Georgia students paid $36,894 to attend the four-year private not-for-profit institution this year – $894 more than the $36,000 charged for 2017-18.
Data shows 100 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 886 students received grants or scholarships totaling $26.3 million and 603 students took out student loans totaling more than $4.6 million.
Including all undergraduates (8,740), 4,337 students used grants or scholarships totaling $96.4 million, and 3,080 students took out $15.9 million in federal student loans.
The cost of attending
| Enrollment | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | Change in tuition and fees 2015-16 to 2018-19 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-state | 7,429 | $34,450 | $35,130 | $36,000 | $36,894 | 7.1% |
Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at Mercer University in 2015-16.| Type of Aid | Number of students receiving aid | Percent receiving aid | Total amount of aid received | Average amount of aid per student |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal grants | 256 | 29% | $1,512,727 | $5,909 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 717 | 81% | $4,104,608 | $5,725 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 885 | 100% | $20,637,735 | $23,319 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 886 | 100% | $26,255,070 | $29,633 |
| Federal student loans | 598 | 67% | $3,721,615 | $6,223 |
| Other student loans | 102 | 11% | $918,942 | $9,009 |
| Student loan aid | 603 | 68% | $4,640,557 | $7,696 |
| Total student aid | 887 | 100% | - | - |
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