Merced College Student Population

How many students at Merced?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Merced College has a total enrollment of 12,472 students and all students enrolled in undergraduate programs.

• Gender Breakdown: 5,139 male students (41.2%) and 7,333 female students (58.8%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 8,228 Hispanic students (66%) and 2,054 White students (16.5%).
• Class Delivery: 5,000 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 4,027 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Associate's - Public Rural-serving Small - which average 10,145 - Merced's body is larger.

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

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 5,139 male (41.20%) and 7,333 female (58.80%) students are attending Merced College. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 70.08.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 2,054 White, 473 Black, and 887 Asian students out of a total of 12,472 are attending at Merced College. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Merced College is somewhat diverse with a diversity index of 52.9% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution shows moderate representation of multiple racial and ethnic groups.

Student Age Distribution

By age, Merced has 1,926 students under 18 years old and 47 students over 65 years old. There are 8,844 students under 25 years old, and 3,614 students over 25 years old out of 12,472 total students.

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 Merced College, 5,000 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 4,027 students are enrolled in some online courses.

4,969 students who live in California or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 31 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 12,472 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 657 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 5.27%.196 students have transferred in as full-time status and 461 students transferred in as part-time status.