Samuel Merritt University (Samuel Merritt) is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Oakland, CA.
It offers 13 graduate programs - 8 Master's, 4 Doctorate, and 1 Post-master's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $49,786.
A total of 1,191 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 1,926 students at Samuel Merritt. Samuel Merritt offers online graduate programs and 222 out of 1,191 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
You can find Samuel Merritt's health profession programs at health professions information page.
Graduate Program Overview
For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $49,786. It offers thirteen (13) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | Samuel Merritt University |
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| Type | Four-year, Private (not-for-profit) |
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| Address | 3100 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland, CA |
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| Graduate School Students | 1,153 students
222 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | $49,786 |
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| Student to Faculty | 5:1 (20.00%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 13 Graduate Programs
8 Master's, 4 Doctorate, 1 Post graduate certificates |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at Samuel Merritt University
The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at Samuel Merritt University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. The tuition & fees is $49,786 for prospective students.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $1,611.
2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| Amounts |
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| Tuition | $49,786 |
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| Cost per Credit | $1,611 |
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Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
| 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 |
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| Tuition & Fees | $53,468 | $54,521 | $57,365 | $58,126 | $49,786 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
Samuel Merritt University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 13 major areas - 8 Master's, 4 Doctorate, 1 Post-Master's. 200 students have been conferred Master's degree and 151 students have received Doctorate degree last year.
The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.
Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
| Master's | Doctorate |
Post-Bachelor's | Post-Master's |
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| Total | 200 | 151 | - | - |
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| Men | 41 | 46 | - | - |
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| Women | 159 | 105 | - | - |
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Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree).
You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.
Graduate Student Population
Samuel Merritt graduate schools have a total of 1,153 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 275 male and 878 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 798 full-time and 355 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 222 students enrolled through online exclusively.
By race/ethnicity 234 White, 121 Black, and 385 Asian students are attending at Samuel Merritt University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
12 grad students are younger than 22 and 179 students are older than 65. It has 673 students aged between 22 and 30 and 327 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 1,153 |
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| Men | 275 |
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| Women | 878 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 1,153 |
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| Full-time Students | 798 |
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| Part-time Students | 355 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 1,153 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 1 |
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| Asian | 385 |
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| Black | 121 |
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| Hispanic | 274 |
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Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander | 2 |
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| White | 234 |
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| Two or more races | 113 |
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| Un-Known | 18 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 1,153 |
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| 21 & Under | 12 |
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| 22-24 | 224 |
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| 25-29 | 449 |
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| 30-34 | 215 |
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| 35-39 | 112 |
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| 40 & Over | 179 |
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Online Population
At Samuel Merritt University graduate schools, 222 students enrolled online exclusively and 0 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 1,191 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 222 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 0 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 969 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 222 |
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| California Resident | 213 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 9 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 0 |
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