Mercer University
DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE - Fall Semester 1998

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

School of Theology

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

Fall and Spring Semesters
9 credit hours

Summer Semesters
6 credit hours

DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE - School of Theology
School of Theology
Summary 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
School of Theology 79 45 124 1123 101.3 81 67.7 43 33.7
Professional Total 79 45 124 1123 101.3 81 67.7 43 33.7


School of Theology
Ethnicity 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
Black, Non-Hispanic 6 10 16 109 10.2 7 4.1 9 6.1
Cuban/Mexican/PR/Hispanic 1 0 1 12 1.0 1 1.0 0 0.0
White, Non-Hispanic 70 34 104 973 87.6 70 60.0 34 27.6
Nonresident Alien 2 0 2 24 2.0 2 2.0 0 0.0
Other/Unknown 0 1 1 5 0.6 1 0.6 0 0.0


School of Theology
Age 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
18-19 1 0 1 14 1.0 1 1.0 0 0.0
20-21 1 0 1 14 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
22-24 26 2 28 314 26.9 18 18.0 10 8.9
25-29 26 12 38 380 33.8 31 27.7 7 6.1
30-34 7 9 16 112 10.8 11 7.6 5 3.2
35-39 6 9 15 99 9.7 9 5.7 6 4.0
40-49 10 6 16 138 12.7 8 6.2 8 6.5
50-64 2 4 6 35 3.7 2 0.8 4 2.9
Over 64 0 2 2 10 1.1 0 0.0 2 1.1
Unknown 0 1 1 7 0.8 1 0.8 0 0.0


School of Theology
Religious Preference 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
Baptist 54 19 73 721 64.6 46 42.4 27 22.2
Episcopal 1 0 1 9 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
Evangelical 1 0 1 10 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
Methodist 0 2 2 12 1.3 2 1.3 0 0.0
Other Protestant 1 0 1 14 1.0 1 1.0 0 0.0
Other 0 1 1 5 0.6 0 0.0 1 0.6
No Preference/Unknown 22 23 45 352 31.9 32 23.0 13 8.9


School of Theology
State of Origin 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
Alabama 2 4 6 43 4.0 4 3.3 2 0.7
Florida 3 1 4 45 3.8 3 2.8 1 1.0
Georgia 70 37 107 972 87.8 68 56.8 39 31.0
Kentucky 0 1 1 7 0.8 1 0.8 0 0.0
Louisiana 0 1 1 2 0.2 1 0.2 0 0.0
South Carolina 1 1 2 19 1.8 2 1.8 0 0.0
Other (US Terr., Foreign) 3 0 3 35 3.0 2 2.0 1 1.0


School of Theology
Marital Status 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
Divorced 3 0 3 33 3.0 0 0.0 3 3.0
Married 11 6 17 159 14.6 11 10.1 6 4.5
Single 22 2 24 266 22.7 12 12.0 12 10.7
Widow/Widower 0 1 1 7 0.8 0 0.0 1 0.8
Not Specified 43 36 79 658 60.3 58 45.6 21 14.8

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