Merritt College Student Population

How many students at Merritt? For the academic year 2024-2025, a total of 7,022 students have enrolled in Merritt College and all students are attending undergraduate schools.

By gender, 2,625 male and 4,397 female students are attending the school.

It has relatively many students compared to similar colleges (6,638 students on average - public Associate's - Public Urban-serving Single Campus).

3,355 students are enrolled exclusively, and 1,595 students are enrolled in some online courses.

You can check the student demographics by gender ratio, race/ethnicity, age distribution, and online enrollment.

Student Population by Gender

Merritt College has a total of 7,022 enrolled students for the academic year 2024-2025. All 7,022 students are enrolled into undergraduate programs.

By gender, 2,625 male and 4,397 female students (the male-female ratio is 37:63) are attending the school.

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Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 1,157 White, 1,590 Black, and 1,095 Asian students out of a total of 7,022 are attending at Merritt College. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Merritt College is quite diverse with a diversity index of 77.8% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.

Student Age Distribution

By age, Merritt has 964 students under 18 years old and 102 students over 65 years old. There are 3,590 students under 25 years old, and 3,430 students over 25 years old out of 7,022 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 Merritt College, 3,355 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1,595 students are enrolled in some online courses.

3,244 students who live in California or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 111 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

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Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 7,022 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 1,240 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 17.66%.163 students have transferred in as full-time status and 1,077 students transferred in as part-time status.