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Located in Macon, Georgia, Mercer University is a private not-for-profit institution. Macon is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

191 Undergraduate Degrees
49 Graduate Degrees
$24,934 Avg Cost After Aid (Undergrad)
75% Acceptance Rate

Where Is Mercer University?

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Contact details for Mercer are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 1501 Mercer University Drive, Macon, GA 31207
Phone: 478-301-2700
Website: www.mercer.edu

How Do I Get Into Mercer?

You can apply to Mercer online at: https://undergrad.mercer.edu/apply-now/

Admission Requirements for Mercer

Submission Required?
High School GPA 1
High School Rank 5
High School Transcript 1
College Prep Program 1
Recommendations 1
SAT or ACT Scores 5
TOEFL 1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Mercer?

75% Acceptance Rate
63% Of Accepted Are Women
37% Submit SAT Scores
Mercer has an acceptance rate of 75%, which means that is not quite as selective as some other schools. Still, you'll need good grades and a solid application if you want to be admitted.

Approximately 37% of accepted students are men and 63% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 74%, and the acceptance rate for women is 75%.

Average Test Scores

About 37% of students accepted to Mercer submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 600 and 680. Math scores were between 590 and 680.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Mercer University  ( 600 to 680 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Mercer University  ( 590 to 680 )
200
800
Mercer received ACT scores from 20% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 25 and 32. Math scores were between 24 and 0. Composite scores were between 26 and 31.

ACT English Scores for Mercer University  ( 25 to 32 )
1
36
ACT Composite Scores for Mercer University  ( 26 to 31 )
1
36

Can I Afford Mercer University?

$24,934 Net Price
50% Take Out Loans
The overall average net price of Mercer is $24,934. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Mercer, approximately 50% of students took out student loans averaging $8,484 a year. That adds up to $33,936 over four years for those students.

Mercer University Undergraduate Student Diversity

4,219 Full-Time Undergraduates
62% Women
46% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 4,911 undergraduate students at Mercer, with 4,219 being full-time and 692 being part-time.

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There are also 4,095 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 4,219 full-time undergraduates at Mercer, 38% are male and 62% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Mercer University students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 365
Black or African American 1,113
Hispanic or Latino 287
White 2,063
International Students 67
Other Races/Ethnicities 324

Geographic Diversity

Georgia students aren't the only ones who study at Mercer University. At this time, 29 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 52 countries are represented at Mercer. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Saudi Arabia, and Vietnam.

Mercer University Nursing Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Bachelor’s Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Registered Nursing 191 0 0 191
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 0 14 10 24
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing 0 14 8 22
Nursing Science 0 0 2 2
Nursing Practice 0 0 1 1
TOTAL 191 28 21 240

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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