How Student Population Changes at Merced

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 12 years is 10,459 where 10,214 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.53 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in Merced than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Merced College since 2012.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	10,267	4,505	5,762
2013-14	10,205 -62	4,436 -69	5,769 7
2014-15	10,214 9	4,477 41	5,737 -32
2015-16	10,389 175	4,372 -105	6,017 280
2016-17	10,750 361	4,531 159	6,219 202
2017-18	10,912 162	4,551 20	6,361 142
2018-19	10,995 83	4,487 -64	6,508 147
2019-20	11,173 178	4,525 38	6,648 140
2020-21	10,645 -528	3,956 -569	6,689 41
2021-22	9,282 -1,363	3,603 -353	5,679 -1,010
2022-23	10,214 932	4,036 433	6,178 499
Average	10,459	4,316	6,142

Merced College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 17.22% and the percentage of black students is 3.46% at Merced College. 7.71% of enrolled students is Asian.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Merced College over the past 12 years (2012-2023).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2012-13	51	1,039	404	5,449	44	2,565	234
2013-14	48	1,040	414	5,646	36	2,463	271
2014-15	43	1,010	360	5,869	45	2,406	283
2015-16	43	997	359	6,205	37	2,279	300
2016-17	40	1,034	356	6,507	43	2,312	314
2017-18	53	1,011	333	6,701	43	2,266	333
2018-19	44	937	288	6,032	38	2,023	315
2019-20	48	849	317	6,349	36	1,804	254
2020-21	50	888	316	6,306	22	1,902	321
2021-22	46	743	295	5,769	24	1,703	294
2022-23	49	788	353	6,654	25	1,759	344
Average	47	940	345	6,135	36	2,135	297

Merced College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

4,418 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 43% of total students. The number of online students has increased 1,530.26% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Merced College from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	10,214	271	1,442	8,501
2015-16	10,389	318	1,524	8,547
2016-17	10,750	421	1,671	8,658
2017-18	10,912	588	1,990	8,334
2018-19	10,995	514	2,258	8,223
2019-20	11,173	852	2,516	7,805
2020-21	10,645	9,484	842	319
2021-22	9,282	5,732	2,512	1,038
2022-23	10,214	4,418	3,469	2,327
Average	10,508	2,511	2,025	5,972

Most Searched California Colleges (last 30 days)

Undergraduate

California State University-Bakersfield Public, four-years | Bakersfield
Allan Hancock College Public, 2-4 years | Santa Maria
University of East-West Medicine Private, four-years | Sunnyvale
InterCoast Colleges-West Covina Private, 2-4 years | W. Covina
California State University-Chancellors Office Public, four-years | Long Beach
Berkeley School of Theology Private, four-years | Berkeley
SUM Bible College and Theological Seminary Private, four-years | El Dorado Hills
Folsom Lake College Public, 2-4 years | Folsom
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona Public, four-years | Pomona
American Beauty College Private, Less than 2-years | West Covina

compare schools

Graduate

Abraham Lincoln University Private, four-years | Glendale
North-West College-Anaheim Private, 2-4 years | Anaheim
Claremont Lincoln University Private, four-years | Claremont
University of Phoenix-California Private, four-years | Ontario
California Health Sciences University Private, four-years | Clovis
University of West Los Angeles Private, four-years | Inglewood
High Tech High Graduate School of Education Private, four-years | San Diego
Carrington College-Administrative Office Private, 2-4 years | Sacramento
California Career Institute Private, 2-4 years | Anaheim
ABCO Technology Private, 2-4 years | Inglewood

compare schools

Online Schools

Abraham Lincoln University Private, four-years | Glendale
North-West College-Anaheim Private, 2-4 years | Anaheim
Claremont Lincoln University Private, four-years | Claremont
University of Phoenix-California Private, four-years | Ontario
California Health Sciences University Private, four-years | Clovis
University of West Los Angeles Private, four-years | Inglewood
High Tech High Graduate School of Education Private, four-years | San Diego
Carrington College-Administrative Office Private, 2-4 years | Sacramento
California Career Institute Private, 2-4 years | Anaheim
ABCO Technology Private, 2-4 years | Inglewood

compare schools

Technical Colleges

California State University-Bakersfield Public, four-years | Bakersfield
Allan Hancock College Public, 2-4 years | Santa Maria
University of East-West Medicine Private, four-years | Sunnyvale
InterCoast Colleges-West Covina Private, 2-4 years | W. Covina
California State University-Chancellors Office Public, four-years | Long Beach
Berkeley School of Theology Private, four-years | Berkeley
SUM Bible College and Theological Seminary Private, four-years | El Dorado Hills
Folsom Lake College Public, 2-4 years | Folsom
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona Public, four-years | Pomona
American Beauty College Private, Less than 2-years | West Covina

compare schools

Enrollment Trends at Merced

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes