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Mercer University is one of the leading colleges in Georgia with the acceptance rate of 75%. Deadlines for application are Early Action - November 15 and Regular - July 1 . For more information, call 4783012309 or send email at hiatt_jm@mercer.edu.

7201 Enrolled 75% Acceptance Rate 28 - 32 SAT Range
Admissions
Academics
Tuition & Aid
Student Body
Campus Life
Careers

Admissions

  • Overview

    • Applicants: 7,201
    • Average HS GPA: 3.98
    • Acceptance Rate: 75%

  • GPA Breakdown

    • 39% — 3.75 - 3.99
    • 21% — 3.50 - 3.74
    • 5% — 3.25 - 3.49
    • 1% — 3.00 - 3.24

  • SAT & ACT Test Scores

    SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 25th-75th percentile (enrolled students)
    625 - 700
    SAT Math 25th-75th percentile (enrolled students)
    595 - 700
    ACT Composite Scores 25th-75th percentile (enrolled students)
    28 - 32

  • Deadlines

    Early Action
    November 15
    Regular
    July 1

Academics

  • Majors

    AREA, ETHNIC, CULTURAL, GENDER, AND GROUP STUDIES.
    African-American/Black Studies.
    Regional Studies (U.S., Canadian, Foreign)
    Women's Studies.
    BIOLOGICAL AND BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES.
    Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology.
    Biochemistry.
    Biology/Biological Sciences, General.
    Neuroscience.
    BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT, MARKETING, AND RELATED SUPPORT SERVICES.
    Accounting.
    Business Administration and Management, General.
    Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other.
    Business/Commerce, General.
    Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies.
    Finance, General.
    Human Resources Development.
    Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General.
    International Business/Trade/Commerce.
    Management Information Systems, General.
    Marketing, Other.
    Marketing/Marketing Management, General.
    COMMUNICATION, JOURNALISM, AND RELATED PROGRAMS.
    Journalism.
    Mass Communication/Media Studies.
    Speech Communication and Rhetoric.
    Technical and Scientific Communication.
    COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCES AND SUPPORT SERVICES.
    Computer and Information Sciences, Other.
    Computer Science.
    Information Science/Studies.
    Information Technology.
    EDUCATION.
    Early Childhood Education and Teaching.
    Elementary Education and Teaching.
    English/Language Arts Teacher Education.
    Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching.
    Mathematics Teacher Education.
    Music Teacher Education.
    ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGIES AND ENGINEERING-RELATED FIELDS.
    Engineering/Industrial Management.
    ENGINEERING.
    Civil Engineering, General.
    Engineering, General.
    ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE/LETTERS.
    Creative Writing.
    English Language and Literature, General.
    FOREIGN LANGUAGES, LITERATURES, AND LINGUISTICS.
    Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General.
    French Language and Literature.
    Latin Language and Literature.
    Spanish Language and Literature.
    HEALTH PROFESSIONS AND RELATED PROGRAMS.
    International Public Health/International Health.
    Pharmaceutical Sciences.
    Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies.
    Public Health, General.
    Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse.
    HISTORY.
    History.
    LEGAL PROFESSIONS AND STUDIES.
    Non-Professional General Legal Studies (Undergraduate).
    LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES, GENERAL STUDIES AND HUMANITIES.
    Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies.
    MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS.
    Mathematics, General.
    MULTI/INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES.
    Computational Science.
    International/Global Studies.
    Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other.
    PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES.
    Philosophy, Other.
    Philosophy.
    Religion/Religious Studies.
    PHYSICAL SCIENCES.
    Chemistry, General.
    Chemistry, Other.
    Physics, General.
    PSYCHOLOGY.
    Psychology, General.
    SOCIAL SCIENCES.
    Anthropology.
    Criminology.
    Economics, General.
    International Relations and Affairs.
    Political Science and Government, General.
    Sociology.
    VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS.
    Art/Art Studies, General.
    Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General.
    Graphic Design.
    Music Performance, General.
    Music, General.

  • Degrees

    • Bachelor's
    • Certificate
    • Doctoral Other
    • Doctoral/Professional
    • Doctoral/Research
    • Master's
    • Post-Bachelor's certificate
    • Post-Master's certificate

  • Prominent Alumni

    Richard King
    `80, Academy Award winning sound designer and editor
    Rear Adm. (ret.) John F. Kirby
    '85, U.S. Navy, Pentagon press secretary
    Tony LaRussa
    `69, member Baseball Hall of Fame, manager for Chicago White Sox
    J. Michelle Childs
    '88, U S District Judge South Carolina, 2022 U S Supreme Court justice finalist nominee
    Joanna Sigfred Fowler, PhD
    '64, National Medal of Science recipient
    Gilbert King
    '14, Pulitzer Prize winning author of "Devil in the Grove: Thurgood Marshall, the Groveland Boys and the Dawn of a New America"
    H. Lee Moffitt
    `64, Founder, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center; former Florida Speaker of the House

Tuition & Aid

  • Dates

    Notification Date
    Feb 1

  • Required Forms

    • FAFSA
    • State Aid

  • Expenses per Academic Year

    Tuition
    $38446
    Required Fees
    $300
    Average Cost for Books and Supplies
    $1200
    Tuition / Fees Vary by Year of Study
    No
    Board for Commuters
    $3150
    Transportation for Commuters
    $1200
    On-Campus Room and Board
    $13436

  • Available Aid

    Financial Aid Methodology
    Federal and Institutional
    Scholarships and Grants Need-Based
    • Need-Based College/University Scholarship or Grant Aid from Institutional Funds
    • Need-Based Federal Pell
    • Need-Based Private Scholarships
    • Need-Based SEOG
    • Need-Based State Scholarships
    Federal Direct Student Loan Programs
    • Direct PLUS Loans
    • Direct Subsidized Stafford Loans
    • Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
    Federal Family Education Loan Programs (FFEL)
    • College/university loans from institutional funds
    • Federal Nursing Loans
    • State Loans
    Is Institutional Employment Available (other than Federal Work Study)
    Yes
    Direct Lender
    Yes

  • Financial Aid Rating

    • Financial Aid Rating 86/99

Student Body

  • Student Body Profile

    Total Undergraduate Enrollment
    3369
    Foreign Countries Represented
    24

  • Demographics

    • Asian 9.73%
    • African-American 21.35%
    • Hispanic 6.99%
    • Caucasian 52.64%
    • Male 43%
    • Female 57%
    • Аre out of state 13

Campus Life

  • Campus Life

    Undergrads living on campus
    76%
    Help finding off-campus housing
    No
    Quality of life rating 85/99
    First-Year Students living on campus
    90%
    Campus Environment
    Small Urban
    Fire safety rating
    N/A

  • Special Needs Admissions

    College Entrance Tests Required
    No
    Interview Required
    No

  • Student Activities

    Registered Student Organizations
    150
    Number of Honor Societies
    18
    Number of Social Sororities
    7

  • Sports

    Athletic Division
    Division I
    Men's Sports (Crimson) (8)
    • Baseball
    • Basketball
    • Cross Country
    • Football
    • Golf
    • Lacrosse
    • Soccer
    • Tennis
    Women's Sports (Crimson) (10)
    • Basketball
    • Cross Country
    • Golf
    • Lacrosse
    • Sand Volleyball
    • Soccer
    • Softball
    • Tennis
    • Track Field Outdoor
    • Volleyball

  • Student Services

    Health
    LGBT Support Groups: The Office of Counseling and Psychological Services offers programming and counseling services related to sexual orientation. There is also Common Ground, Mercer's official LGBTQ-Straight organization dedicated to building awareness and encouraging discussion of sexual and gender diversity.
    Minority Support Groups
    Army ROTC Offered on-campus

  • Sustainability

    N/A

    Green rating
    60

  • Campus Security Report

    Campus Security Report
    The Jeanne Clery Act requires colleges and universities to disclosetheir security policies, keep a public crime log, publish an annualcrime report and provide timely warnings to students and campusemployees about a crime posing an immediate or ongoing threat tostudents and campus employees.
    Please visit The Princeton Review’s page on campus safety foradditional resources: http://www.princetonreview.com/safety
    The Princeton Review publishes links directly to each school's CampusSecurity Reports where available. Applicants can also access allschool-specific campus safety information using the Campus Safety andSecurity Data Analysis Cutting Tool provided by the Office ofPostsecondary Education of the U.S. Department of Education:https://ope.ed.gov/campussafety/#/

  • Other Information

    Campus-wide Internet Network
    Yes
    % of Classrooms with Wireless Internet
    100

Careers

  • Graduation Rates

    Graduate in 4 years
    62%
    Graduate in 5 years
    72%
    Graduate in 6 years
    73%

  • Career Services

    On-Campus Job Interviews Available
    Yes
    Career Services
    • Alumni Network
    • Alumni Services
    • Classes
    • Interest Inventory
    • Internships
    • Regional Alumni
    Opportunities at School
    • Coop
    • Experiential
    • Internship

  • ROI & Outcomes

    Information from PayScale:
    Starting Median Salary (Up to Bachelor's degree completed, only)
    N/A
    Mid-Career Median Salary (Up to Bachelor's degree completed, only)
    N/A
    Starting Median Salary (At least Bachelor's degree)
    N/A
    Mid-Career Median Salary (At least Bachelor's degree)
    N/A
    Percent High Job Meaning
    N/A
    Percent STEM
    N/A
    • Return on Investment (ROI) rating 0/99

    Contact & Visit

    • Campus Tours

      Campus Visiting Center
      • Monday thru Friday, Some Saturdays
      • 4783012309
      Campus Tours
      • Appointment Required: Yes
      • Dates: Year-round
      • Times: Varies
      • Average Length: 1 hour

    • On Campus Interview

      Campus Interviews
      Yes
      Information Sessions
      Available
      Times
      Mon-Sat
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