Samuel Merritt University | Online Programs

Online Program Overview

Samuel Merritt University is a four-years, private (not-for-profit) school located in Oakland, California. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs. For the academic year 2023-2024, the tuition & fees are $50,934 in average for all students.

It offers 11 degree programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity is given to 2 programs - 1 Masters, 1 Post-Bachelors or Post-Masters Certificate.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
Online Degree Programs
School Name	Samuel Merritt University
Type	four-years, private (not-for-profit)
Address	3100 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland, CA
Online Students	343
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees	$50,934
Graduate Tuition & Fees	$58,126
Student to Faculty	6:1 (16.67%)
Total	2 Programs
Masters	1 Programs
Post-Graduate	1 Programs

2024 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at Samuel Merritt University . Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. The tuition & fees is $50,934 for all students. For graduate programs, the 2024 tuition & fees is $58,126 for all students.

The costs per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $1,180 for undergraduate programs. The costs per credit hour for graduate programs is $1,590 for all students.

Data source: IPEDS (integrated Postsecondary Education Dta System)

Updated with 2023-2024 tuition (Last update: 03/01/2024)

Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
Undergraduate	$50,138	$51,335	$50,510	$50,171	$50,934
Graduate	$51,885	$53,468	$54,521	$57,365	$58,126

Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
Undergraduate	$1,210	$1,084	$1,106	$1,162	$1,180
Graduate	$1,429	$1,465	$1,494	$1,569	$1,590

Tuition & Fees Trends last 5 years

Online Programs By Area of Study

Samuel Merritt University offers 11 degree programs through Bachelors, Masters, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 2 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 1 Masters, 1 Post-Bachelors or Post-Masters. The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.

Total Number of Online Degree Programs
	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Online Programs	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	1
Overall Programs	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	5	4	1

The following tables list each online program with offered degrees. The number on each column denotes the conferred degree of the program. It includes the completers through on-campus classes and hybrid on/offline classes as well as completely online classes. Only in Classroom means that the program is offered only on-site classes and not offered denotes that the school does not offer the program.

You may want to see all online schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	123	NOT OFFERED	7

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At Samuel Merritt University, there are 1,911 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 343 students were attending classes through distance learning (343 students are enrolled exclusively and 0 are enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	1,911
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	343
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	0
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	1,568

By student location, out of a total of 343 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 327 California Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 16 students living in the U.S. States other than California, and 0 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.