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Mercer University

Macon, GA

According to its mission statement, Mercer University seeks "to teach, to learn, to create, to discover, to inspire, to empower and to serve. In fulfilling this mission, the University supports undergraduate, graduate, and professional learning as well as basic research and its application in service to others. Mercer is an independent university that remains grounded in a tradition that embraces freedom of the mind and spirit, cherishes the equal worth of every individual, and commits to serving the needs of humankind." [Source]

Website: http://www.mercer.edu/

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4,941
Undergraduate
Enrollment
63%
4-Year
Graduation Rate
$38,746
Tuition & Fees
(annually)

13:1
Student to Faculty Ratio
3.5%
Student Loan Default Rate
General Education Requirements

Composition

YES

Literature

NO

Foreign Language

NO

U.S. Government/History

NO

Economics

NO

Mathematics

YES

Science

YES


Additional Information

Notably, Mercer offers an alternative general education track in the form of their Great Books Program, which gives students the option of completing their Core requirements through engagement with canonical literary, philosophical, and historical texts.


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Curriculum last evaluated: 8/15/2022

2021-22 enrollment and tuition data, and four-year graduation rates for first-time, full-time freshmen who enrolled in Fall 2012, are derived from the National Center for Education Statistics’ College Navigator.