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About Mercer University

Mercer University is a an independent, private, coeducational university with a Baptist heritage, with the main campus located in Macon, which is a city located in the central US state of Georgia, among the largest metropolitan areas in the state, as well as the county seat of Bibb County. During the 2008 census, Macon’s population was estimated at a number of more than 92 000 inhabitants, while, within the metropolitan areas’ limits, there were nearly 231 000 residents.

Mercer University first started as a boys’ preparatory school, in Penfield, GA, under the name of Mercer Institute, which opened its doors for the first time, in January, 1833, to a class of only 39 students, being moved to Macon, GA, in 1871, adopting its present name in its present name in 1838. Mercer was one of the few educational institutions that remained opened during the American Civil War, graduating its 1st class, of 3 students, in 1841.

Today, Mercer is one of the most renowned educational institutions in the state of Georgia, as well as the only university of its size, in USA, that offers educational programs in 11 diversified fields of study, through 11 colleges and schools, which all together have a total enrollment of approximately 8000 students, representing 45 states, 65 countries, more than 80% of them being Georgia residents.

The athletic teams from Mercer are known as the Mercer Bears, who compete in NCAA’s Division I Atlantic Sun Conference, in 13 sports (6 men’s and 7 women’s), including in baseball, tennis, basketball, soccer and volleyball, being best known for their achievements in basketball and baseball, in which they’ve experienced most of their victories, in the past years. The university does not compete in football, due to the fact that the program was discontinued during World War II, the final game being played in 1942.

Mercer has produces numerous notable alumni, over the years, and among the most resonant names on the list, there are: Steve Berry - author of six novels including several New York Times bestsellers, William F. Ogburn - former president of the American Sociological Society, A. Harris Adams - Judge, Georgia Court of Appeals, Allen D. Candler - Governor of Georgia, John Birch - missionary and spy in China during World War II; namesake of the John Birch Society, as well as many other people who have made themselves notable in various fields, after graduation.