Student Population at Merritt College

Merritt College has a total of 6,514 enrolled students for the academic year 2022-2023. All 6,514 students are enrolled into undergraduate programs.

By race/ethnicity, 1,032 White, 1,327 Black, and 1,195 Asian students out of a total of 6,514 are attending at Merritt College. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the next chart (Academic year 2022-2023 data).

By age, Merritt has 999 students under 18 years old and 85 students over 65 years old. There are 3,360 students under 25 years old, and 3,153 students over 25 years old out of 6,514 total students.

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially who want to continue education and work in field. At Merritt College, 4,379 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1,208 students are enrolled in some online courses.

4,122 students lived in California or jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 257 students live in other State or outside of the United States.

Among 6,514 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 1,144 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 17.56%.212 students have transferred in as full-time status and 932 students transferred in as part-time status.