Mercer University

Carnegie Foundation Classification

Master's Colleges and Universities (larger programs)

General Characteristics

Highest offering	Doctoral degree
Calendar System	Semester
Years of college work required	N/A
Variable Tuition

Special Learning Opportunities

Distance Learning
ROTC — Army / Navy / Air Force	— / /
Study Abroad
Weekend College
Teacher Certification

Mercer University Academics

The university has disability services as well, so be sure to inquire about them if needed. For example, the university has a Accelerated Program, Cross-Registration, Double Major, Dual Enrollment of High School Students, Honors Program, Independent Study, Internships, Liberal Arts/Career Combination, ROTC, Army, Student-Designed Major, Study Abroad and Teacher Certification. Moreover, when any student is looking for some counseling or other types of support, Adult (re-entering) student services, Alcohol/Substance Abuse Counseling, Campus Ministries/Chaplain, Career Counseling, Economically Disadvantaged Student Services, Employment Service, Financial Aid Counseling, Freshman Orientation Program, Health Services, Minority Student Services, Personal Counseling and Placement Service can help. Mercer University is unique in its study options. There’s never a reason to feel alone in your studies either, since there are academic support services like Extensive Undergraduate Evening or Early Morning Classes, Learning Center, Pre-Admission Summer Program, Reduced Course Load, Study Skills Assistance, Tutoring and Writing Center.

The following are the types of degrees and majors offered at Mercer University.

Philosphy and Religion:

Christian Studies, Philosophy

Communications & Journalism:

Journalism, Mass Communications/Media Studies

English Language and Literature:

English Language & Literature – General

Computer Science:

Computer Science, Information Sciences/Systems

Foreign Language and Literature:

Classics, French, German, Latin, Spanish

Popular majors:

twenty-two percent business per marketing, ten percent social sciences, nine percent engineering, nine percent engineering technologies, eight percent communication technologies, seven percent education, seven percent psychology, five percent biology

Health and Clinical Sciences:

Nursing (RN), Predentistry, Premedicine

History:

History – General

Psychology:

Psychology – General

Business, Management, & Marketing:

Business – General

Mathematics:

Mathematics – General

Physical Sciences:

Chemistry, Physics

Biological and Biomedical Sciences:

Biochemistry, Biology

Education:

Elementary Education, Junior High Education, Music Teacher Education

Social Sciences:

Economics, International Relations, Political Science/Government, Sociology

School of Visual and Performing Arts:

Art – General, Drama/Theater Arts, Music – General, Music – General Performance

Security and Protective Services:

Criminal Justice Studies

Public Administration and Service:

Community Organization/Advocacy

Further, for international students, the application fee is 50. Are you an international student? The Fall application deadline for international students is the 1st of June. The cost per credit hour (overall) was $782 Cost & Savings Calculator Financial Aid International students eligible for non-need-based aid last fall.

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Mercer University Admissions

Admission policy is currently Percent applicants admitted: 80%. Remember that this can change at any time. Transfer student are not ignored. For example, there were three hundred and nineteen total number of transfer students who applied and three hundred and five total number of transfer students who were admitted. This school requires an application fee consisting of fifty dollars regular application fee, fifty dollars out-of-state application fee, Free online application fee and point zero .

Transfer students must apply no later than the Rolling admission, with priority applications due on the 1st of August. SAT and ACT score reports are due the 1st of July and For all student applicants, the Fall application deadline is the 1st of June. For priority students, financial aid applications are due no later than the 1st of April. the SAT subject section score due date was not reported. It is also very important to submit financial aid applications as quickly as possible, make sure to check with the university about the specific date for this year. The regular application is due the 1st of July. Will you make it in time? Make sure to know when all the due dates and deadlines take place. Similarly, if you wish to apply with priority status make sure you application is in by the 1st of April.

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Mercer University Financial Aid

Financial aid distribution is at seventy-six percent scholarships per grants and twenty-four percent loans per jobs. If you are not a need based student, non-need distribution for financial aid is determined by Academics, Art, Athletics, Job Skills, Leadership, Music/Drama, ROTC, Religious Affiliation and State/District Residency. Financial aid for students is readily accessible at this school. Likewise, need based financial aid distribution is determined through Job Skills. Financial aid forms are FAFSA, Institution’s own financial aid form and State aid form.

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Mercer University Students

The university is a Private, University, Four-year, Baptist, Coed, where 80 percent of the applicants were admitted, Regionally accredited and College Board member. Moreover, the student body consists of seventy-five percent in-state students, twenty-five percent out-of-state students, fifty-nine percent women, forty-one percent men, less than one percent american indian per alaskan native, six percent asian per pacific islander, fourteen percent black per non-hispanic, three percent hispanic, seventy percent white per non-hispanic, one percent non-resident alien, five percent race per ethnicity unreported, forty-eight percent in top 10th of graduating class, seventy-four percent in top quarter of graduating class, ninety-four percent in top half of graduating class, forty-eight percent had h.s. gpa of 3.75 and higher, twenty percent had h.s. gpa between 3.5 and 3.74, fourteen percent had h.s. gpa between 3.25 and 3.49, twelve percent had h.s. gpa between 3.0 and 3.24, five percent had h.s. gpa between 2.5 and 2.99 and one percent had h.s. gpa between 2.0 and 2.49. Furthermore, it is part of an Urban setting, Small city (50,000 – 249,999) and Residential campus. The school’s size is approximately two thousand, three hundred and fifty-five degree-seeking undergrads, six hundred and sixteen first-time degree-seeking freshmen and one thousand, two hundred and twenty-one graduate enrollment. Mercer University offers Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral and First Professional degrees.

This school features the Urban setting, Small city (50,000 – 249,999) and Residential campus. Of course, the school is located 85 miles from Atlanta.

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Mercer University Athletics

The Bears are a member of NCAA. The following sports can be found here:

• Men’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate and Men’s Scholarship Baseball
• Men’s NCAA Division I, Women’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Basketball
• Men’s NCAA Division I, Women’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Cross_country
• Men’s NCAA Division I, Women’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Golf
• Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Racquetball
• Men’s NCAA Division I, Women’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Club, Women’s Club, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Soccer
• Women’s NCAA Division I, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural and Women’s Scholarship Softball
• Women’s NCAA Division I, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural and Women’s Scholarship Volleyball

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