Academics

Mercer University’s reputation is built on its rigorous academic programs, outstanding faculty, and state-of-the-art facilities. Yet, tradition plays an important role in the University’s unique identity as a faith-based institution committed to religious and intellectual freedom and respect for religious diversity. Students across Mercer’s 11 schools and colleges benefit from a welcoming atmosphere and small-class learning environment. They learn from a prestigious, yet caring, faculty — not from teaching assistants, as found at many universities. Mercer’s faculty members, whose credentials come from some of the world’s finest academic institutions, are distinguished for both teaching and research. More than 90 percent of the faculty hold doctorates or the highest attainable degrees in their respective fields.

The University’s major academic units include:

College of Liberal Arts

The oldest of the University’s academic units, the College remains the cornerstone of Mercer’s educational programs. The College offers an array of baccalaureate programs in the humanities, fine arts, sciences and social sciences. The student chapter of the American Chemical Society has been rated “outstanding” for three consecutive years — the only one in the country to achieve this distinction. Find out more>

Walter F. George School of Law

(Macon): Established in 1873, the Law School is one of the oldest law schools in the South. Its excellence is evidenced by the many graduates who have been eminently successful in their legal careers and who have achieved distinction in public life on the state and national levels. For the second consecutive year, the Law School’s legal writing program is ranked the best in the nation by U.S. News & World Report. Find out more>

College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

(Atlanta): Founded in 1903, the independent pharmacy school merged with Mercer University in 1959. The College offers the Doctor of Pharmacy degree, a Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Sciences degree and Doctor of Pharmacy/Doctor of Philosophy degrees, as well as the Master of Medical Science degree in its new Physician Assistant program. U.S. News & World Report ranks the College of Pharmacy among the top 30 in the nation and places it No. 2 among private pharmacy programs in the country. Find out more>

School of Medicine

(Macon, Atlanta, Savannah): Recently celebrating its 25-year milestone, the School admitted its first class in 1982. Accepting only legal residents of Georgia into its M.D. program, the School is committed to meeting Georgia’s health care needs of medically-underserved areas. The initial class of 30 first-year medical students on the Savannah campus began study in the fall of 2008. The school also offers the Master of Public Health, Master of Family Therapy, and Master of Science in Anesthesia degrees. Find out more>

Eugene W. Stetson School of Business and Economics

(Macon, Atlanta, Douglas County, Henry County, Savannah): Established in 1984, the School offers the Bachelor of Business Administration, the Master of Business Administration, Master of Accountancy, Professional Master of Business Administration and the Executive Master of Business Administration degrees. The School holds accreditation from the prestigious Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business – AACSB International. Find out more>

School of Engineering

(Macon): The School of Engineering is one of the three best in the Southeast among non-doctoral programs, according to U.S. News & World Report. The School admitted its first students in 1985 and offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs.Find out more>

Tift College of Education

(Macon, Atlanta, Savannah and Regional Academic Centers): Established in 1995, the Tift College of Education is the largest private preparer of teachers in Georgia. The College offers undergraduate and graduate degrees in education, as well as courses leading to initial certification for post-baccalaureate students. The College offers two tracks — K-12 and Higher Education — in its Ph.D. in Educational Leadership program in Atlanta and Macon. Find out more>

James and Carolyn McAfee School of Theology

(Atlanta): The School opened in 1996 and offers a Master of Divinity degree and Doctor of Ministry degree. The curriculum is designed to give students practical experience and academic preparation to enter the ministry as a pastor, missionary, minister of education or chaplain. Find out more>

Georgia Baptist College of Nursing

(Atlanta): Established in 1902, the College merged with Mercer in 2001 offering a Bachelor of Science in Nursing. Since that time, the College expanded degree offerings to include the Master of Science in Nursing, Doctor of Nursing Practice, and Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing degrees. Nationally known for bridging undergraduate classroom learning with clinical experiences, graduate programs now offer additional pathways to nursing leadership, advanced practice, and scholarship. Find out more>

College of Continuing and Professional Studies

(Macon, Atlanta, Regional Academic Centers): Established in 2003, the College offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs and lifelong learning opportunities for adult learners. In 2008, the College in cooperation with the Tift College of Education introduced a Master’s Degree in School Counseling to prepare counselors to address Georgia’s efforts not only to meet the needs of its growing elementary, middle and high school populations, but also to help students remain in school and ultimately improve graduation rates across the state. Find out more>

Townsend School of Music

(Macon): Established in 2006, the School developed from the Department of Music in the College of Liberal Arts. In addition to its undergraduate degrees, the School offers graduate music programs through the Townsend-McAfee Institute for Graduate Church Music Studies. It is also home to the Robert McDuffie Center for Strings and the Robert McDuffie and Friends Labor Day Festival for Strings, which gives exceptionally talented high school string musicians the opportunity to study with some of the nation’s master concert artists. Find out more>

Division of Library Services

(Macon, Atlanta): In recognition of the growth of the University and the number of entities the libraries serve, the Division is a separate academic unit, with faculty members from both the University’s Jack Tarver Library in Macon and Monroe F. Swilley Library in Atlanta. Find out more>

Mercer University Press

(Macon): Since its establishment in 1979, Mercer Press has published more than 1,200 titles, generally in the areas of Southern history, philosophy, religion and regional studies. The Press holds membership in the Association of American University Presses. Find out more>