- The Inkwell
- Georgia
- Mercer University
Macon, GACity: midsizeZIP 31207Founded 1833
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1833
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral: high research activity (R2)
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.mercer.edu
GeorgiaPrivate nonprofit
Mercer University
Mercer University is a private nonprofit university in Macon, Georgia, with 4,500 undergraduates. It admits 69% of applicants, graduates 72% within six years and costs $24,778 a year after aid.
72%graduate
Admission rate69%
Retention82%
4-year graduation60%
Pell Grant share40%
Federal loans58%
$24,778net price / year
69%admission rate
1271average SAT
72%graduate in 6 years
$63,469median earnings, 10 yrs
$24,427median debt
#628 of 1,704 for earnings#1,208 of 1,739 for lowest net price#316 of 1,738 for graduation rate#533 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $60,018tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $43,570
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $43,570
- Average net price
- $24,778national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$18,845
$30,001–48,000$21,273
$48,001–75,000$22,137
$75,001–110,000$24,117
$110,001+$27,667
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 69%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1271
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 590–680
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 570–670
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 25–31
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college69%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college82%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college72%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college40%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 72%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 60%
- First-year retention
- 82%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 64%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $56,789
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $63,469middle 50%: $42,462–$93,214
- Median debt at graduation
- $24,427
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$93,214
Median, Mercer University$63,469
Lower quarter$42,462
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 4,500
- Part-time
- 11%
- Women / men
- 65% / 35%
- Average age at entry
- 25.5
- First-generation students
- 28%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 40%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 11 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 98%
- Average faculty salary
- $9,556 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $14,074
- Endowment, end of year
- $481,905,976
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White41%
Hispanic9.1%
Black32%
Asian8.4%
Two or more races4.2%
U.S. nonresident2.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown2.6%
23 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Health professions22%
Business & management16%
Biological & biomedical sciences9.9%
Engineering9.5%
Psychology8.7%
Education6.4%
Computer & information sciences4.9%
Communication & journalism3.8%
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 140447. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q1798612.