Mercer University is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges. It has 7 programmatic accredited programs.
The following table describes the detail information of institutional accreditation information.
Institutional Accreditation
| Agency Name | Accreditation Status | Periods |
| Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges | Accredited | 1/1/1911 - Current |
Programmatic Accreditation
| Program | Accreditation Status | Periods |
| Nursing (NUR) - Baccalaureate program | Accredited | 3/1/1995 - 12/31/2006 (Estimated Date) |
| Program | Accreditation Status | Periods |
| Law (LAW) - Professional schools | Accredited | 1/1/1925 - Current (Estimated Date) |
| Program | Accreditation Status | Periods |
| Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels | Accredited | 4/21/2001 - Current (Estimated Date) |
| Program | Accreditation Status | Periods |
| Nurse Anesthesia (ANEST) - Institutions and programs at the master's degree, post master's certificate or doctoral degree levels | Accredited | 1/18/2005 - 12/7/2012 |
| Program | Accreditation Status | Periods |
| Public Health Programs (PHPBG) - Baccalaureate and Graduate level programs offered outside a school of public health | Accredited | 10/22/2005 - Current |
| Program | Accreditation Status | Periods |
| Medicine (MED) - Programs leading to the M.D. degree | Accredited | 7/1/1982 - Current |
| Program | Accreditation Status | Periods |
| Music (MUS) - Institutions and units within institutions offering degree-granting and/or non-degree-granting programs | Accredited | 9/1/1978 - 8/1/2014 (Estimated Date) |