Mercer University
DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE - Fall Semester 1997

Final
(Includes 2nd Session Activity as Applicable)
12/2/97

Macon Campus Only

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

May be duplicated counts.
Each valid program is counted; a student may have a valid matriculation at more than one level
and/or in more than one college.

KEY
FT = Full-Time Headcount
PT = Part-Time Headcount
N = Total Headcount
Hours = Hours Attempted
FTE = Full-Time Equivalent

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 semester terms, fall, spring and summer:

Undergraduate Students
12 credit hours
Graduate Students
9 credit hours

DEMOGRAPHI C PROFILE - Macon Campus
Macon Campus
Summary 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
Total Macon Campus 2183 422 2605 34534 2374.5 1211 1066.3 1394 1308.2
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 2144 161 2305 33085 2217.7 1025 974.0 1280 1243.7
GRADUATE TOTAL 39 269 308 1481 159.4 191 94.2 117 65.2


Macon Campus
Ethnicity 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 2144 161 2305 33085 2217.7 1025 974.0 1280 1243.7
American Indian/Alaskan Native 11 2 13 183 12.4 3 2.7 10 9.8
Asian or Pacific Islander 100 3 103 1494 101.4 41 40.2 62 61.3
Black, Non-Hispanic 359 17 376 5433 365.5 129 124.2 247 241.3
Cuban/Mexican/PR/Hispanic 28 3 31 456 29.2 8 7.3 23 21.9
White, Non-Hispanic 1483 104 1587 22932 1532.0 738 703.7 849 828.3
Nonresident Alien 84 12 96 1299 89.5 50 45.7 46 43.8
Other/Unknown 79 20 99 1288 87.7 56 50.3 43 37.4
GRADUATE TOTAL 39 269 308 1481 159.4 191 94.2 117 65.2
Asian or Pacific Islander 0 5 5 19 2.1 4 1.8 1 0.3
Black, Non-Hispanic 1 39 40 195 21.4 12 6.5 28 14.9
Cuban/Mexican/PR/Hispanic 1 3 4 23 2.6 3 2.0 1 0.6
White, Non-Hispanic 9 142 151 581 63.9 100 38.1 51 25.8
Nonresident Alien 9 3 12 117 10.5 10 8.5 2 2.0
Other/Unknown 19 77 96 546 59.0 62 37.4 34 21.7


Macon Campus
Age 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 2144 161 2305 33085 2217.7 1025 974.0 1280 1243.7
Under 18 16 0 16 244 16.0 6 6.0 10 10.0
18-19 900 8 908 13835 904.3 372 369.7 536 534.7
20-21 754 27 781 11425 767.5 330 321.2 451 446.2
22-24 327 46 373 5023 347.9 212 194.8 161 153.1
25-29 80 31 111 1323 93.9 62 50.9 49 43.0
30-34 35 9 44 561 39.3 20 17.5 24 21.8
35-39 15 17 32 316 22.6 11 6.2 21 16.4
40-49 12 17 29 257 19.0 9 6.2 20 12.7
50-64 5 5 10 98 7.0 3 1.5 7 5.5
Unknown 0 1 1 3 0.3 0 0.0 1 0.3
GRADUATE TOTAL 39 269 308 1481 159.4 191 94.2 117 65.2
20-21 0 1 1 6 0.7 1 0.7 0 0.0
22-24 12 19 31 219 22.7 15 10.0 16 12.7
25-29 14 71 85 444 48.0 45 24.1 40 23.9
30-34 8 62 70 305 32.5 52 24.3 18 8.2
35-39 1 46 47 178 19.4 35 14.3 12 5.1
40-49 3 49 52 229 25.0 29 13.9 23 11.1
50-64 0 20 20 88 9.8 14 6.9 6 2.9
Unknown 1 1 2 12 1.3 0 0.0 2 1.3


Macon Campus
Religious Preference 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 2144 161 2305 33085 2217.7 1025 974.0 1280 1243.7
Baptist 957 51 1008 14672 980.6 439 426.1 569 554.5
Buddhist 6 1 7 91 6.5 3 2.5 4 4.0
Congregational 1 0 1 15 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
Episcopal 54 3 57 812 55.3 26 25.0 31 30.3
Evangelical 3 0 3 45 3.0 0 0.0 3 3.0
Hindu 28 2 30 428 29.3 14 13.3 16 16.0
Islam/Moslem 8 2 10 133 9.1 8 7.1 2 2.0
Jewish 6 1 7 92 6.5 3 3.0 4 3.5
Lutheran 27 3 30 442 28.8 14 13.0 16 15.8
Methodist 270 14 284 4103 277.0 118 112.8 166 164.3
Mennonite 1 0 1 14 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
Presbyterian 82 3 85 1267 83.8 37 36.8 48 47.0
Other Protestant 0 1 1 4 0.3 0 0.0 1 0.3
Roman Catholic 189 14 203 2944 195.1 84 80.1 119 115.0
Other 243 22 265 3791 254.0 113 105.1 152 148.8
No Preference/Unknown 269 44 313 4233 286.5 166 149.3 147 137.2
GRADUATE TOTAL 39 269 308 1481 159.4 191 94.2 117 65.2
Baptist 4 56 60 282 31.0 31 14.4 29 16.6
Episcopal 0 1 1 3 0.3 1 0.3 0 0.0
Islam/Moslem 1 0 1 12 1.0 1 1.0 0 0.0
Lutheran 0 3 3 8 0.9 2 0.2 1 0.7
Methodist 2 21 23 111 12.1 8 3.8 15 8.3
Presbyterian 0 5 5 24 2.7 2 1.0 3 1.7
Roman Catholic 3 26 29 143 15.2 18 8.7 11 6.6
Other 5 13 18 114 11.1 14 8.4 4 2.7
No Preference/Unknown 24 144 168 784 85.0 114 56.3 54 28.7


Macon Campus
State of Origin 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 2144 161 2305 33085 2217.7 1025 974.0 1280 1243.7
Alabama 40 4 44 601 41.4 25 22.4 19 19.0
Florida 147 6 153 2264 149.0 68 64.2 85 84.8
Georgia 1624 132 1756 25108 1684.1 772 733.3 984 950.8
Kentucky 6 0 6 88 6.0 3 3.0 3 3.0
Louisiana 15 0 15 238 15.0 4 4.0 11 11.0
North Carolina 18 1 19 278 18.9 11 10.9 8 8.0
South Carolina 25 0 25 376 25.0 14 14.0 11 11.0
Tennessee 48 0 48 719 48.0 17 17.0 31 31.0
Virginia 12 0 12 189 12.0 11 11.0 1 1.0
S. Central (AR, MS, OK, TX) 16 2 18 250 17.5 11 10.5 7 7.0
North/Northeast 28 2 30 437 29.3 12 11.8 18 17.5
Midwest 31 0 31 473 31.0 10 10.0 21 21.0
West (Includes HI and AK) 14 0 14 210 14.0 3 3.0 11 11.0
Other (US Terr., Foreign) 120 14 134 1855 126.6 64 59.0 70 67.6
GRADUATE TOTAL 39 269 308 1481 159.4 191 94.2 117 65.2
Alabama 1 0 1 9 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
Florida 0 5 5 17 1.9 3 0.6 2 1.3
Georgia 26 254 280 1292 141.6 173 84.6 107 57.0
Tennessee 1 0 1 9 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
S. Central (AR, MS, OK, TX) 0 1 1 1 0.1 1 0.1 0 0.0
North/Northeast 1 2 3 11 1.2 2 0.2 1 1.0
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) 10 5 15 140 12.3 10 8.5 5 3.9


Macon Campus
Marital Status 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 2144 161 2305 33085 2217.7 1025 974.0 1280 1243.7
Divorced 2 1 3 37 2.8 0 0.0 3 2.8
Married 56 33 89 1013 72.4 30 23.0 59 49.4
Single 2024 106 2130 31022 2072.2 959 919.7 1171 1152.5
Other 0 1 1 3 0.3 0 0.0 1 0.3
Widow/Widower 1 0 1 13 1.0 1 1.0 0 0.0
Not Specified 61 20 81 997 69.2 35 30.3 46 38.8
GRADUATE TOTAL 39 269 308 1481 159.4 191 94.2 117 65.2
Divorced 0 1 1 3 0.3 0 0.0 1 0.3
Married 6 85 91 372 40.1 63 25.0 28 15.1
Single 11 96 107 496 53.8 60 28.7 47 25.0
Not Specified 22 87 109 610 65.2 68 40.5 41 24.8


Macon Campus
Greek Org. Membership 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 2144 161 2305 33085 2217.7 1025 974.0 1280 1243.7
Alpha Delta Pi 53 0 53 823 53.0 0 0.0 53 53.0
Alpha Gamma Delta 63 1 64 969 63.8 0 0.0 64 63.8
Alpha Kappa Alpha 5 0 5 70 5.0 0 0.0 5 5.0
Alpha Phi Alpha 2 2 4 42 2.8 4 2.8 0 0.0
Chi Omega 66 1 67 973 66.7 0 0.0 67 66.7
Delta Sigma Theta 5 0 5 71 5.0 0 0.0 5 5.0
Kappa Alpha 20 2 22 306 21.5 22 21.5 0 0.0
Kappa Alpha Psi 6 0 6 92 6.0 6 6.0 0 0.0
Kappa Sigma 34 0 34 498 34.0 34 34.0 0 0.0
Phi Delta Theta 20 1 21 321 20.7 21 20.7 0 0.0
Pi Kappa Phi 33 3 36 506 34.8 35 33.8 1 1.0
Phi Mu 59 1 60 903 59.3 0 0.0 60 59.3
Sigma Alpha Epsilon 22 0 22 329 22.0 19 19.0 3 3.0
Sigma Nu 37 4 41 556 39.4 41 39.4 0 0.0
Unaffiliated 1719 146 1865 26627 1784.0 843 796.9 1022 987.1

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