Graduation Rates in Reasonable Completion Time
For the academic year 2022-2023, 605 students out of 823 candidates have completed their courses within 150% normal time (i.e. in 6 years for 4-year BS degree) at Mercer University.
By gender, 246 male and 359 female students graduated the school last year completing their jobs in the period. Its graduation rate is around the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 74.81% (private (not-for-profit) Research University with high research activity).
| Candidates | Completers | Graduation Rates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 823 | 605 | 73.51% |
| Men | 361 | 246 | 68.14% |
| Women | 462 | 359 | 77.71% |
Graduation Rate By Race/Ethnicity
The following table shows graduation rate by race and at Mercer University.
- American Indian or Alaska Native: 100.00%
- Asian: 78.57%
- Black (Non-Hispanic): 71.61%
- Hispanic: 69.57%
- White: 73.63%
- Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander: 100.00%
- Two or More Race: 58.06%
- Unknown: 93.33%
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 100.00%(1/1) | - | 100.00%(1/1) |
| Asian | 78.57%(66/84) | 71.43%(20/28) | 82.14%(46/56) |
| Black (Non-Hispanic) | 71.61%(111/155) | 65.63%(42/64) | 75.82%(69/91) |
| Hispanic | 69.57%(32/46) | 59.09%(13/22) | 79.17%(19/24) |
| White | 73.63%(335/455) | 69.34%(147/212) | 77.37%(188/243) |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 100.00%(1/1) | - | 100.00%(1/1) |
| Two or More Race | 58.06%(18/31) | 57.14%(8/14) | 58.82%(10/17) |
| Unknown | 93.33%(28/30) | 83.33%(10/12) | 100.00%(18/18) |
Transfer-out and Retention Rates
At Mercer, the transfer-out rate is 19.81%. Its transfer-out rate is around the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 17.57%.
Mercer's retention rate is 86% for full-time students and 50 % for part-time students last year. Its retention rate is around the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 85.70%.
Non-Resident Alien Graduation Rate
A non-resident alien student is not a US citizen/green card holder and studies with a student visa, such as an F visa, in the United States. At Mercer University, 13 of 20 non-resident alien students completed their studies and the graduation rate was 65.00%.