Student Population by Gender

Mercer University has a total of 8,889 enrolled students for the academic year 2022-2023. 4,859 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 4,030 students joined graduate programs.
By gender, 2,912 male and 5,977 female students (the male-female ratio is 33:67) are attending the school. The gender distribution is based on the 2022-2023 data.
Total Student Enrolled By Gender
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total8,8894,8594,030
Men2,9121,6801,232
Women5,9773,1792,798
Mercer University 2023 Student Population by Gender and Race chartMercer University 2023 Undergraduate Enrollment by Gender and Race chartMercer University 2023 Graduate Enrollment by Gender and Race chart

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 3,922 White, 2,840 Black, and 745 Asian students out of a total of 8,889 are attending at Mercer University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the next chart (Academic year 2022-2023 data).
Mercer University 2023 Student Population by Gender and Race chartMercer University 2023 Undergraduate Enrollment by Gender and Race chartMercer University 2023 Graduate Enrollment by Gender and Race chart
All Students Undergraduate Graduate
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American13310
Asian745251494
Black2,8406122,228
Hispanic585208377
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders927
White3,9221,5522,370
Two or more races28891197
Race Unknown21977142
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American606
Asian389135254
Black1,5363461,190
Hispanic371137234
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders615
White2,1259031,222
Two or more races20171130
Race Unknown1224379
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American101
Asian22418
Black22633193
Hispanic411229
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders000
White15045105
Two or more races15312
Race Unknown22715

Student Age Distribution

By age, Mercer has 33 students under 18 years old and 17 students over 65 years old. There are 4,934 students under 25 years old, and 3,955 students over 25 years old out of 8,889 total students.
In undergraduate programs, 33 students are younger than 18 and 2 students are older than 65. Mercer has 3,683 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 1,176 students aged 25 and over.
It has 1,251 graduate students aged under 25 and 2,779 students aged 25 and over.
Mercer University 2023 Student Population by Age chartMercer University 2023 Student Population Age Diversity Pie chartMercer University 2023 Undergraduate Enrollment by Age chartMercer University 2023 Undergraduate Enrollment Age Diversity Pie chartMercer University 2023 Graduate Enrollment by Age chartMercer University 2023 Graduate Enrollment Age Diversity Pie chart
All Students Undergraduate Graduate
Student Age Distribution (Total)
AgeTotalMenWomen
Under 18331617
18-191,545954591
20-211,572907665
22-241,7841,194590
25-291,7651,227538
30-34728525203
35-39483369114
40-49655531124
50-6430724265
Over 6517125
Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
AgeTotalMenWomen
Under 18331617
18-191,543952591
20-211,507854653
22-24600378222
25-2936629571
30-3422818543
35-3918015327
40-4926223230
50-6413811226
Over 65220
Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
AgeTotalMenWomen

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially who want to continue education and work in field. At Mercer University, 1,814 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1,211 students are enrolled in some online courses.
1,622 students lived in Georgia or jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 192 students live in other State or outside of the United States.
Mercer University 2023 Online Student Population chart
Online Student Population
All StudentsEnrolled Exclusively Online CoursesEnrolled in Some Online Courses
All Students8,8891,8141,211
Undergraduate4,859982492
Graduate4,030832719
Online Student Population by Locality
Georgia ResidentsOther States in U.S.Outside of U.S.
All Students1,6221848
Undergraduate897823
Graduate7251025

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 4,859 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 485 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 9.98%.345 students have transferred in as full-time status and 140 students transferred in as part-time status.
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Number of Students
Regular Full-time3,784
Transfer-in Full-time345
Regular Part-time590
Transfer-in Part-time140
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