.2 40 20.7 31 18.5
50-64 1 13 14 68 7.0 9 4.5 5 2.5
Over 64 0 1 1 5 0.5 1 0.5 0 0.0


Macon Campus
Religious Preference 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 2189 116 2305 35617 2248.4 1058 1024.6 1247 1223.8
Baptist 955 52 1007 15577 983.0 430 418.2 577 564.8
Buddhist 6 0 6 90 6.0 4 4.0 2 2.0
Congregational 2 0 2 33 2.0 0 0.0 2 2.0
Episcopal 69 6 75 1143 72.8 45 43.7 30 29.1
Evangelical 3 0 3 44 3.0 0 0.0 3 3.0
Hindu 18 0 18 292 18.0 6 6.0 12 12.0
Islam/Moslem 7 2 9 123 8.1 7 6.1 2 2.0
Jewish 13 0 13 204 13.0 6 6.0 7 7.0
Lutheran 36 1 37 603 36.3 16 15.3 21 21.0
Methodist 267 9 276 4296 270.7 127 122.8 149 147.8
Presbyterian 91 4 95 1470 93.5 46 44.7 49 48.8
Roman Catholic 231 16 247 3764 238.9 119 114.1 128 124.8
Other 215 10 225 3474 219.9 95 90.7 130 129.3
Unknown/No Preference 276 16 292 4504 283.3 157 153.2 135 130.1
GRADUATE TOTAL 116 273 389 2526 234.9 223 122.7 166 112.2
Baptist 27 53 80 511 49.4 49 28.6 31 20.8
Episcopal 2 2 4 28 2.8 1 0.3 3 2.5
Evangelical 0 1 1 1 0.1 1 0.1 0 0.0
Lutheran 1 2 3 17 1.8 2 0.8 1 1.0
Methodist 7 27 34 191 19.0 15 8.2 19 10.8
Presbyterian 7 4 11 93 8.8 6 4.3 5 4.5
Roman Catholic 5 22 27 139 14.0 20 8.4 7 5.7
Other 9 14 23 175 15.8 13 9.0 10 6.8
Unknown/No Preference 58 148 206 1371 123.1 116 63.0 90 60.0


Macon Campus
State of Origin 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 2189 116 2305 35617 2248.4 1058 1024.6 1247 1223.8
Alabama 32 1 33 536 32.8 19 18.8 14 14.0
Florida 216 3 219 3486 218.4 103 102.7 116 115.8
Georgia 1568 102 1670 25570 1619.2 741 711.4 929 907.8
Kentucky 14 0 14 226 14.0 9 9.0 5 5.0
Louisiana 17 0 17 284 17.0 8 8.0 9 9.0
North Carolina 20 0 20 325 20.0 11 11.0 9 9.0
South Carolina 29 2 31 476 30.2 15 14.2 16 16.0
Tennessee 44 0 44 693 44.0 16 16.0 28 28.0
Virginia 15 1 16 246 15.3 11 10.3 5 5.0
S. Central (AR, MS, OK, TX) 28 0 28 444 28.0 11 11.0 17 17.0
North/Northeast 49 0 49 781 49.0 22 22.0 27 27.0
Midwest 30 0 30 492 30.0 17 17.0 13 13.0
West (Includes HI and AK) 13 1 14 216 13.8 5 4.8 9 9.0
Other (US Terr., Foreign) 105 3 108 1692 106.5 63 62.1 45 44.4
Not Specified 9 3 12 150 10.3 7 6.4 5 3.8
GRADUATE TOTAL 116 273 389 2526 234.9 223 122.7 166 112.2
Alabama 2 0 2 20 2.0 0 0.0 2 2.0
Florida 2 0 2 20 2.0 1 1.0 1 1.0
Georgia 86 262 348 2018 201.4 199 104.8 149 96.6
North Carolina 1 2 3 17 1.8 1 0.7 2 1.1
Tennessee 1 1 2 15 1.5 0 0.0 2 1.5
S. Central (AR, MS, OK, TX) 0 1 1 1 0.1 1 0.1 0 0.0
North/Northeast 1 0 1 10 1.0 1 1.0 0 0.0
Midwest 1 1 2 11 1.1 2 1.1 0 0.0
West (Includes HI and AK) 0 1 1 1 0.1 1 0.1 0 0.0
Other (US Terr., Foreign) 20 1 21 369 20.5 12 11.5 9 9.0
Not Specified 2 4 6 44 3.4 5 2.4 1 1.0


Macon Campus
Marital Status 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 2189 116 2305 35617 2248.4 1058 1024.6 1247 1223.8
Divorced 3 0 3 50 3.0 1 1.0 2 2.0
Married 55 27 82 1043 70.7 27 23.2 55 47.6
Single 2088 81 2169 33802 2127.5 1004 975.2 1165 1152.3
Not Specified 43 8 51 722 47.2 26 25.3 25 21.9
GRADUATE TOTAL 116 273 389 2526 234.9 223 122.7 166 112.2
Married 34 117 151 913 83.1 98 48.5 53 34.5
Single 50 90 140 941 87.8 75 42.6 65 45.2
Not Specified 32 66 98 672 64.1 50 31.6 48 32.5


Macon Campus
Greek Org. Membership 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 2189 116 2305 35617 2248.4 1058 1024.6 1247 1223.8
Alpha Delta Pi 56 0 56 866 56.0 0 0.0 56 56.0
Alpha Gamma Delta 57 1 58 928 57.8 0 0.0 58 57.8
Alpha Kappa Alpha 10 0 10 159 10.0 1 1.0 9 9.0
Alpha Phi Alpha 5 1 6 85 5.8 6 5.8 0 0.0
Alpha Tau Omega 16 0 16 254 16.0 16 16.0 0 0.0
Chi Omega 61 1 62 977 61.8 0 0.0 62 61.8
Delta Sigma Theta 16 0 16 264 16.0 0 0.0 16 16.0
Kappa Alpha 25 2 27 407 26.7 27 26.7 0 0.0
Kappa Alpha Psi 2 0 2 33 2.0 2 2.0 0 0.0
Kappa Sigma 32 0 32 503 32.0 32 32.0 0 0.0
Lambda Chi Alpha 21 3 24 348 23.1 24 23.1 0 0.0
Phi Delta Theta 14 2 16 249 15.3 16 15.3 0 0.0
Pi Kappa Phi 46 2 48 301 46.8 48 46.8 0 0.0
Phi Mu 64 2 66 1005 65.2 0 0.0 66 65.2
Sigma Alpha Epsilon 15 0 15 228 15.0 15 15.0 0 0.0
Sigma Nu 36 0 36 567 36.0 36 36.0 0 0.0
Unaffiliated 1713 102 1815 27992 1762.9 835 805.0 980 957.9
GRADUATE TOTAL 116 273 389 2526 234.9 223 122.7 166 112.2
Alpha Tau Omega 1 1 2 13 1.3 2 1.3 0 0.0
Chi Omega 1 0 1 10 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
Kappa Sigma 0 1 1 5 0.5 1 0.5 0 0.0
Phi Mu 1 0 1 10 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
Unaffiliated 113 271 384 2488 231.1 220 120.9 164 110.2

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