Student Population at Mercer

The following chart compares Mercer's student enrollment with all colleges nationwide, Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges, 4-Years Colleges, and Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Georgia.

The enrollment is larger than the Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Georgia average (2,203 students).

The below chart compares the student population between Mercer University and similar colleges.

By gender, there are 3,098 male and 6,098 female students attending Mercer. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.51 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).

The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at Mercer.

By age, there are 4,951 students whose age under twenty five and 2,416 students whose age is over thirty years old at Mercer University.

Especially, 27 students are younger than eighteen and 27 students are older than sixty five.

The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Mercer University.

At Mercer University, 3,247 students (35.31% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 2,029 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.

By location of enrolled students, 1,848 students live in Georgia where Mercer University is located in and 177 students have enrolled from other states.