Macon, GA
Mercer University
https://www.mercer.eduRepayment outcome
82.0%
of borrowers were paying down their loan principal five years after entering repayment. Higher means more graduates can afford what they borrowed.
Money
$29,900–$73,500
middle 50% · median $46,600
Federal aid recipients · 10 yrs after entry · US Dept of Ed
College Scorecard reports earnings 10 years after a student first enrolled, not after graduation. The sample includes only federal aid recipients and counts non-completers alongside graduates, which can pull the number down at selective schools where many students never borrow. Treat it as a conservative floor, not a forecast.
Net price
after grants & scholarships
$19,472
Median debt
of borrowers at graduation
$21,500
Sticker price
before any aid
$46,382
Default rate
6.6%
Earnings by major
Median 1–2 yrs after completion · Scorecard field-of-study data
A different measurement than the 10-year headline above. These are early-career numbers for students who finished the degree, 1–2 years out — they tend to read higher because they exclude non-completers and are measured right out of school.
- Health Professions$95,930
- Education$72,682
- Interdisciplinary$57,460
- Business$52,107
- Legal Studies$50,558
- Engineering$49,729
- Computer Science$39,369
- Communication and Media Studies.$38,289
- Social Sciences$37,333
- English & Literature$36,848
- Liberal Arts$35,416
- Theology$33,993
- Criminal Justice$32,711
- Public Admin$31,547
- Psychology$31,127
- Foreign Languages$28,019
- Biology$27,476
Academics
Acceptance
69.0%
Avg SAT
1,171
Enrollment
4,304
What students study
18 fields offered
Business
17% of degrees awarded — the most popular field
- 02Education13.8%
- 03Health Professions13.5%
- 04Public Admin8.3%
- 05Biology6.1%
- 06Criminal Justice5.9%
- 07Psychology5.4%
- 08Engineering5.3%
- 09Liberal Arts4.3%
- 10Social Sciences3.5%
- 11Interdisciplinary3.4%
- 12Communications2.5%
- 13Visual & Performing Arts2.0%
- 14English & Literature1.9%
- 15Foreign Languages1.7%
- 16Physical Sciences1.4%
- 17Computer Science1.1%
- 18Philosophy1.0%