Enrollment Trends at Mercer

596

Total Enrollment

-131

Men

727

Women

The student population at Mercer University is 9,196 (4,690 undergraduate and 4,506 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 596 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at Mercer is 51.00% which is increased by 23 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 573 and it has been increasing.

The female to male ratio is 1.97 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.

2,029 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 316.63% since 2015.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 8,857 where 9,196 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

51.00% of total students is undergraduate students and 49.00% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has increased by 23 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 573 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.97 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in Mercer than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Mercer University since 2015.

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-168,6004,6671,8362,8313,9331,3932,540
2016-178,615
15
4,706
39
1,796
-40
2,910
79
3,909
-24
1,383
-10
2,526
-14
2017-188,653
38
4,747
41
1,789
-7
2,958
48
3,906
-3
1,344
-39
2,562
36
2018-198,740
87
4,797
50
1,813
24
2,984
26
3,943
37
1,360
16
2,583
21
2019-208,7404,865
68
1,800
-13
3,065
81
3,875
-68
1,296
-64
2,579
-4
2020-219,006
266
4,911
46
1,770
-30
3,141
76
4,095
220
1,330
34
2,765
186
2021-229,009
3
4,941
30
1,710
-60
3,231
90
4,068
-27
1,277
-53
2,791
26
2022-238,889
-120
4,859
-82
1,680
-30
3,179
-52
4,030
-38
1,232
-45
2,798
7
2023-249,124
235
4,807
-52
1,664
-16
3,143
-36
4,317
287
1,397
165
2,920
122
2024-259,196
72
4,690
-117
1,626
-38
3,064
-79
4,506
189
1,472
75
3,034
114
Average8,8574,7991,7483,0514,0581,3482,710
Mercer University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 4,799 where 4,690 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Mercer University since 2015.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-164,6673,8811,6492,232786187599
2016-174,7064,0351,6352,400671161510
2017-184,7474,1351,6482,487612141471
2018-194,7974,2591,6882,571538125413
2019-204,8654,2601,6602,600605140465
2020-214,9114,2191,6152,604692155537
2021-224,9414,2311,5552,676710155555
2022-234,8594,1291,5262,603730154576
2023-244,8074,1771,5242,653630140490
2024-254,6904,0771,4902,587613136477
Average4,7994,7991,5992,5414,799149509
Mercer University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 4,058 where 4,506 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Mercer University since 2015.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-163,9332,8181,0961,7221,115297818
2016-173,9092,7741,0691,7051,135314821
2017-183,9062,8321,0551,7771,074289785
2018-193,9432,8431,0601,7831,100300800
2019-203,8752,7759851,7901,100311789
2020-214,0952,9071,0191,8881,188311877
2021-224,0682,9349911,9431,134286848
2022-234,0302,8429241,9181,188308880
2023-244,3172,9689941,9741,349403946
2024-254,5063,2781,0902,1881,228382846
Average4,0584,0581,0281,8694,058320841
Mercer University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 39.89% and the percentage of black students is 33.61% at Mercer University. 8.05% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 7.99% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 47.78% to 39.89%. Asian enrollment grew from 7.08% to 8.05%. Black student enrollment increased from 29.85% to 33.61%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 4.09% to 7.99%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.7141 which indicates that quite diverse. This increased from 0.6755 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Mercer University over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2015-16346092,567352164,109172
2016-17226572,562383144,132187
2017-18197312,57740584,032201
2018-19177702,52847744,034220
2019-20157852,58250163,998219
2020-21147972,823531104,030236
2021-22127812,81654674,075286
2022-23137452,84058593,922288
2023-24237233,067649103,781295
2024-25137403,09173553,668291
Average187342,74551693,978240
Mercer University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

2,029 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 22% of total students. The number of online students has increased 316.63% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Mercer University from 2015 to 2025.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-168,6004871,0217,092
2016-178,6157028827,031
2017-188,6536561,2256,772
2018-198,7408991,1346,707
2019-208,7401,1101,1236,507
2020-219,0061,7382,6034,665
2021-229,0091,7671,3205,922
2022-238,8891,8141,2115,864
2023-249,1241,9451,2925,887
2024-259,1962,0291,2185,949
Average8,8571,3151,3036,240

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