Student Population at Merritt College

2023 Student Population	Men	Women
6,514	2,427	4,087

For the academic year 2022-2023, total of 6,514 students have enrolled in Merritt College and all students are attending undergraduate schools.

By gender, 2,427 male and 4,087 female students are attending the school.

It has relatively many students compared to similar colleges (5,900 students in average - public Associate's - Public Urban-serving Single Campus).

4,379 students are enrolled exclusively, and 1,208 students are enrolled in some online courses.

You can check the student demographics by gender ratio, race/ethnicity, age distribution, and online enrollment.

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Student Population by Gender

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 gender, 2,427 male and 4,087 female students (the male-female ratio is 37:63) are attending the school. The gender distribution is based on the 2022-2023 data.

Total Student Enrolled By Gender
	Undergraduate
Total	6,514
Men	2,427
Women	4,087

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

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).

Race/Ethnicity Distribution
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	23	7	16
Asian	1,195	486	709
Black	1,327	458	869
Hispanic	2,230	779	1,451
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	29	12	17
White	1,032	418	614
Two or more races	354	136	218
Race Unknown	248	97	151

Student Age Distribution

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.

Student Age Distribution
Age	Total	Men	Women
Under 18	999	554	445
18-19	868	471	397
20-21	762	407	355
22-24	731	458	273
25-29	886	589	297
30-34	706	489	217
35-39	499	370	129
40-49	573	394	179
50-64	404	303	101
Over 65	85	51	34

Online Student Enrollment

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.

Online Student Population
	All Students	Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses	Enrolled in Some Online Courses
All Students	6,514	4,379	1,208
Undergraduate	6,514	4,379	1,208

Online Student Population by Locality
	California Residents	Other States in U.S.	Outside of U.S.
All Students	4,122	156	101
Undergraduate	4,122	156	101
Graduate	-	-	-

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

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.