The student population at Merritt College is 7,022 (all undergraduate). The number of students has increased by 375 over the past decade.
The female to male ratio is 1.68 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.
3,355 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 279.52% since 2015.
The average student population over the last 11 years is 6,749 where 7,022 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
The female to male ratio is 1.68 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in Merritt than male students.
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Merritt College since 2015.
| Year | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 6,647 | 2,254 | 4,393 |
| 2016-17 | 6,783 136 | 2,359 105 | 4,424 31 |
| 2017-18 | 6,952 169 | 2,408 49 | 4,544 120 |
| 2018-19 | 7,453 501 | 2,608 200 | 4,845 301 |
| 2019-20 | 6,857 -596 | 2,353 -255 | 4,504 -341 |
| 2020-21 | 6,261 -596 | 2,023 -330 | 4,238 -266 |
| 2021-22 | 6,289 28 | 2,125 102 | 4,164 -74 |
| 2022-23 | 6,514 225 | 2,427 302 | 4,087 -77 |
| 2023-24 | 6,716 202 | 2,460 33 | 4,256 169 |
| 2024-25 | 7,022 306 | 2,625 165 | 4,397 141 |
| Average | 6,749 | 2,364 | 4,385 |
The percentage of white students is 16.48% and the percentage of black students is 22.64% at Merritt College. 15.59% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 33.77% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 16.91% to 16.48%. Asian enrollment grew from 14.53% to 15.59%. Black student enrollment decreased from 28.99% to 22.64%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 26.90% to 33.77%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.7793 which indicates that quite diverse. This decreased from 0.7917 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has declined.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Merritt College over the past 11 years (2015-2025).
| Year | American Indian or Native American | Asian | Black | Hispanic | Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | White | Two or More Races |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 31 | 966 | 1,927 | 1,788 | 37 | 1,124 | 310 |
| 2016-17 | 29 | 1,090 | 1,823 | 2,000 | 47 | 1,079 | 358 |
| 2017-18 | 27 | 1,206 | 1,675 | 2,271 | 39 | 1,037 | 372 |
| 2018-19 | 20 | 1,350 | 1,787 | 2,509 | 31 | 1,084 | 421 |
| 2019-20 | 20 | 1,138 | 1,538 | 2,312 | 28 | 937 | 343 |
| 2020-21 | 10 | 1,081 | 1,299 | 2,057 | 29 | 1,041 | 363 |
| 2021-22 | 17 | 1,135 | 1,322 | 2,016 | 44 | 1,138 | 355 |
| 2022-23 | 23 | 1,195 | 1,327 | 2,230 | 29 | 1,032 | 354 |
| 2023-24 | 10 | 1,128 | 1,496 | 2,261 | 29 | 1,124 | 372 |
| 2024-25 | 19 | 1,095 | 1,590 | 2,371 | 21 | 1,157 | 442 |
| Average | 21 | 1,138 | 1,578 | 2,182 | 33 | 1,075 | 369 |
3,355 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 48% of total students. The number of online students has increased 279.52% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Merritt College from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Total Enrollment | Online Completely | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | Not Enrolled in Online Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 6,647 | 884 | 655 | 5,108 |
| 2016-17 | 6,783 | 1,028 | 783 | 4,972 |
| 2017-18 | 6,952 | 1,440 | 984 | 4,528 |
| 2018-19 | 7,453 | 2,019 | 1,102 | 4,332 |
| 2019-20 | 6,857 | 1,870 | 1,142 | 3,845 |
| 2020-21 | 6,261 | 2,259 | 1,162 | 2,840 |
| 2021-22 | 6,289 | 5,416 | 407 | 466 |
| 2022-23 | 6,514 | 4,379 | 1,208 | 927 |
| 2023-24 | 6,716 | 3,828 | 1,337 | 1,551 |
| 2024-25 | 7,022 | 3,355 | 1,595 | 2,072 |
| Average | 6,749 | 2,648 | 1,038 | 3,064 |
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