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Mercer University

Macon, GA · Private · Midsize city · Carnegie R1/R2

Private institution in Macon, GA · 4,620 undergraduates · 66% acceptance rate · $58,354 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$22,3501,298th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$40,8901,660th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$40,8901,635th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$56,4941,628th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$24,1991,146th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$58,354619th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$50,231523rd highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
73.4%329th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
82.7%544th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
66.5%525th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1280231st highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
3099th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
4,620524th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
13.0:1979th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
33.3%1,022nd highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 72 mi (ATL)

On 2 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
$50
Personal essay
Required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 59 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$63,005$62,299
Engineering, GeneralEngineeringbachelors$58,673$49,729
Social Sciences, GeneralSocial Sciencesbachelors$51,273—
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherMultidisciplinary Studiesbachelors$49,683$57,460
Business/Commerce, GeneralBusinessbachelors$47,595$52,107
Human Resources Management and ServicesBusinessbachelors$45,383—
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$44,971$47,260
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Sciencebachelors$39,369$39,369
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$38,289—
Human Services, GeneralPublic Administrationbachelors$34,633$31,547
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducationbachelors$34,399$37,349
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLiberal Artsbachelors$34,230$35,416

Campus facts

Athletics — 12 sports

NCAA Division I-FCS · NCAA Division I

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $11,518,884 (M $6,775,291 · W $4,743,593)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Mercer University’s 4,620 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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