| Screen last updated on: October 12, 2007 |
The admissions information below is valid for the 2007-08 academic year.
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| Admissions officer: |
Terry E. Whittum,
Senior Vice President for Enrollment Management |
| Contacting the office: |
478 301-5599
800 840-8577 (toll free)
478 301-2828 (fax)
admissions@mercer.edu |
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| Is there an application deadline for fall? |
yes |
| Priority filing date for fall: |
April 1 |
| Final filing date for fall: |
July 1 |
| Freshmen are accepted for terms other than fall: |
yes |
| Percent of freshmen who enter in terms other than fall: |
2% |
| Application fee: |
$50 |
| Can the application fee be waived? |
yes |
| Are refunds available on the application fee? |
no |
| Is the Common Application form accepted? |
yes |
| Supplemental forms required for those using Common Application: |
yes |
| Admissions requirements: |
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Minimum combined SAT I score of 1000 (composite ACT score of 22) and minimum 3.0 GPA in academic courses recommended. |
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| High school graduation is: |
required, GED is accepted |
| A general college preparatory program is: |
required |
| Campus visit is: |
recommended |
| Interview is: |
recommended |
| Off-campus interview: |
can be arranged with admissions representative, can be arranged with alumni representative |
| Standardized test requirements: |
SAT I or ACT required, SAT II required |
| School's test preference: |
no preference |
| Aside from admissions, test scores are used for: |
counseling, placement |
| Dates test scores should be received: |
July 1 for SAT I/ACT |
| High school units required or recommended: |
| English: |
4 required, 4 recommended |
| Foreign language: |
2 required, 2 recommended |
| History: |
2 required, 2 recommended |
| Math: |
4 required, 4 recommended |
| Science: |
3 required, 3 recommended |
| Social studies: |
1 required, 1 recommended |
| Total: |
16 required, 16 recommended |
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| Special requirements for admission to specific programs: |
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- Audition required of music program applicants.
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| Special programs/policies for applicants not normally admissible: |
conditional admission |
| School has formalized early decision program: |
no |
| School has early action program: |
yes |
| School has concurrent enrollment program for high school: |
yes |
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| Academic criteria: |
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- secondary school report very important
- class rank considered
- recommendations considered
- standardized test scores very important
- essay not considered
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| Nonacademic criteria: |
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- interview considered
- extracurricular activities important
- particular talent/ability important
- character/personal qualities important
- alumni/ae relationship considered
- geographical residence not considered
- state residency not considered
- religious affiliation/commitment not considered
- minority affiliation not considered
- volunteer work important
- work experience considered
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| Admissions is need blind: |
yes |
| Average secondary school GPA: |
3.6 |
| Percent of freshmen who submitted GPA: |
100% |
| Percent of student body in each high school class rank: |
Top tenth: 42%
Top quarter: 72%
Top half: 80%
Bottom half: 20%
Bottom quarter: 1% |
| Percent of freshmen who submitted class rank: |
29% |
| Average SAT I: |
586 verbal, 600 math, 1186 combined |
| Combined SAT I middle 50% range: |
1090 - 1270 |
| Average ACT: |
25 English, 25 math, 25 composite |
| Combined ACT middle 50% range: |
22 - 27 |
| Test taken by majority of applicants: |
SAT I |
| Percent of accepted applicants who submitted SAT I scores: |
95% |
| Percent of accepted applicants who submitted ACT score: |
43% |
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| Notification of admission: |
on a rolling basis, by November 1, Within 2 weeks of application |
| Acceptance of admission: |
must accept by May 1 or within 2 weeks if notified thereafter |
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| Number of completed applications received: |
2,857 |
| Number of applicants offered admission: |
2,257 (79%) |
| Number of applicants offered admission who enrolled: |
567 (25%) |
| Percent of freshmen who came from out of state: |
23% |
| Tuition deposit amount: |
$300, refundable May 1 |
| Room deposit amount: |
refundable ? |
| Admission may be deferred: |
yes, up to 1 Year |
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Data is copyrighted material under license to Wintergreen Orchard House, a division of Alloy Education, which is reproduced on this website by permission of Wintergreen Orchard House. Material may contain updates provided solely by the institution to which the updated Data relates. Copyright © 2006-2008 by Wintergreen Orchard House. All rights reserved.
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