Gender Diversity
Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at Mercer County Community College is largely skewed towards women students, with 56.0% of undergraduate students being women and 44.0% being men. The total number of full-time, first-year undergraduate students is 6,205, with 3,477 women and 2,728 men.
- men 44.0% 2,728 students
- women 56.0% 3,477 students
Racial Diversity
2021-2022 Academic Year
The largest ethnic group among the students is White, comprising 34.6% of the undergraduates population , with a total of 2,144 students.
Following closely behind are Hispanic students, constituting 22.6% of the student body, with 1,401 students. African American students represent 20.4% of the population, with 1,262 students, while Asian students account for 7.5%, with 466 students. Mixed race students account for 3.3% of the undergraduate student body, comprising 205 students. Finally, Hawaiian students have the smallest representation at 0.1% , with 8 students.
International students make up 5.0% of the undergraduate population, totaling 311 students.
There is also a notable percentage of students with an unknown race, making up 6.4% of the population, totaling 394 students.
The statistics/chart presented below provide an overview of the racial composition of all students (including undergraduate, graduate and transfer-in students) offering insights into the diversity present within Mercer County Community College.
Undergraduate Students
- White 34.6% 2,144 students
- Hispanic 22.6% 1,401 students
- African American 20.4% 1,262 students
- Asian 7.5% 466 students
- Unknown race 6.4% 394 students
- International students 5.0% 311 students
- Mixed race 3.3% 205 students
- Hawaiian 0.1% 8 students
Transfer Students
- White 34.8% 31 students
- African American 18.0% 16 students
- Unknown race 14.6% 13 students
- Asian 12.4% 11 students
- Hispanic 12.4% 11 students
- Mixed race 6.7% 6 students
- International students 1.1% 1 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 0 students
Students Age Diversity
- 18-19 25% 1,537 students
- 20-21 21% 1,331 students
- 22-24 15% 914 students
- 25-29 13% 790 students
- 30-34 8% 482 students
- 40-49 5% 315 students
- 35-39 4% 278 students
- 50-64 2% 146 students
Residency of Students
The following interactive map shows the residency of undergraduate students who enrolled at Mercer County Community College in the 2022 academic year.
| State name | Students Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Jersey | 1,326 | 95.26% | |
| Pennsylvania | 34 | 2.44% | |
| New York | 6 | less than 1% | |
| Alabama | 3 | less than 1% | |
| North Carolina | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Virginia | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Delaware | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Florida | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Georgia | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Nebraska | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Arkansas | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Arizona | 1 | less than 1% | |
| California | 1 | less than 1% | |
| District of Columbia | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Hawaii | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Mississippi | 1 | less than 1% | |
| New Mexico | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Tennessee | 1 | less than 1% |
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