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Mercer University Acceptance Rates & Admissions Statistics

What Does Mercer University’s Incoming Class Look Like?

Review the admissions stats from recent freshman classes to have a better understanding of your chances of being admitted to Mercer University, situated in Macon, GA.

On this page you’ll find:

• What Admissions Stats Mean for You
• Selectivity of Mercer University
• Acceptance & Enrollment Stats at Mercer University
• Male to Female Ratio of Applicants
• Average SAT & ACT Scores
• Helpful Resources

How Admissions and Enrollment Stats Are Applicable to You

These admission statistics can help you understand the likelihood of being accepted. Compare your SAT and ACT scores to previously accepted students. If your scores are lower than average, you might consider retaking the exam or looking at schools that better fit your scores.

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Selectivity: How Many Students Get Accepted?

Selectivity measures how competitive it is to gain admission to a school.

Open Admissions	No
Selectivity of College	Moderately Selective (50-70%)
Acceptance Rate	69%
Application Fee	$50 (may be waived)

Acceptance & Enrollment Statistics

Mercer University received 9,813 applications. Among these applicants, 6,760 received admission offers, and 859 chose to enroll.

Applicant Total	9,813
Accepted	6,760
Enrolled	859
Enrolled Full-Time	826
Enrolled Part-Time	33

Admission to Mercer University is 68.9%. This makes the school fairly accessible. Gender-specific acceptance rates at Mercer University: the female acceptance rate is 69% compared to 68% for men.

Among admitted students at Mercer University is 13%. This indicates that 13% of students who were accepted decided to enroll. Broken down by gender, the female yield rate is 12% compared to 14% for men.

What’s the Male/Female Breakdown When it Comes to Admissions?

The following charts show the gender breakdown of applicants, admitted students, and enrollees at Mercer University.

	Men	Women
Applicants	3,616	6,197
Admitted	2,475	4,285
Enrolled	341	518

Standardized Test Scores

Approximately 40% of admitted students at Mercer submitted their SAT scores (341 students).

The middle 50% of admitted students scored SAT Reading and Writing scores between 590 and 680. The middle 50% of Math scores landed between 570 and 670.

SAT Section	25th Percentile	75th Percentile
Evidence-Based Reading & Writing	590	680
Mathematics	570	670
Combined Total	1160	1350

Mercer received ACT scores from 17% of admitted applicants (148 students).

ACT Composite scores for the middle 50% fell between 25 and 31.

ACT Section	25th Percentile	75th Percentile
Overall	25	31
English	24	33
Mathematics	23	29

Additional Question to Ask

• A college’s selectivity gives us an idea of how rigorous the studies are, and how competitive the students are. However, not all students thrive in a competitive atmosphere, even if their grades are good. Does this college have the best learning environment for you?

Data Sources

References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• College Scorecard
• Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• Image Credit: By Korea2006 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.