About Mercer
Our mission isn’t just what we live by – it’s who we are. We’ve been teaching, creating and serving for more than 190 years.
Facts and Figures
By the Numbers
Mercer University remains one of America’s oldest and most distinctive institutions of higher learning.
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9,232
Total student enrollment
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2,109
Faculty and staff members
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38
Countries that students are from
Our Traditions
From school colors to annual events, Mercer is packed with proud traditions that have made the University what it is today.
The Den
What’s happening on campus
Service
Mercer team leads nutrition, health workshops during Uganda trip
Mercer News
Mercer Music at Capricorn to offer Introduction to Studio Recording certificate
People
Love of golf leads to professional partnership for two alumni
Mercer News
Engineering rising senior Cynthia Gaddam selected as Tau Beta Pi scholar
Mercer News
Pharmacy professor named Faculty Member of the Year by Georgia Pharmacy Association
Mercer News
Three Ph.D. pharmacy students take home AAPS Best Abstract awards
Mercer News
Search is underway for Mercer University’s next president
Mercer News
A University first: Two Mercer graduates appointed to Report for America
People
Double Bear strives to be ‘best mayor Macon ever has’
Life at Mercer
Mercer named a Best Value College for 2025 by The Princeton Review
People
After decades teaching future lawyers, couple retires from Mercer School of Law
Viewpoints
Savor the ordinary as much as the extraordinary because each day is a gift | Dr. Greg DeLoach
Coming into college, I was looking for a space where I wanted to feel welcome. I wanted to feel like it was home. Very early on, I discovered this is the place for me, and that feeling has never gone away.
Impact stories
The Hallmarks of Our Institution
Discovery and Innovation
Opportunities Set Mercer Students Apart
Undergraduate research is central to Mercer’s commitment to experiential learning. And because of the University’s special focus on integrating research and service, students have unparalleled opportunities to impact the world around them.
Our History
Our story begins in 1833 with a group of trailblazing Georgia Baptists, including our namesake Jesse Mercer.
Educational Partnerships
Our partners who make learning possible
You'll find us all across Georgia
With locations in Macon, Atlanta, Savannah, Columbus and more