Mercer University
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Details
- Name: Mercer University
- Location: Macon, GA 31207
- Control: Private Non-Profit
- Accreditation: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
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Attendance
- Admissions Rate 66.46%
- Average SAT Scores 1280
- Four Year Completion Rate 64.04% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 4 years
- Six Year Completion Rate 73.39% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 6 years
- Eight Year Completion Rate 73.7% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 8 years. This is what is normally reported for college completion rates.
High Completion4 Year64.0%6 Year73.4%8 Year73.7% -
Costs
- Yearly Costs: $56,494 The average annual cost of attendance includes tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses for all full-time, first-time, degree-certificate-seeking undergraduates
- Out of State Tuition: $40,890 Tuition and required fees for out-of-state students
- In State Tuition: $40,890 Tuition and required fees for in-state students
- Median Debt Total: $17,655 Median loan debt accumulated at the institution (the sum of all undergraduate federal loans over students’ college education at the institution for which the median debt is reported)
- Median Debt for Graduates: $24,199 Median loan debt accumulated for only graduates
- Median Debt for Withdrawals: $9,750 Median loan debt accumulated for only graduates
- Net Price Quintile 1 $18,650 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $0-$30,000
- Net Price Quintile 2 $20,919 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $30,001-$48,000
- Net Price Quintile 3 $22,627 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $48,001-$75,000
- Net Price Quintile 4 $24,610 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $75,001-$110,000
- Net Price Quintile 5 $26,399 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $110,000+
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Earnings
- Median 6 Year Earnings $50,231 Median earnings measured 6 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
- Median 7 Year Earnings $46,626 Median earnings measured 7 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
- Median 8 Year Earnings $53,833 Median earnings measured 8 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
- Median 9 Year Earnings $50,136 Median earnings measured 9 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
- Median 10 Year Earnings $58,354 Median earnings measured 10 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
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What This College Costs By Family Income
Net price after grants and scholarships, by family income band.
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What Graduates Earn By Family Background
Median earnings by family income tercile, showing income mobility over time.
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| Name | Credential | Debt Mean | Debt Median | Earnings |
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| Communication and Media Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $26,969 | No data | $30,885 |
| Journalism | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | Bachelor's Degree | $23,796 | No data | $34,454 |
| Engineering-Related Fields | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Non-Professional General Legal Studies (Undergraduate) | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $31,257 |
| Community Organization and Advocacy | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Anthropology | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Area Studies | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Information Science/Studies | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Biology, General | Bachelor's Degree | No data | $31,600 | $23,164 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Health and Physical Education/Fitness | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Homeland Security | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Design and Applied Arts | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Public Health | Bachelor's Degree | No data | $40,256 | No data |
| Human Resources Management and Services | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $44,179 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Computer Programming | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Engineering, General | Bachelor's Degree | $38,836 | $28,889 | $62,626 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $26,300 |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $32,494 | No data | $27,745 |
| Public Policy Analysis | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Criminology | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Health/Medical Preparatory Programs | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $43,200 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $53,576 |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $34,881 | No data | $33,298 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Civil Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $20,972 |
| International/Global Studies | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Human Services, General | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $33,426 |
| Social Sciences, General | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $37,333 |
| International Relations and National Security Studies | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Accounting and Related Services | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| International Business | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| English Language and Literature, General | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Computational Science | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Religion/Religious Studies | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Political Science and Government | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Fine and Studio Arts | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Business/Commerce, General | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $45,912 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $36,702 | $20,000 | $64,379 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |