Private not-for-profit · City: Midsize
Mercer University
Macon, Georgia
Detailed ICP profile · Based on federal data; the college’s Common Data Set wasn’t available. This is a research snapshot, not a live update.
At a glance
- Admission rate
- 68.9%
- Fall 2024 · federal IPEDS · past applicant pool, not your chances
- Details about admission rate ↓
- 2026–27 published cost
- $65,380
- Any state of residence · On campus · before aid · estimate
- Details about 2026–27 published cost ↓
Admissions
Historical admissions describe the reported applicant pool, not your chances. Early-plan applicants form different pools.
Applicants admitted
68.9%
Fall 2024
Historical first-year applicant pool; not your admission chances.
About this number: Applicants admitted
Admission offers divided by applications for the reported pool. Applicant characteristics and campus scope vary; this does not predict an individual decision.
IPEDS via Urban Institute · Fall 2024
Who or what this describes: Reported first-year applicant pool, all reported sexes
First-year applications
9,813
Fall 2024
Historical applications in the source-defined pool and year.
About this number: First-year applications
This is an application count, not the size of the entering class. Campus/program reporting scope matters.
IPEDS via Urban Institute · Fall 2024
Who or what this describes: Reported first-year applicant pool, all reported sexes
More admissions statistics (2)
First-year admission offers
6,760
Fall 2024
Historical offers of admission, not students who enrolled.
About this number: First-year admission offers
Admitted and enrolled populations differ. This count is separate from acceptance rate or yield.
IPEDS via Urban Institute · Fall 2024
Who or what this describes: Admitted first-year applicants, all reported sexes
New first-year students · federal
859
Fall 2024
Fall 2024 admitted first-time students who enrolled, full or part time.
About this number: New first-year students · federal
This is neither all undergraduates nor all admitted students.
U.S. Department of Education · Fall 2024
Who or what this describes: Admitted first-time, degree/certificate-seeking students who enrolled (full or part time)
Academic profile of entering students
Scores and GPA describe past students, not current requirements. Reporting methods and populations differ.
SAT 25th percentile
Unavailable
No verified figure available. Missing does not mean zero.
ACT middle 50%
25–31
Fall 2024
Enrolled students who submitted ACT scores. Not a required range or personal admission prediction.
About the 25th percentile: ACT 25th percentile
The 25th and 75th percentiles bound the middle 50% of the reported score-submitting group. They are not minimum requirements or averages; no composite is inferred by adding component percentiles.
U.S. Department of Education · Fall 2024
Who or what this describes: Enrolled first-time, degree/certificate-seeking students who submitted scores
About the 75th percentile: ACT 75th percentile
The 25th and 75th percentiles bound the middle 50% of the reported score-submitting group. They are not minimum requirements or averages; no composite is inferred by adding component percentiles.
U.S. Department of Education · Fall 2024
Who or what this describes: Enrolled first-time, degree/certificate-seeking students who submitted scores
More academics statistics (12)
SAT reading/writing · 25th percentile
600
IPEDS test scores dataset year 2022; underlying cohort retained as source-specific, not independently reassigned
Enrolled score submitters, not all students or a required score.
About this number: SAT reading/writing · 25th percentile
The 25th and 75th percentiles bound the middle 50% of the reported score-submitting group. They are not minimum requirements or averages; no composite is inferred by adding component percentiles.
IPEDS via Urban Institute · IPEDS test scores dataset year 2022; underlying cohort retained as source-specific, not independently reassigned
Who or what this describes: Source-defined federal population
SAT reading/writing · 75th percentile
680
IPEDS test scores dataset year 2022; underlying cohort retained as source-specific, not independently reassigned
Enrolled score submitters, not all students or a required score.
About this number: SAT reading/writing · 75th percentile
The 25th and 75th percentiles bound the middle 50% of the reported score-submitting group. They are not minimum requirements or averages; no composite is inferred by adding component percentiles.
IPEDS via Urban Institute · IPEDS test scores dataset year 2022; underlying cohort retained as source-specific, not independently reassigned
Who or what this describes: Source-defined federal population
SAT math · 25th percentile
590
IPEDS test scores dataset year 2022; underlying cohort retained as source-specific, not independently reassigned
Enrolled score submitters, not all students or a required score.
About this number: SAT math · 25th percentile
The 25th and 75th percentiles bound the middle 50% of the reported score-submitting group. They are not minimum requirements or averages; no composite is inferred by adding component percentiles.
IPEDS via Urban Institute · IPEDS test scores dataset year 2022; underlying cohort retained as source-specific, not independently reassigned
Who or what this describes: Source-defined federal population
SAT math · 75th percentile
680
IPEDS test scores dataset year 2022; underlying cohort retained as source-specific, not independently reassigned
Enrolled score submitters, not all students or a required score.
About this number: SAT math · 75th percentile
The 25th and 75th percentiles bound the middle 50% of the reported score-submitting group. They are not minimum requirements or averages; no composite is inferred by adding component percentiles.
IPEDS via Urban Institute · IPEDS test scores dataset year 2022; underlying cohort retained as source-specific, not independently reassigned
Who or what this describes: Source-defined federal population
ACT composite · 25th percentile
26
IPEDS test scores dataset year 2022; underlying cohort retained as source-specific, not independently reassigned
Enrolled score submitters, not all students or a required score.
About this number: ACT composite · 25th percentile
The 25th and 75th percentiles bound the middle 50% of the reported score-submitting group. They are not minimum requirements or averages; no composite is inferred by adding component percentiles.
IPEDS via Urban Institute · IPEDS test scores dataset year 2022; underlying cohort retained as source-specific, not independently reassigned
Who or what this describes: Source-defined federal population
ACT composite · 75th percentile
31
IPEDS test scores dataset year 2022; underlying cohort retained as source-specific, not independently reassigned
Enrolled score submitters, not all students or a required score.
About this number: ACT composite · 75th percentile
The 25th and 75th percentiles bound the middle 50% of the reported score-submitting group. They are not minimum requirements or averages; no composite is inferred by adding component percentiles.
IPEDS via Urban Institute · IPEDS test scores dataset year 2022; underlying cohort retained as source-specific, not independently reassigned
Who or what this describes: Source-defined federal population
Federal SAT reading/writing · 25th percentile
590
Fall 2024
Enrolled score submitters, not all students or a required score.
About this number: Federal SAT reading/writing · 25th percentile
The 25th and 75th percentiles bound the middle 50% of the reported score-submitting group. They are not minimum requirements or averages; no composite is inferred by adding component percentiles.
U.S. Department of Education · Fall 2024
Who or what this describes: Enrolled first-time, degree/certificate-seeking students who submitted scores
Federal SAT reading/writing · 75th percentile
680
Fall 2024
Enrolled score submitters, not all students or a required score.
About this number: Federal SAT reading/writing · 75th percentile
The 25th and 75th percentiles bound the middle 50% of the reported score-submitting group. They are not minimum requirements or averages; no composite is inferred by adding component percentiles.
U.S. Department of Education · Fall 2024
Who or what this describes: Enrolled first-time, degree/certificate-seeking students who submitted scores
Federal SAT math · 25th percentile
570
Fall 2024
Enrolled score submitters, not all students or a required score.
About this number: Federal SAT math · 25th percentile
The 25th and 75th percentiles bound the middle 50% of the reported score-submitting group. They are not minimum requirements or averages; no composite is inferred by adding component percentiles.
U.S. Department of Education · Fall 2024
Who or what this describes: Enrolled first-time, degree/certificate-seeking students who submitted scores
Federal SAT math · 75th percentile
670
Fall 2024
Enrolled score submitters, not all students or a required score.
About this number: Federal SAT math · 75th percentile
The 25th and 75th percentiles bound the middle 50% of the reported score-submitting group. They are not minimum requirements or averages; no composite is inferred by adding component percentiles.
U.S. Department of Education · Fall 2024
Who or what this describes: Enrolled first-time, degree/certificate-seeking students who submitted scores
Federal SAT submitter share
40.0%
Fall 2024
Share of the source-defined enrolled group submitting this test.
About this number: Federal SAT submitter share
Submission rates depend on the reported population and policy at that time, not today’s testing requirement.
U.S. Department of Education · Fall 2024
Who or what this describes: Enrolled first-time, degree/certificate-seeking students
Federal ACT submitter share
17.0%
Fall 2024
Share of the source-defined enrolled group submitting this test.
About this number: Federal ACT submitter share
Submission rates depend on the reported population and policy at that time, not today’s testing requirement.
U.S. Department of Education · Fall 2024
Who or what this describes: Enrolled first-time, degree/certificate-seeking students
Costs & financial aid
Compare the year and population before comparing prices. Published budgets, group averages and your actual aid offer are different.
2026–27 cost of attendance
Published by Mercer University$65,380
Published cost of attendance · per year, before financial aid
- 2026–27
- School estimate
This budget assumes
- Any state of residence
- On campus
- All undergraduates
What the school includes
- Tuition
- $44,784
- Facility & Technology Fee
- $500
- Housing
- $8,046
- Food
- $7,866
- Books, course materials, supplies, and equipment
- $1,200
- Transportation/Travel
- $1,206
- Miscellaneous Personal Expenses
- $1,710
- Average Federal Loan Fees(only if it applies)
- $68
- Published total
- $65,380
Not included in this total
Possible lab/internship/practicum fees; optional health insurance.
This is the school’s budget before financial aid. It is not a bill, the federal average net price, or your own aid offer.
About this budget
- The school calls these 2026–27 figures estimates. They can change when the school finalizes them.
- Source: Residential Undergraduate - 2026-2027 Estimated Cost of Attendance (Mercer University Student Financial Planning). Researched October 21, 2026; independently audited October 22, 2026.
Research notes: Optional: student health insurance $1,402/semester if not waived; Bear Book Bundle $26/credit hour.
Understand the five kinds of college costs
- Tuition & fees
- Instruction and required college fees; living costs are additional unless explicitly included.
- Attendance budget
- College charges plus estimated living, books, travel and other included expenses, before aid.
- Average annual cost after grants & scholarships
- A historical average after federal, state/local and college grant aid for a specified federal-aid population. Outside private scholarships are not automatically deducted; loans and work-study are not discounts.
- Your net cost
- Your entered attendance cost minus selected grants and scholarships. Loans and work-study remain funding sources.
- Borrowing
- Debt to repay, not a discount. Work-study is earned over time, not an upfront bill reduction.
Average annual cost after grants & scholarships
$24,778
2024–25
Includes applicable federal, state/local and college grants and scholarships. First-time, full-time students receiving federal financial aid form the reporting population. The attendance budget includes estimated living expenses. Your actual cost may differ.
About this number: Average annual cost after grants & scholarships
Federal average net price: average attendance cost (tuition, fees, books, supplies and living expenses) minus qualifying federal, state/local and institutional grants and scholarships for this population. Federal aid defines the reporting population, not the only aid deducted; some included students receive federal loans or work-study but no grants. This is a historical average, not a personalized award. Outside private scholarships are not automatically deducted. Loans and work-study are not subtracted. This is not tuition alone, an individual award, a guaranteed price or necessarily a college bill.
U.S. Department of Education · 2024–25
Who or what this describes: First-time, full-time students receiving federal financial aid at private institutions
More costs statistics (4)
Tuition & fees · in-state
$43,570
2025–26
Historical federal amount, before aid and living expenses.
About this number: Tuition & fees · in-state
Tuition and required fees are combined here. Do not add the institution’s separate fees again or confuse this with total attendance cost.
U.S. Department of Education · 2025–26
Who or what this describes: In-state tuition and fees
Tuition & fees · out-of-state
$43,570
2025–26
Historical federal amount, before aid and living expenses.
About this number: Tuition & fees · out-of-state
This combines tuition and fees for the reported residency. It is separate from a differently dated institutional tuition figure.
U.S. Department of Education · 2025–26
Who or what this describes: Out-of-state tuition and fees
Undergraduates receiving Pell Grants
40.0%
2024–25
Source-defined undergraduate recipients; not an eligibility prediction.
About this number: Undergraduates receiving Pell Grants
This describes reported recipients, not whether your family qualifies.
U.S. Department of Education · 2024–25
Who or what this describes: Percentage of undergraduates who receive a Pell Grant
Undergraduates receiving federal loans
57.5%
2024–25
Borrowing participation; loans are debt, not grants.
About this number: Undergraduates receiving federal loans
A loan must generally be repaid and does not reduce net price. This is not a measure of the amount each student borrows.
U.S. Department of Education · 2024–25
Who or what this describes: Percent of all undergraduate students receiving a federal student loan
Campus & student outcomes
Enrollment, return rates and completion rates describe different source populations. They are not a measure of every student’s experience.
Undergraduate students · federal
4,690
Fall 2024
Fall 2024 undergraduate headcount, including full-time and part-time students.
About this number: Undergraduate students · federal
This is the source-defined institutional reporting unit, not a count of majors, degrees awarded or all graduate and undergraduate students.
U.S. Department of Education · Fall 2024
Who or what this describes: Grand total
Students per faculty member · federal
11
Fall 2024
A reporting ratio, not average class size.
About this number: Students per faculty member · federal
This federal measure uses its own student and instructional-staff definitions. It is separate from class size.
U.S. Department of Education · Fall 2024
Who or what this describes: Student-to-faculty ratio
Returned after the first year · federal
82.2%
Fall 2023 bachelor’s-seeking cohort, reported in IPEDS DCY2024–25
First-time, full-time bachelor’s-seeking students in the reported cohort.
About this number: Returned after the first year · federal
Federal retention follows a specific entering group. It is not a measure of all students or eventual graduation.
U.S. Department of Education · Fall 2023 bachelor’s-seeking cohort, reported in IPEDS DCY2024–25
Who or what this describes: Full-time, first-time bachelor’s-seeking undergraduates (the IPEDS four-year retention cohort) enrolled at the institution in the fall one year after starting
Completed within 150% of program time
72.3%
Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019–20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025–26
Source-defined first-time, full-time entry cohort; not all enrolled students.
About this number: Completed within 150% of program time
For a four-year bachelor program, 150% of normal time is generally six years. Use the precise entry cohort and measurement definition in the research record.
U.S. Department of Education · Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019–20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025–26
Who or what this describes: Full-time, first-time, degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates (total cohort, not only bachelor’s-seeking) who completed any degree or certificate at the institution within 150% of normal time
More campus and outcome statistics (5)
Reported academic calendar
Semester
2025–26
Reported population and year apply; missing is not zero.
About this number: Reported academic calendar
Read the source-defined population and conditions before comparing this figure with another institution.
U.S. Department of Education · 2025–26
Who or what this describes: Institution-level service or characteristic, rather than a student cohort
Undergraduate research in federal reporting
Yes
2025–26
Historical service reporting; an unmarked option is not proof that research is unavailable.
About this number: Undergraduate research in federal reporting
The source describes a reported co-curricular option, not the full current research opportunities available to students. Verify current offerings directly.
U.S. Department of Education · 2025–26
Who or what this describes: Institution-level service or characteristic, rather than a student cohort
Study abroad reported
Yes
2025–26
Reported population and year apply; missing is not zero.
About this number: Study abroad reported
Read the source-defined population and conditions before comparing this figure with another institution.
U.S. Department of Education · 2025–26
Who or what this describes: Institution-level service or characteristic, rather than a student cohort
Academic & career counseling reported
Yes
2025–26
Reported population and year apply; missing is not zero.
About this number: Academic & career counseling reported
Read the source-defined population and conditions before comparing this figure with another institution.
U.S. Department of Education · 2025–26
Who or what this describes: Institution-level service or characteristic, rather than a student cohort
AP credit reported
Yes
2025–26
Reported population and year apply; missing is not zero.
About this number: AP credit reported
Read the source-defined population and conditions before comparing this figure with another institution.
U.S. Department of Education · 2025–26
Who or what this describes: Institution-level service or characteristic, rather than a student cohort
What could you study?
These examples come from historical bachelor’s degrees awarded, not a verified current-major catalog. Confirm current programs, campus and entry conditions with the college.
- Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
- Engineering, General
- Psychology, General
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General
- Elementary Education and Teaching
- Business Administration and Management, General
Historical degree records & sources
Reported first-major bachelor’s credentials, not necessarily distinct graduates. Examples with the largest reported counts, including ties; no campus or classification totals are added together.
- Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
156 degrees awarded · 2024-25
- Engineering, General
108 degrees awarded · 2024-25
- Psychology, General
99 degrees awarded · 2024-25
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General
57 degrees awarded · 2024-25
- Elementary Education and Teaching
43 degrees awarded · 2024-25
- Business Administration and Management, General
38 degrees awarded · 2024-25
- Exercise Science and Kinesiology
36 degrees awarded · 2024-25
- Accounting
34 degrees awarded · 2024-25
- Biochemistry
31 degrees awarded · 2024-25
- Marketing/Marketing Management, General
30 degrees awarded · 2024-25
Plan your application
Check current official instructions for testing, essays, recommendations and dates. Historical admissions outcomes are not application requirements. Early Decision can be binding; review the institution’s conditions before choosing it.
Mercer University — SAT/ACT policy
Test-required
Corroborated for fall 2027 · not confirmed on the college page
Mercer requires SAT or ACT scores from U.S. first-year applicants; only international applicants have a test-optional route.
Fall 2027 · first-year domestic applicant. The college's page does not name the entry year; the Common App 2026-2027 grid lists the same category, so ICP treats this as the current policy. Confirm your program and circumstances.
Corroborated, not directly confirmed. The college’s page states this policy but does not name the entry year. The Common App’s 2026–27 grid lists the same category, so this is very likely current. Confirm with the college before you rely on it.
Common App requirements grid · 2026–27
Listed as: Tests always required for first-year U.S. applicants.
This is the Common App’s own category. “Tests never required” does not say whether a college is test-optional or test-free, and “always required” does not say which tests count. Read the college’s page for details.
Conditions to check
- International applicants may apply Test Optional (with an interview, one letter of recommendation, and English-proficiency scores).
If you submit scores
- Self-reported scores accepted; official SAT/ACT scores required before enrolling.
- Mercer superscores.
Official source checked 2026-11-05. Policies can change.
Different applicant situation?
SAT/ACT and English proficiency are different requirements. Program, recruitment and scholarship rules may need separate confirmation.
Sources & research
Institutional Common Data Sets and federal statistics have different reporting periods and populations. Research snapshot: October 16–19, 2026. Missing values can reflect nonreporting, conflict, ambiguity or incomplete review; they are never zero. Four-year earnings for colleges are withheld because of a documented October 15, 2026 correction to the federal source.
How ICP selects and explains data →