Description

Mercer University is a faith-based institution of higher learning that seeks to achieve excellence and scholarly discipline in the fields of liberal learning and professional knowledge. The institution is guided by the historic principles of religious and intellectual freedom, while affirming religious and moral values that arise from the Judeo-Christian understanding of the world.

Mercer University Statement of Goals

The purposes of Mercer University are:

* To offer undergraduate, graduate and professional programs based upon a strong liberal arts foundation.
* To support a highly qualified faculty that is student and teaching oriented and is engaged in scholarly, research and professional activities.
* To foster independent and critical thinking and a continuing interest in learning.
* To foster intellectual and spiritual freedom in an environment that encourages tolerance, compassion, understanding and responsibility.
* To offer a variety of intellectual, cultural, recreational and spiritual activities designed to enlarge capacity for improved judgment and moral, ethical and spiritual growth.
* To encourage the enrollment of qualified persons from diverse backgrounds and situations.
* To contribute campus resources in partnership with other institutions and agencies to improve the educational, social and economic development of the community.

Quick Facts

Location

Southeast

Setting

Large Town Setting

Type

Private

Affiliation

Baptist

Size

Medium (2,000 to 5,000 Undergrad)

Mascot

Bears

Website

www.mercer.edu

On-Campus Housing Available

Yes

In-State Tuition

$29,540

Out-of-State Tuition

$29,540

Selectivity

Selective

Enrollment

8,050

Students

Full-Time Undergrad Students
4,403
Freshman Class
616
Total Students (Undergrads & Graduate Students)
8,050

Undergraduate vs. Graduate

Undergraduate
54%
Graduate
46%

Full-Time vs. Part-time Students

Full-Time
100%
Part-Time
0%

Students Coming From In-State vs. Out-of-State

In-State
81%
Out-of-State
19%

Gender of Students

Women
45%
Men
55%

Ethnic Diversity

African-American
31%
Asian
5%
Caucasian
53%
Latino
2%
Other
9%

Students State Origin

Georgia
81%
Florida
4%
Tennessee
1%
North Carolina
1%
Other
13%

International Students

International
2%
Domestic
98%