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Mercer University
Macon, GA · Private (nonprofit) · 4,500 students · mostly bachelor degrees
95th-cheapest of 127 Georgia colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$23,847
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$58,204
Graduation rate
70%
Admission rate
69%
Median graduate earnings
$58,354
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$24,199
Average SAT
1271
Median ACT
30
Pell grant recipients
35%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
139 programsPharmaceutical Marketing and Management · Doctoral Degree9 grads/yr$131,552Clinical Nurse Leader · Master's Degree28 grads/yr$128,313Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist · Master's Degree73 grads/yr$125,910Medicine · Doctoral Degree$118,913Computer Engineering, General · Master's Degree12 grads/yr$113,358Educational Leadership and Administration, General · Doctoral Degree10 grads/yr$107,013Management Science · Master's Degree49 grads/yr$103,414Business/Commerce, General · Master's Degree8 grads/yr$101,623Curriculum and Instruction · Doctoral Degree1 grads/yr$96,686Accounting · Master's Degree46 grads/yr$94,972Industrial and Organizational Psychology · Doctoral Degree$94,134Law · Doctoral Degree$90,359Engineering, General · Bachelor's Degree138 grads/yr$88,413Medical/Health Management and Clinical Assistant/Specialist · Master's Degree29 grads/yr$86,612Clinical Nurse Leader · Bachelor's Degree191 grads/yr$85,030Assistive/Augmentative Technology and Rehabilitation Engineering · Doctoral Degree$82,473Computer and Information Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree10 grads/yr$80,937Business/Commerce, General · Bachelor's Degree13 grads/yr$77,713Education, General · Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)$77,618Business Administration and Management, General · Bachelor's Degree39 grads/yr$75,835Accounting · Bachelor's Degree36 grads/yr$75,529Environmental Health · Master's Degree43 grads/yr$73,262Marketing/Marketing Management, General · Bachelor's Degree46 grads/yr$71,629Criminal Justice and Corrections, General · Bachelor's Degree12 grads/yr$71,602Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General · Bachelor's Degree23 grads/yr$68,052
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (most recent cohorts). Net price is for students receiving federal aid; earnings are a past cohort measured years after entry, not a guarantee.