Mercer University's sticker price was $60,018 a year in 2024-25 (College Scorecard). Students with federal aid paid $24,778 on average after grants; families earning under $30,000 paid $18,845.
What does Mercer University cost?
$24,778 a year
What students who got federal aid paid on average after grants, 2024-25. The sticker price, with housing and food, is $60,018.
For families earning under $30,000, grants took 69% off Mercer University's sticker price.
Business owner, divorced parents, or savings? The averages can't see that; Mercer University's own calculator can.
Compared with colleges people also look at
For families earning $48,000–75,000, Mercer University cost less than Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach but more than Berry College and Lipscomb University.
of undergrads get a Pell Grant, the federal grant for lower-income students.
$33,808
average grant for students who got aid.
57%
of undergrads take a federal loan.
$24,427
median federal debt at graduation.
Questions people ask
How much does Mercer University cost for a family earning $25,000?
Families earning under $30,000 paid $18,845 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $60,018. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Mercer University's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Mercer University cost for a family earning $40,000?
Families earning $30,000–$48,000 paid $21,273 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $60,018. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Mercer University's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Mercer University cost for a family earning $60,000?
Families earning $48,000–$75,000 paid $22,137 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $60,018. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Mercer University's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
Where these numbers come from
Admit rate and applicants: IPEDS, fall 2024 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
