Type | Private |
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Established | 1833 |
Endowment | US$256.9 million |
President | William D. Underwood |
Undergraduates | 4,500 |
Postgraduates | 4,000 |
Location | Macon, Georgia, U.S. |
Campus | Urban |
Colors | Black and Orange |
Athletics | NCAA Division I |
Nickname | Bears |
Affiliations | Atlantic Sun Conference |
Website | www.mercer.edu |
Coordinates: 32°49′45″N 83°38′55″W / 32.82917°N 83.64861°W
Mercer University is the oldest private university in Georgia with its main campus in Macon, Georgia, United States.
Mercer enrolls more than 8,500 students in 12 colleges and schools: liberal arts, business, engineering, education, music, continuing and professional studies, law, theology, medicine, pharmacy, nursing, and health professions. Mercer is a member of the Georgia Research Alliance and has a chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, the nation's oldest collegiate honors society.