Mercer University
DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE - Fall Semester 1998

Final
(Includes 2nd Session Activity as Applicable)
11/30/98

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

DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE - Macon Campus
Macon Campus
Summary 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
Total Macon Campus 2293 380 2673 36475 2468.5 1220 1104.2 1453 1364.3
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 2235 118 2353 34827 2290.5 1040 1008.6 1313 1281.9
GRADUATE TOTAL 58 262 320 1648 178.0 180 95.6 140 82.4


Macon Campus
Ethnicity 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 2235 118 2353 34827 2290.5 1040 1008.6 1313 1281.9
American Indian/Alaskan Native 14 2 16 226 15.0 6 5.3 10 9.8
Asian or Pacific Islander 91 3 94 1439 91.8 41 40.3 53 51.5
Black, Non-Hispanic 391 18 409 5991 400.3 121 118.4 288 281.9
Cuban/Mexican/PR/Hispanic 27 1 28 416 27.3 13 12.3 15 15.0
White, Non-Hispanic 1540 78 1618 24089 1577.4 759 736.7 859 840.7
Nonresident Alien 95 12 107 1472 99.7 54 50.8 53 48.8
Other/Unknown 77 4 81 1195 79.1 46 44.8 35 34.3
GRADUATE TOTAL 58 262 320 1648 178.0 180 95.6 140 82.4
Asian or Pacific Islander 0 7 7 23 2.6 5 1.6 2 1.0
Black, Non-Hispanic 6 31 37 198 21.3 15 9.0 22 12.3
Cuban/Mexican/PR/Hispanic 0 3 3 15 1.7 2 1.3 1 0.3
White, Non-Hispanic 22 140 162 749 81.2 89 39.5 73 41.7
Nonresident Alien 7 2 9 76 8.0 6 5.0 3 3.0
Other/Unknown 23 79 102 587 63.2 63 39.2 39 24.0


Macon Campus
Age 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 2235 118 2353 34827 2290.5 1040 1008.6 1313 1281.9
Under 18 17 1 18 262 17.1 10 10.0 8 7.1
18-19 995 5 1000 15600 999.0 417 416.4 583 582.6
20-21 770 13 783 11789 777.6 338 334.0 445 443.6
22-24 291 32 323 4469 305.0 172 163.5 151 141.6
25-29 95 20 115 1468 104.8 60 52.4 55 52.4
30-34 36 19 55 650 44.5 25 19.0 30 25.5
35-39 16 12 28 298 21.0 10 6.8 18 14.2
40-49 12 12 24 227 17.0 6 5.3 18 11.8
50-64 3 4 7 64 4.5 2 1.3 5 3.3
GRADUATE TOTAL 58 262 320 1648 178.0 180 95.6 140 82.4
20-21 1 0 1 15 1.0 1 1.0 0 0.0
22-24 26 37 63 436 46.6 23 17.0 40 29.6
25-29 15 56 71 383 41.4 38 22.8 33 18.7
30-34 7 58 65 304 32.4 44 20.9 21 11.6
35-39 4 55 59 249 27.6 42 19.5 17 8.1
40-49 4 48 52 226 25.1 26 12.2 26 12.9
50-64 1 8 9 35 3.9 6 2.2 3 1.7


Macon Campus
Religious Preference 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 2235 118 2353 34827 2290.5 1040 1008.6 1313 1281.9
Baptist 974 35 1009 15066 989.8 434 424.3 575 565.5
Buddhist 8 0 8 123 8.0 2 2.0 6 6.0
Congregational 1 0 1 12 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
Episcopal 49 4 53 781 51.3 24 23.6 29 27.8
Evangelical 2 0 2 30 2.0 0 0.0 2 2.0
Hindu 21 0 21 331 21.0 8 8.0 13 13.0
Islam/Moslem 8 0 8 123 8.0 5 5.0 3 3.0
Jewish 7 1 8 112 7.3 3 3.0 5 4.3
Lutheran 27 1 28 418 27.3 14 13.3 14 14.0
Methodist 243 11 254 3768 249.2 97 94.2 157 155.0
Mennonite 1 0 1 13 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
Orthodox 2 0 2 32 2.0 1 1.0 1 1.0
Presbyterian 65 6 71 1049 68.3 23 21.5 48 46.8
Other Protestant 16 1 17 255 16.8 10 10.0 7 6.8
Roman Catholic 204 16 220 3246 211.5 106 101.3 114 110.2
Other 214 13 227 3368 222.3 97 95.0 130 127.3
No Preference/Unknown 393 30 423 6101 403.8 216 206.5 207 197.3
GRADUATE TOTAL 58 262 320 1648 178.0 180 95.6 140 82.4
Baptist 5 54 59 275 30.0 29 11.9 30 18.1
Episcopal 0 3 3 9 1.0 1 0.3 2 0.7
Lutheran 0 2 2 4 0.4 1 0.1 1 0.3
Methodist 5 19 24 114 12.6 7 3.7 17 9.0
Presbyterian 0 6 6 33 3.7 2 1.3 4 2.3
Roman Catholic 4 20 24 113 11.9 16 7.2 8 4.7
Other 5 12 17 95 10.1 11 6.8 6 3.3
No Preference/Unknown 39 146 185 1005 108.3 113 64.3 72 44.0


Macon Campus
State of Origin 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 2235 118 2353 34827 2290.5 1040 1008.6 1313 1281.9
Alabama 42 1 43 667 42.5 22 21.5 21 21.0
Florida 146 4 150 2277 148.4 69 67.8 81 80.6
Georgia 1724 93 1817 26821 1766.9 801 775.6 1016 991.2
Kentucky 6 0 6 94 6.0 3 3.0 3 3.0
Louisiana 18 0 18 280 18.0 7 7.0 11 11.0
North Carolina 14 0 14 213 14.0 6 6.0 8 8.0
South Carolina 26 1 27 421 26.9 15 14.9 12 12.0
Tennessee 43 3 46 700 45.0 13 12.3 33 32.7
Virginia 7 0 7 110 7.0 5 5.0 2 2.0
S. Central (AR, MS, OK, TX) 24 0 24 373 24.0 11 11.0 13 13.0
North/Northeast 27 1 28 421 27.6 13 13.0 15 14.6
Midwest 27 1 28 410 27.6 7 6.6 21 21.0
West (Includes HI and AK) 13 0 13 204 13.0 7 7.0 6 6.0
Other (US Terr., Foreign) 118 14 132 1836 123.7 61 57.8 71 65.8
GRADUATE TOTAL 58 262 320 1648 178.0 180 95.6 140 82.4
Alabama 0 2 2 7 0.8 0 0.0 2 0.8
Florida 2 5 7 32 3.6 3 0.9 4 2.7
Georgia 45 246 291 1475 159.2 163 84.9 128 74.3
North Carolina 2 1 3 24 2.7 3 2.7 0 0.0
Tennessee 2 0 2 18 2.0 1 1.0 1 1.0
S. Central (AR, MS, OK, TX) 0 1 1 1 0.1 1 0.1 0 0.0
Midwest 0 2 2 8 0.9 2 0.9 0 0.0
West (Includes HI and AK) 0 1 1 1 0.1 1 0.1 0 0.0
Other (US Terr., Foreign) 7 4 11 82 8.7 6 5.0 5 3.7


Macon Campus
Marital Status 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 2235 118 2353 34827 2290.5 1040 1008.6 1313 1281.9
Divorced 3 0 3 47 3.0 0 0.0 3 3.0
Married 50 35 85 950 66.9 31 23.5 54 43.4
Single 2097 77 2174 32518 2133.1 965 941.1 1209 1192.0
Other 2 1 3 42 2.7 1 1.0 2 1.7
Widow/Widower 1 1 2 21 1.6 1 1.0 1 0.6
Not Specified 82 4 86 1249 83.3 42 42.0 44 41.3
GRADUATE TOTAL 58 262 320 1648 178.0 180 95.6 140 82.4
Divorced 0 1 1 6 0.7 0 0.0 1 0.7
Married 6 67 73 294 32.2 49 20.5 24 11.8
Single 18 87 105 540 57.6 52 26.0 53 31.7
Not Specified 34 107 141 808 87.5 79 49.1 62 38.4


Macon Campus
Greek Org. Membership 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 2235 118 2353 34827 2290.5 1040 1008.6 1313 1281.9
Alpha Delta Pi 59 0 59 929 59.0 0 0.0 59 59.0
Alpha Gamma Delta 55 1 56 869 55.8 0 0.0 56 55.8
Alpha Kappa Alpha 4 0 4 60 4.0 0 0.0 4 4.0
Alpha Phi Alpha 3 1 4 57 3.8 4 3.8 0 0.0
Chi Omega 66 0 66 1002 66.0 0 0.0 66 66.0
Delta Sigma Theta 8 0 8 120 8.0 0 0.0 8 8.0
Kappa Alpha 19 0 19 285 19.0 18 18.0 1 1.0
Kappa Alpha Psi 2 0 2 33 2.0 2 2.0 0 0.0
Kappa Sigma 34 0 34 501 34.0 34 34.0 0 0.0
Lambda Chi Alpha 15 0 15 236 15.0 15 15.0 0 0.0
Phi Delta Theta 19 1 20 283 19.3 20 19.3 0 0.0
Pi Kappa Phi 23 0 23 335 23.0 22 22.0 1 1.0
Phi Mu 55 0 55 851 55.0 0 0.0 55 55.0
Sigma Gamma Rho 28 1 29 426 28.9 22 21.9 7 7.0
Sigma Nu 41 0 41 620 41.0 41 41.0 0 0.0
Unaffiliated 1804 114 1918 28220 1856.8 862 831.6 1056 1025.1

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