Mercer University

Mercer University
Former name
Mercer Institute (1833–1837)
Southern School of Pharmacy (1903–1959)
Atlanta Baptist College (1964–1972)
MottoScientiis, Artibus, Religioni (Latin)
Motto in English
"Sciences, Arts, and Religion"
TypePrivate research university
EstablishedJanuary 14, 1833; 191 years ago (January 14, 1833)
AccreditationSACS
Religious affiliation
Cooperative Baptist Fellowship
Prior to 2006, Georgia Baptist Convention[1]
Academic affiliations
Endowment$502 million (2022)[3]
PresidentWilliam D. Underwood
Students9,024
Location
Macon
,
Georgia
,
United States

32°49′45″N 83°38′55″W / 32.82917°N 83.64861°W / 32.82917; -83.64861
CampusMidsize city, 150 acres (0.61 km2)
Other campuses
NewspaperThe Mercer Cluster
ColorsBlack and orange[4]
   
NicknameBears
Sporting affiliations
Mascot
  • Toby
  • Tot
Websitewww.mercer.edu

Mercer University is a private research university with its main campus in Macon, Georgia. Founded in 1833 as Mercer Institute and gaining university status in 1837, it is the oldest private university in the state and enrolls more than 9,000 students in 12 colleges and schools.[5][6] Mercer is a member of the Georgia Research Alliance.[7][8] It is classified as a "R2: Doctoral Universities — High research activity".[9]

Mercer has four major campuses: the historic (main) campus in Macon, a graduate and professional campus in Atlanta, and four-year campuses of the School of Medicine in Savannah and Columbus. Mercer also has regional academic centers in Henry County and Douglas County; the Mercer University School of Law on its own campus in Macon; teaching hospitals in Macon, Savannah, and Columbus; a university press and a performing arts center, the Grand Opera House, in Macon; and the Mercer Engineering Research Center in Warner Robins. The Mercer University Health Sciences Center encompasses Mercer's medical, pharmacy, nursing, and health professions programs in Macon, Atlanta, Savannah, and Columbus.[10]

Mercer has an NCAA Division I athletic program and fields teams in eight men's and ten women's sports; all university-sponsored sports compete in the Southern Conference except women's sand volleyball, which is not sponsored by the SoCon, and thus competes in the ASUN Conference.[11][12]

  1. ^ "Georgia Baptist Convention Finalizes Split with Mercer University". November 15, 2006.
  2. ^ NAICU – Member Directory Archived November 9, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Mercer University endowment surpasses half-billion-dollar mark" – The Den
  4. ^ "Colors and Typography". Retrieved August 14, 2022.
  5. ^ "Mercer University Sets Fall Enrollment Record". News.mercer.edu. November 5, 2014. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved July 18, 2015.
  6. ^ "News & Features Mercer Trustees Approve Record Operating Budget, Establishment of Health Sciences Center". mercer.edu. April 20, 2012. Archived from the original on May 1, 2012. Retrieved July 11, 2012.
  7. ^ "Research Alliance adds Morehouse, Mercer". Bizjournals.com. Retrieved November 24, 2016.
  8. ^ David Schick (October 9, 2015). "Mercer approved for Phi Beta Kappa chapter | The Telegraph". Macon.com. Retrieved November 24, 2016.
  9. ^ "Carnegie Classifications Institution Lookup". carnegieclassifications.iu.edu. Center for Postsecondary Education. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
  10. ^ "Mercer University News". mercer.edu. Archived from the original on July 22, 2014. Retrieved July 18, 2015.
  11. ^ "Mercer University Accepts Invitation to Join the Southern Conference". Retrieved September 19, 2014.
  12. ^ "Dawn of a New Era: Mercer Joins Southern Conference". Retrieved September 19, 2014.