The historical campus of Mercer University is located at Mason. It is one of the leading universities in the state and offers high academic quality.
- Mercer University scholarships, university grants, and financial aid are available for students studying full-time courses. The merit-based scholarships are available for freshman and new transfer students and apply to tuition fees only.
- The athletic team of the university is accredited with NCAA Division I and offers a wide variety of programmes, sports apparatuses and types of equipment, and fields. There are eight men’s sports teams and ten women’s sports teams. All the university sports teams compete in the Southern Conference except women’s sand volleyball which competes in the ASUN Conference.