by our College Data Analytics TeamChemistry is a major offered under the physical sciences program of study at Mercer University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in chemistry, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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Part-time undergraduates at Mercer paid an average of $956 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $28,695 | $28,695 |
| Fees | $300 | $300 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,200 | $1,200 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $13,070 | $13,070 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,778 | $2,778 |
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You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Chemistry students who received their bachelor’s degree at Mercer took out an average of $19,500 in student loans. That is 12% lower than the national average of $22,229.
Mercer does not offer an online option for its chemistry bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Mercer Online Learning page.
Women made up around 51.9% of the chemistry students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 53.0%.
Around 48.1% of chemistry bachelor’s degree recipients at Mercer in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 38%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 6 |
| Black or African American | 4 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 13 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Chemistry students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Chemistry | 13 |
| Other Chemistry | 14 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
