Mercer University Business Programs

Located in Macon, Georgia, Mercer University is a private not-for-profit institution. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

Where Is Mercer University?

Contact details for Mercer are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1501 Mercer University Drive, Macon, GA 31207
Phone:	478-301-2700
Website:	www.mercer.edu

How Do I Get Into Mercer?

You can apply to Mercer online at: https://undergrad.mercer.edu/apply-now/

Admission Requirements for Mercer

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	1
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Mercer?

Mercer has an acceptance rate of 75%, which means that is not quite as selective as some other schools. Still, you'll need good grades and a solid application if you want to be admitted.

Approximately 37% of accepted students are men and 63% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 74%, and the acceptance rate for women is 75%.

Average Test Scores

About 37% of students accepted to Mercer submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 600 and 680. Math scores were between 590 and 680.

Mercer received ACT scores from 20% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 25 and 32. Math scores were between 24 and 0. Composite scores were between 26 and 31.

Can I Afford Mercer University?

The overall average net price of Mercer is $24,934. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Mercer, approximately 52% of students took out student loans averaging $8,532 a year. That adds up to $34,128 over four years for those students.

Mercer University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 4,941 undergraduate students at Mercer, with 4,231 being full-time and 710 being part-time.

There are also 4,068 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 4,231 full-time undergraduates at Mercer, 37% are male and 63% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Mercer University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	375
Black or African American	1,132
Hispanic or Latino	297
White	2,041
International Students	74
Other Races/Ethnicities	312

Geographic Diversity

Georgia students aren't the only ones who study at Mercer University. At this time, 29 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 52 countries are represented at Mercer. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Saudi Arabia, and Vietnam.

Online Learning at Mercer University

There are 12 bachelor’s degree and 18 master’s degree programs available online at Mercer. In 2022-2023, 3,025 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Mercer has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 22nd most popular in Georgia for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Mercer majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Technical & Scientific Communication	70%

Mercer University Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	14	210	224
Accounting	29	40	69
Management Science	0	46	46
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	46	0	46
Organizational Leadership	17	27	44
Finance	35	0	35
General Business/Commerce	24	6	30
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	24	0	24
Other Marketing	16	0	16
General Economics	12	0	12
Technical & Scientific Communication	5	5	10
Human Resources Development	8	0	8
International Business/Trade/Commerce	4	0	4
Entrepreneurship	1	0	1
Supply Chain Management	0	0	0
Other Finance and Financial Management Services	0	0	0
Organizational Behavior Studies	0	0	0
TOTAL	235	334	569

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Korea2006 under License

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