The average composite SAT score for admitted Mercer University freshman is 1265 out of 1600. Mercer students have the 248th highest average SAT score in the United States. For perspective, a 1265 is in the 85th percentile of all SAT test takers.
The middle fifty percent of incoming students have SAT composite scores ranging from 1180 to 1350. The 75th percentile score is 1350 while the 25th percentile score is 1180.
The lowest SAT score accepted is not reported by Mercer but we estimate it to be around a 1090 total composite SAT score.
The average score for Mercer students on the math portion of the SAT is 625 out of 800. The 25th percentile of students score a 580 and the 75th percentile score 670.
The 25th and 75th percentile range for SAT reading scores range from 600 to 680 and the average score for Mercer University students is 640.
Below are estimated chances of being accepted at Mercer University based on SAT score ranges and the overall admission rate of 66.5%. These chances assume you have an average GPA for the school, around 3.98.
An SAT score of 1350 or higher is very competitive at Mercer and is a better score than three quarters of students who are accepted. You have a very good chance of acceptance, around 79% or higher.
Scores between 1270 to 1340 are above average giving you an advantage over most applicants. You have a good chance of acceptance, around 67% to 77%.
SAT scores between 1180 to 1260 are still in the middle range of accepted students a but a little lower than the average. You can get in and have about a 51% to 65% percent chance of being admitted.
SAT scores from 1090 to 1170 are on the very low end of the range where students are accepted. Scores in this range are not competitive with most other applicants but you still have a chance. We estimate scores in this range have less than a 49% chance of admission to Mercer. SAT scores below 1090 likely fall out of the range where students are regularly accepted.
Data Sources, IPEDS for Fall 2023 starting classSAT Score | Admission Chances |
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1600 | 96% |
1590 | 96% |
1580 | 95% |
1570 | 95% |
1560 | 95% |
1550 | 94% |
1540 | 94% |
1530 | 93% |
1520 | 93% |
1510 | 93% |
1500 | 92% |
1490 | 91% |
1480 | 91% |
1470 | 90% |
1460 | 89% |
1450 | 89% |
1440 | 88% |
1430 | 87% |
1420 | 86% |
1410 | 85% |
1400 | 84% |
1390 | 83% |
1380 | 82% |
1370 | 81% |
1360 | 80% |
1350 | 79% |
1340 | 77% |
1330 | 76% |
1320 | 75% |
1310 | 73% |
1300 | 72% |
1290 | 70% |
1280 | 68% |
1270 | 67% |
1260 | 65% |
1250 | 63% |
1240 | 62% |
1230 | 60% |
1220 | 58% |
1210 | 56% |
1200 | 54% |
1190 | 52% |
1180 | 51% |
1170 | 49% |
1160 | 47% |
1150 | 45% |
1140 | 43% |
1130 | 41% |
1120 | 39% |
1110 | 38% |
1100 | 36% |
1090 | 34% |
Primary data source, U.S. Department of Education https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=140447 IPEDS survey data for Mercer University.