1400 Coleman Avenue
Macon, GA 31207-0003
General Information
Type: Private institution
Year Founded: 1833
Religious Affilation: Baptist
Academic Calendar: Semester
Size of Undergraduate Student Body: 4,498
Geographical Setting: Urban
Endowment: $171,626,173
Admissions
Application Fee: $50
Application Deadline: July 1
Selectivity: More selective
Expenses
Tuition and Fees: $25,256
Room/Board: $7,710
Student Services
Basic Services Offered: nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, health insurance
Remedial Services Offered: N/A
Counseling Services Offered: minority student, career, military, personal, veteran student, academic, older student, psychological, religious
Careers
Career Services Offered: co-op education, on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training
Students That Enter the Job Market…
Within 6 Months of Graduation: 65%
Within 1 Year of Graduation: N/A
Within 2 Years of Graduation: N/A
Firms that Hire Most Graduates: BB&T
Milliken Corporation
Lithonia Lighting
GEICO
Englehard Corporation
Library
Does the school have a library on campus? – Yes
Is it a member of a library consortia? – Yes
Number of books, serial backfiles, and other material including government documents: 713,609
Number of current serial subscriptions: 236,974
Number of microforms: 3,454,408
Number of audiovisuals: 69,575
Number of ebooks: 22,327
Other library facilities: None
Museums or other Special Academic Buildings on Campus: None
Technology
Is a computer course required? – Yes
Is a computer required? – No
Number of available computers for all students: 930
Available internet access? – Yes
Available email accounts? – Yes
Computers available in: computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center
Number of available wired connections available in…
The Library (not including computer labs): 200
Classrooms: 400
Labs: 200
Other areas: 400
Is there a wireless network? – Yes
Where is wireless available? – in all the libraries, in some classrooms, in administrative/faculty offices and work areas, in some of the college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing
Wireless simultaneous connection capacity: 460
Recommended operating system: Microsoft
Percentage of hosting units owned by college for internet access: 100%
Are students permitted to have webpages? – No
Is there online registration? – Yes
Safety
Campus Safety Services Offered: 24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, student patrols, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)
Campus Life Overview
Percentage of undergrads that live in college-owned housing: 66%
Percentage of Male Undergrads Living in Fraternities: 24%
Percentage of Female Undergrads Living in Sororities: 25%
Percentage of students on campus on weekends: 65%
College Housing
Does the school offer students housing? – Yes
Percentage of students living in college-owned housing: 66%
Housing available for all unmarried students? – Yes
If on-campus housing is unavailable, does school provide assistance? – Yes
Available types of campus housing: coed dorms (32%), women’s dorms (21%), men’s dorms (13%), sorority housing (3%), fraternity housing (6%), apartments for married students, apartment for single students (25%), special housing for disabled students, special housing for international students
Percentage of college-owned housing units that are…
Singles: N/A
Doubles: N/A
Triples or Suites: N/A
Apartments: N/A
Other: N/A
Number of college-owned housing buildings: 47
Percentage of college-owned housing units that have…
A sprinkler system: 53%
Fire alarms: 64%
Wired high-speed internet access: 100%
Campus Size: 150 acres
Transportation (distances in miles)
Nearest airport(s): Atlanta, GA (75), Macon, GA (10)
Nearest train station: Atlanta, GA (75)
Nearest bus station: Macon, GA (5)
Does public transportation serve campus? – Yes
Are all students allowed to have cars on campus? – Yes
Percentage of students with cars on campus: 85%
Student Employment
Is there school employment? – Yes
Percent of undergraduates that worked on campus in 2005-2006: – 21%
Average undergraduate wage: 1,953
Are freshmen discouraged from working their first term? – No
Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC)
Army ROTC: Offered on campus
Navy ROTC Not offered
Air Force ROTC: Not offered
Rules and Regulations
Is legal alcohol permitted on campus? – No
Other policies: class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited, smoking prohibited, other
Campus
Most popular events: Aloha, Mercer!; Homecoming Week; Founder’s Day; Mercer Madness; Snow Ball