Student Population at Samuel Merritt

How many students at Samuel Merritt?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Samuel Merritt University has a total enrollment of 1,926 students, including 735 undergraduate and 1,191 graduate students.

Gender Breakdown: 435 male students (22.6%) and 1,491 female students (77.4%) are attending .
Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 556 Asian students (28.9%) and 480 Hispanic students (24.9%).
Class Level Breakdown: 735 undergraduate students (38.2%) and 1,191 graduate students (61.8%).
Class Delivery: 331 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 0 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar private (not-for-profit) Other health professions school - which average 627 - Samuel Merritt's body is significantly larger.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

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Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 435 male (22.59%) and 1,491 female (77.41%) students are attending Samuel Merritt University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 29.18.

By class level, 735 (38.16%) are undergraduate students and 1,191 (61.84%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 17.69% are male and 82.31% are female, while among graduate students, 25.61% are male and 74.39% are female.

Total Student Enrolled By Gender
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	1,926	735	1,191
Men	435	130	305
Women	1,491	605	886

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 425 White, 181 Black, and 556 Asian students out of a total of 1,926 are attending at Samuel Merritt University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Samuel Merritt University is quite diverse with a diversity index of 78.4% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.

All Students

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	2	0	2
Asian	556	160	396
Black	181	36	145
Hispanic	480	100	380
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	14	4	10
White	425	84	341
Two or more races	213	40	173
Race Unknown	44	9	35

Undergraduate

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	1	0	1
Asian	183	38	145
Black	46	6	40
Hispanic	199	26	173
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	10	4	6
White	174	26	148
Two or more races	97	23	74
Race Unknown	21	6	15

Graduate

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	1	0	1
Asian	373	122	251
Black	135	30	105
Hispanic	281	74	207
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	4	0	4
White	251	58	193
Two or more races	116	17	99
Race Unknown	23	3	20

Student Age Distribution

There are 411 students under 25 years old, and 1,515 students over 25 years old out of 1,926 total students.

Samuel Merritt has 175 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 560 students aged 25 and over.

It has 236 graduate students aged under 25 and 955 students aged 25 and over.

All Students

Student Age Distribution (Total)
Age	Total	Men	Women
18-19	3	2	1
20-21	56	45	11
22-24	352	284	68
25-29	625	472	153
30-34	369	267	102
35-39	197	153	44
40-49	249	205	44
50-64	75	63	12

Undergraduate

Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
Age	Total	Men	Women
18-19	3	2	1
20-21	44	37	7
22-24	128	115	13
25-29	176	138	38
30-34	154	118	36
35-39	85	70	15
40-49	112	96	16
50-64	33	29	4

Graduate

Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
Age	Total	Men	Women
20-21	12	8	4
22-24	224	169	55
25-29	449	334	115
30-34	215	149	66
35-39	112	83	29
40-49	137	109	28
50-64	42	34	8

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Samuel Merritt University, 331 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 0 students are enrolled in some online courses.

322 students who live in California or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 9 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

Online Population

Online Student Population
	All Students	Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses
All Students	1,926	331
Undergraduate	735	109
Graduate	1,191	222

By Locality

Online Student Population by Locality
	California Residents	Other States in U.S.
All Students	322	9
Undergraduate	109	0
Graduate	213	9

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 735 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 221 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 30.07%.200 students have transferred in as full-time status and 21 students transferred in as part-time status.

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
	Number of Students
Regular Full-time	399
Transfer-in Full-time	200
Regular Part-time	115
Transfer-in Part-time	21

Samuel Merritt Enrollment Frequently Asked Questions

How many students attend Samuel Merritt?

For the academic year 2024-2025, 1,926 students are enrolled at Samuel Merritt.

How many undergraduate and graduate students are at Samuel Merritt?

735 undergraduate and 1,191 graduate students are enrolled at Samuel Merritt.

What is the gender breakdown at Samuel Merritt?

435 male (22.59%) and 1,491 female (77.41%) students are attending Samuel Merritt.

What is the international student enrollment at Samuel Merritt?

11 international students (0.57%) are enrolled at Samuel Merritt, including 4 undergraduate and 7 graduate students.

How diverse is the student population at Samuel Merritt?

Samuel Merritt has a student population that is notably includes a large Asian student body: 425 White (22.07%), 181 Black (9.40%), and 556 Asian (28.87%) students are enrolled.

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