How Student Population Changes at Merritt

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 12 years is 6,528 where 6,514 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

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 2012.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	6,113	2,141	3,972
2013-14	5,887 -226	2,098 -43	3,789 -183
2014-15	6,055 168	2,083 -15	3,972 183
2015-16	6,647 592	2,254 171	4,393 421
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
Average	6,528	2,262	4,267

Merritt College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 15.84% and the percentage of black students is 20.37% at Merritt College. 18.35% of enrolled students is Asian.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Merritt 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	29	960	1,861	1,350	29	1,105	256
2013-14	23	882	1,754	1,483	33	1,080	284
2014-15	27	895	1,841	1,473	32	1,106	293
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
Average	23	1,082	1,650	1,954	34	1,069	337

Merritt College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

4,379 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 67% of total students. The number of online students has increased 550.67% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Merritt College from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	6,055	673	557	4,825
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
Average	6,646	2,219	889	3,538

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Enrollment Trends at Merritt

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes