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Mercer University

GA · Private · South · National university · 4,500 undergraduates (small)

Admission rates

Latest admit rates

Overall admit rate68.9%
Early roundNot reported by roundEarly-round counts not in the CDS
Regular round†Not reported by roundEarly-round counts not in the CDS

† Not reported by round: this school publishes an overall admit rate but not applicant and admit counts for each round, so early and regular rates can’t be shown.

Trends, Fall 2019–Fall 2024

Admission rates

Overall
0%40%80%'19'20'21'22'23'2474.2%78.2%75.4%74.4%66.5%68.9%

Early plans

Fall 2027 applicants

Early Action I & II, non-binding · School admissions page ↗What this means:

Testing

Testing policy

Fall 2027
RequiredSAT or ACT required (test-required again from the Fall 2026 cycle)School testing page ↗ · checked Nov 2026
Fall 2028
Fall 2028 policy not yet announced.School testing page ↗ · checked Nov 2026

Superscoring

What this means:

SAT
Superscores
ACT
Superscores

Source ↗ · checked Nov 3, 2026

Required for fall 2027 entry.

How to send scores

Self-report accepted; official scores only after admission/enrollment

Send all scores? Requested

School’s words: “Test scores submitted with your application for admission may be self-reported. ... We will require official SAT or ACT test scores to be submitted prior to enrollment at Mercer University. ... Make sure to submit all your scores since we super score”

Source ↗ · checked Nov 3, 2026

Students submitting scores

Est. % submitting scores‡56.9%SAT 39.7% + ACT 17.2%

‡ Est. % submitting scores adds the share of enrolled first-years who submitted the SAT to the share who submitted the ACT.

Submitted SAT39.7%
341 students
Submitted ACT17.2%
148 students

Score ranges (middle 50%)

Enrolled first-years who submitted scores, Fall 2024. A quarter scored below the range and a quarter above.

SAT composite
1170–1330 median 1240
10001600
SAT Reading & Writing
590–680 median 640
500800
SAT Math
570–670 median 610
500800
ACT composite
25–31 median 28
2036

Trends, Fall 2019–Fall 2024

Share of enrolled students submitting scores

SAT + ACT (est.)SATACT
0%50%100%'19'20'21'22'23'2493.0%43.0%57.0%49.0%56.9%59.0%50.0%26.0%37.0%32.0%39.7%43.0%17.0%20.0%17.0%17.2%

SAT composite, middle 50%

25th–75th percentile, enrolled students (labels show both values)
160014001200'19'20'21'22'23'241170–1340134011701170–1330133011701240–1370137012401210–1340134012101200–1340134012001170–133013301170

ACT composite, middle 50%

25th–75th percentile, enrolled students (labels show both values)
36322824'19'20'21'22'23'2425–30302525–31312528–32322826–31312625–31312525–313125

Waitlist admit rate

Share of students who stayed on the waitlist and were later admitted, by entering class.

Test policy in each Common Data Set

History only. The current policy is under Testing above.

  1. No CDS found CDS not available2025-26 CDS
  2. Fall 2026 Required2024-25 CDS
  3. Fall 2025 Not reported2023-24 CDS
  4. Fall 2024 Test-optional2022-23 CDS
  5. Fall 2023 Test-optional2021-22 CDS
  6. Fall 2022 Test-optional2020-21 CDS
  7. Fall 2021 Required2019-20 CDS

Sources