The student population at Merritt College is 7,022 (all undergraduate). The number of students has increased by 375 over the past decade.
The female to male ratio is 1.68 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.
3,355 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 279.52% since 2015.
Student Population Changes
The average student population over the last 11 years is 6,749 where 7,022 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
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 2015.
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes
The percentage of white students is 16.48% and the percentage of black students is 22.64% at Merritt College. 15.59% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 33.77% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 16.91% to 16.48%. Asian enrollment grew from 14.53% to 15.59%. Black student enrollment decreased from 28.99% to 22.64%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 26.90% to 33.77%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.7793 which indicates that quite diverse. This decreased from 0.7917 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has declined.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Merritt College over the past 11 years (2015-2025).
Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes
3,355 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 48% of total students. The number of online students has increased 279.52% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Merritt College from 2015 to 2025.