Mercer University offers 95% of incoming freshmen merit aid. The average merit aid award is $20,411. Mercer University is a private college located in Macon, Georgia. Its student population is 8,740. It is a four-year, medium, primarily residential campus. It has an acceptance rate of 72%. Mercer University 4 year graduation rate is 47% .
FRESHMAN W/O NEED, RECEIVING MERIT AID
$20,411
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Colleges with Similar Merit Aid Award Percentages and Award Amounts
Name | Cost ![]() | Received Merit Aid ![]() | Avg Merit Aid ![]() | Acceptance Rate ![]() | Merit Match ![]() |
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Mercer University | $53,822 | 95% | $20,411 | 72% | |
Wittenberg University | $53,844 | 97% | $22,445 | 74% | |
Lebanon Valley College | $60,710 | 96% | $22,205 | 78% | |
Goucher College | $63,850 | 99% | $22,146 | 80% | |
Lenoir Rhyne University | $53,920 | 98% | $21,689 | 74% | |
Valparaiso University | $56,900 | 93% | $21,425 | 89% | |
Pacific University | $62,156 | 98% | $21,358 | 85% | |
John Carroll University | $59,892 | 98% | $21,275 | 83% | |
Saint Michael's College | $62,264 | 95% | $21,137 | 83% | |
Mount St. Mary's University | $58,620 | 94% | $20,831 | 68% | |
Lynchburg College | $55,390 | 94% | $20,213 | n/a%* | |
Dominican University Of California | $47,469 | 91% | $20,178 | 87% | |
Sewanee The University Of The South | $62,690 | 93% | $19,708 | 65% | |
University Of Portland | $64,970 | 96% | $19,661 | 75% | |
Stonehill College | $63,540 | 95% | $19,657 | 70% | |
University Of Puget Sound | $68,146 | 98% | $19,290 | 88% | |
Hamline University | $54,056 | 97% | $19,218 | 67% | |
Loyola University Chicago | $63,573 | 96% | $19,101 | 68% | |
Drew University | $58,488 | 91% | $18,859 | 69% | |
Gordon College | $52,436 | 98% | $18,764 | 75% |
Colleges in Southeast Region with similar merit aid awards levels
Name | Cost ![]() | Received Merit Aid ![]() | Avg Merit Aid ![]() | Acceptance Rate ![]() | |
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Mercer University | $53,822 | 95% | $20,411 | 72% | |
Covenant College | $49,420 | 96% | $17,225 | 97% | |
Sewanee The University Of The South | $62,690 | 93% | $19,708 | 65% | |
Agnes Scott College | $56,360 | 100% | $29,405 | 70% | |
Lynchburg College | $55,390 | 94% | $20,213 | 0% | |
Oglethorpe University | $57,460 | 100% | $24,348 | 62% | |
The University Of Tennessee Chattanooga | $38,832 | 93% | $4,145 | 76% | |
Lipscomb University | $51,454 | 99% | $14,574 | 60% | |
Lenoir Rhyne University | $53,920 | 98% | $21,689 | 74% | |
Loyola University New Orleans | $58,652 | 90% | $17,851 | 94% | |
Palm Beach Atlantic University | $51,086 | 98% | $13,237 | 95% | |
Marymount University | $50,105 | 91% | $15,736 | 91% | |
Hollins University | $56,940 | 100% | $35,233 | 64% | |
Centre College | $56,910 | 94% | $26,378 | 73% | |
Bridgewater College | $53,000 | 97% | $24,025 | 66% | |
Queens University Of Charlotte | $48,968 | 97% | $14,110 | 79% | |
Wheeling Jesuit University | $42,290 | 100% | $12,850 | 86% | |
Bellarmine University | $58,920 | 98% | $28,405 | 86% | |
Troy University | n/a * | 93% | $5,965 | 88% |
Colleges with similar acceptance rate and median earnings of alumni after 10 years
Name | Acceptance Rate ![]() | 10 Year Salary ![]() |
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Mercer University | 72 | $85,100 |
University Of Wisconsin Eau Claire | 78 | $93,600 |
Washington College | 64 | $93,500 |
Hawaii Pacific University | 75 | $93,500 |
Allegheny College | 64 | $93,500 |
Ohio University Main Campus | 78 | $93,300 |
Suny College At Geneseo | 65 | $93,300 |
Central Washington University | 78 | $93,200 |
Colleges with similar acceptance rate and cost of attendance
College | Acceptance Rate ![]() | Attendance Cost ![]() |
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Mercer University | 72 | $53,822 |
Campbell University | 76 | $48,473 |
Point Park University | 65 | $48,510 |
Rutgers University Camden | 71 | $48,560 |
Nova Southeastern University | 79 | $48,590 |
Hope College | 76 | $48,680 |
Taylor University | 78 | $48,755 |
Olivet Nazarene University | 65 | $48,770 |
La Salle University | 81 | $48,800 |
Mount Mercy University | 63 | $48,877 |
St Francis College | 77 | $48,888 |
Queens University Of Charlotte | 79 | $48,968 |
Bradley University | 67 | $48,990 |
Saint Xavier University | 74 | $49,096 |
University Of Dubuque | 73 | $49,130 |
Shenandoah University | 70 | $49,240 |
Ohio Northern University | 68 | $49,392 |
Rivier University | 73 | $49,652 |
Michigan Technological University | 74 | $49,778 |
College Of Saint Elizabeth | 73 | $49,865 |
Thiel College | 76 | $49,886 |
Colleges with similar acceptance rate and similar 4 year graduation rates
Name | Acceptance Rate ![]() | 4 year graduation ![]() |
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Mercer University | 72 | 47% |
Centenary University | 67 | 51% |
Norwich University | 66 | 51% |
Bradley University | 67 | 51% |
Molloy College | 81 | 51% |
Appalachian State University | 69 | 51% |
Monmouth College | 69 | 51% |
University Of Minnesota Morris | 63 | 50% |
Lasell College | 80 | 50% |
Cleveland Institute Of Art | 73 | 50% |
Cornish College Of The Arts | 77 | 50% |
Savannah College Of Art And Design | 70 | 50% |
Georgia College & State University | 78 | 50% |
Slippery Rock University Of Pennsylvania | 73 | 50% |
Capital University | 73 | 50% |
Baldwin Wallace University | 74 | 50% |
Champlain College | 75 | 50% |
Albany College Of Pharmacy And Health Sciences | 72 | 50% |
Oklahoma City University | 76 | 50% |
Wisconsin Lutheran College | 80 | 50% |
Kansas City Art Institute | 69 | 49% |
Comparing merit aid in colleges with similar acceptance rates.
Name | Received Merit Aid ![]() | Avg Merit Aid ![]() |
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Mercer University | 95% | $20,411 |
Moravian College | 100% | $23,305 |
Cedarville University | 90% | $23,032 |
Ohio Wesleyan University | 100% | $22,909 |
Pace University New York | 90% | $22,832 |
Wittenberg University | 97% | $22,445 |
Lewis & Clark College | 86% | $22,324 |
Central College | 100% | $22,243 |
Lebanon Valley College | 96% | $22,205 |
Goucher College | 99% | $22,146 |
Dominican University | 100% | $21,950 |
Spring Hill College | 87% | $21,716 |
Lenoir Rhyne University | 98% | $21,689 |
Nazareth College | 100% | $21,483 |
Drake University | 88% | $20,868 |
Mount St. Mary's University | 94% | $20,831 |
Washington College | 100% | $19,897 |
Goshen College | 100% | $19,826 |
Aquinas College | 100% | $19,774 |
Sewanee The University Of The South | 93% | $19,708 |
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