About Mercer

History
Founded in 1833, Mercer University is a private, co-educational university with an enduring Baptist heritage and is the second largest Baptist-affiliated institution in the world. The University's impressive main administration building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Location
Historic buildings and majestic magnolias provide the setting on Mercer's campus in historic Macon, Georgia — a welcoming community of small-town values and big-city amenities, just over an hour from Atlanta. The greater Macon area has a population of approximately 350,000.

The University
Mercer University is comprised of the College of Liberal Arts, College of Continuing and Professional Studies, Eugene W. Stetson School of Business and Economics, School of Engineering, Tift College of Education, Walter F. George School of Law, School of Medicine, Southern School of Pharmacy, James and Carolyn McAfee School of Theology, Townsend School of Music, and Georgia Baptist College of Nursing. The University also operates the Mercer University Press in Macon and the Mercer Engineering Research Center in Warner Robins.

Academics
Ranked as one of the leading private universities in the region, Mercer offers more than 50 majors, an impressive choice of minors and concentrations, and a broad spectrum of courses and degrees in undergraduate education.

Enrollment
Traditional undergraduate enrollment numbers 2,500 students on the Macon campus. While many students come from the Southeast, more than 48 states and 30 countries are represented among the student body. The University also enrolls approximately 2,500 nontraditional students in the Extended Education Program and approximately 2,300 graduate and professional students in Macon and Atlanta.

Student/Faculty Ratio
The average class size at Mercer University is 25, with a student/faculty ratio of 15:1 — unusually low for a major university.

Faculty
Mercer's faculty are drawn from the nation's leading scholars, researchers, and practitioners in their respective fields of study. More than 90 percent of Mercer's faculty hold doctorates or the highest attainable degree in their academic fields. All classes are taught by experienced professors, not graduate assistants.

Campus Life
The University operates a variety of residence halls and on-campus apartments for married students and faculty. Seven sororities, 10 fraternities, and a wide variety of organizations, honorary and professional societies, and religious and special interest groups enhance the quality of campus life.

Academic Calendar
The University operates on the semester calendar system which begins in August and ends in early May.

Athletics
Mercer offers a full range of individual, intercollegiate, and intramural sports programs. The University is a member of the NCAA's Division I and the Atlantic Sun Conference. Mercer competes in a complete schedule of men's baseball, basketball, cross-country, golf, soccer and tennis; and women's basketball, cross-country, golf, softball, soccer, tennis and volleyball.

Financial Assistance
Mercer provides a wealth of scholarships and funds for the qualified student. Federal, state, and local funds are used by students to make a Mercer education affordable. More than 95 percent of students received some form of financial assistance in the last academic year.

Accreditation
Mercer University is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award the bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Inquiries to the Commission on Colleges should relate only to the accreditation status of the institution and not to general admissions information. Inquiries may be referred to the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, GA 30033-4097; telephone (404) 679-4500; fax, (404) 679-4558; Web site, http://www.sacscoc.org.