Mercer University
Mercer University admitted 69% of applicants. Students who submitted scores typically had 1160–1350 on the SAT. Its average net price after aid was $24,778 a year. Within six years, 72% of first-time, full-time students graduated.
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Admissions
- Admission rate
- 69%
- SAT/ACT scores
- Considered if submitted
- SAT middle 50%
- 1160–1350
- ACT middle 50%
- 25–31
Cost
- Cost of attendance, before aid
- $60,018 a year
- Average net price after aid
- $24,778 a year
- Net price for families earning under $30,000
- $18,845 a year
- Tuition and fees
- $43,570 a year
Outcomes
- Graduation rate (within 6 years)
- 72%
- Students who return for a second year
- 82%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- $63,469 a year
- Median debt at graduation
- $24,427
Students
- Undergraduates
- 4,500
- Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
- 40%
- Student-faculty ratio
- 11 to 1
- Campus setting
- City
Most common fields of study
Share of the degrees the college awarded, by field.
- Health professions
- 22%
- Business, management and marketing
- 16%
- Biological and biomedical sciences
- 10%
- Engineering
- 10%
- Psychology
- 9%
Colleges with similar selectivity
Closest by admission rate and SAT scores.
- Gordon College MA · 69% admitted
- St. Mary's College of Maryland MD · 69% admitted
- Salve Regina University RI · 68% admitted
- Augustana University SD · 68% admitted
- Hollins University VA · 68% admitted
- Siena University NY · 69% admitted
More colleges in Georgia
- Kennesaw State University GA · 69% admitted
- University of Georgia GA · 38% admitted
- Georgia State University GA · 55% admitted
- Georgia Southern University GA · 88% admitted
- Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus GA · 14% admitted
- University of North Georgia GA · 68% admitted
- Savannah College of Art and Design GA · 83% admitted
- Georgia Gwinnett College GA · 96% admitted
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, most recent institution-level data (October 2026 release). Admission figures are reported by the college; check its website for current requirements.