Mercer University will implement a test optional admission policy for first-year applicants during the next three admissions cycles, making submission of SAT and ACT scores optional through the fall 2023 entering class.
The intent of these standardized tests is to...
The Executive Committee of Mercer’s Board of Trustees recently approved six new degree programs in four of the University’s 12 schools and colleges.
B.S. and B.A. in Cybersecurity
The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences will offer a Bachelor of Science...
Mercer University’s new fully online Master of Divinity (M.Div.) degree program in McAfee School of Theology was recently approved by the Association of Theological Schools and is now accepting applicants for fall 2021.
“Mercer University is the first and only...
Mercer University rising junior Emily Wilbourn recently received the Chevron/SWE Scholarship from the Society of Women Engineers (SWE).
The $5,000 award is annually presented to 18 high-achieving female students enrolled in an ABET-accredited program in engineering, technology or computing.
Wilbourn, from Jefferson,...
Mercer University’s inaugural class of Master of Athletic Training (MAT) students recently achieved a 100% first-time pass rate on the Board of Certification (BOC) exam.
“We are very proud of this inaugural cohort,” said Dr. Bill Holcomb, program director and professor of...
Mercer University is among the U.S. colleges and universities that produced the most Gilman International Scholarship recipients during the 2018-2019 academic year.
“Mercer’s recognition as a top producer of Gilman Scholars proves that our students overachieve against our peer institutions, demonstrating not...
Mercer University alumnus Ryan McGuire was recently named to the second class of Woodrow Wilson Pennsylvania Teaching Fellows, a highly competitive program that recruits recent graduates and career changers with strong backgrounds in the STEM fields and prepares them...
Mercer University is one of the nation’s best institutions for undergraduates to earn their college degree, according to The Princeton Review. The education services company profiles and recommends Mercer in the 29th edition of its annual college guide, “The Best...
Mercer University faculty member Chris Grant, professor and chair of political science in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, recently received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program award to Ukraine from the U.S. Department of State and the J....
A team of researchers involved in Mercer University’s Mercer On Mission program focused on reducing mercury pollution and human exposure to mercury in artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) has been named a finalist for the Artisanal Mining Grand Challenge,...
