Mercer University
Rankings
| Data year | Earned doctorates | Full-time graduate students | Total federal obligations | Total R&D expenditures | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Percentile | Institutions ranked | Rank | Percentile | Institutions ranked | Rank | Percentile | Institutions ranked | Rank | Percentile | Institutions ranked | |
| 2017 | 235 | 26.7 | 902 | |||||||||
| 2016 | 396 | 91.9 | 431 | 333 | 48.5 | 693 | 319 | 32.8 | 992 | 229 | 26.2 | 896 |
| 2015 | 382 | 89.3 | 428 | 360 | 52.6 | 690 | 377 | 37.9 | 1,010 | 224 | 25.6 | 898 |
| 2014 | 316 | 74.7 | 424 | 333 | 49 | 685 | 392 | 39.9 | 997 | 226 | 26.1 | 888 |
| 2013 | 372 | 88.9 | 419 | 317 | 57.5 | 555 | 169 | 17.8 | 993 | 235 | 27.2 | 885 |
| 2012 | 345 | 83.3 | 415 | 312 | 56.6 | 555 | 209 | 20.3 | 1,069 | 236 | 27.1 | 893 |
| 2011 | 342 | 84 | 408 | 321 | 58.4 | 553 | 191 | 17.7 | 1,128 | 242 | 27.2 | 911 |
| 2010 | 377 | 91.1 | 414 | 330 | 59.1 | 562 | 222 | 19.1 | 1,212 | 243 | 33.3 | 742 |
| 2009 | 326 | 78 | 419 | 342 | 60.9 | 565 | 214 | 18.9 | 1,178 | 247 | 35.4 | 708 |
| 2008 | 376 | 90 | 418 | 318 | 56.6 | 566 | 210 | 19.1 | 1,146 | 251 | 36.9 | 690 |
| 2007 | 321 | 57 | 567 | 259 | 22.1 | 1,213 | ||||||
| 2006 | ||||||||||||
NOTES:
- 1. Grayed cells indicate data not yet available or data outside the 10-year span for these rankings. See TableBuilder for the prior year data.
- 2. Blank white cells indicate data not available, not applicable, or institution not eligible for survey.
Selected data for this institution are provided in the profile tables listed below.
| Data Tables |
|---|
| Earned doctorates: 2016–07 |
| by major field of study |
| Federal obligations for science and engineering |
| by agency: 2016–07 |
| by agency and type of activity: 2016 |
| by type of activity: 2016–07 |
| Graduate students in science, engineering, and health: 2016–07 |
| by characteristic |
| full-time students |
| part-time students |
| full-time students with financial support |
| from federal sources, by field |
| by type and source of support |
| Postdoctorates in science, engineering, and health: 2016–07 |
| by characteristic |
| federally supported |
| R&D expenditures |
| total |
| by field: 2017–08 |
| by source of funds and R&D field: 2017 |
| federally funded, by agency: 2017–08 |
| head count of R&D personnel: 2017–11 |
