Student Population at Merced College

2023 Student Population	Men	Women
10,214	4,036	6,178

For the academic year 2022-2023, total of 10,214 students have enrolled in Merced College and all students are attending undergraduate schools.

By gender, 4,036 male and 6,178 female students are attending the school.

It has relatively many students compared to similar colleges (9,209 students in average - public Associate's - Public Rural-serving Small).

4,418 students are enrolled exclusively, and 3,469 students are enrolled in some online courses.

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

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Student Population by Gender

Merced College has a total of 10,214 enrolled students for the academic year 2022-2023. All 10,214 students are enrolled into undergraduate programs.

By gender, 4,036 male and 6,178 female students (the male-female ratio is 40:60) are attending the school. The gender distribution is based on the 2022-2023 data.

Total Student Enrolled By Gender
	Undergraduate
Total	10,214
Men	4,036
Women	6,178

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 1,759 White, 353 Black, and 788 Asian students out of a total of 10,214 are attending at Merced College. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the next chart (Academic year 2022-2023 data).

Race/Ethnicity Distribution
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	49	20	29
Asian	788	373	415
Black	353	145	208
Hispanic	6,654	2,489	4,165
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	25	10	15
White	1,759	751	1,008
Two or more races	344	128	216
Race Unknown	198	94	104

Student Age Distribution

By age, Merced has 1,570 students under 18 years old and 41 students over 65 years old. There are 7,334 students under 25 years old, and 2,872 students over 25 years old out of 10,214 total students.

Student Age Distribution
Age	Total	Men	Women
Under 18	1,570	1,011	559
18-19	3,054	1,690	1,364
20-21	1,655	965	690
22-24	1,055	639	416
25-29	1,000	634	366
30-34	675	493	182
35-39	456	327	129
40-49	481	291	190
50-64	219	111	108
Over 65	41	12	29

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially who want to continue education and work in field. At Merced College, 4,418 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 3,469 students are enrolled in some online courses.

4,346 students lived in California or jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 72 students live in other State or outside of the United States.

Online Student Population
	All Students	Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses	Enrolled in Some Online Courses
All Students	10,214	4,418	3,469
Undergraduate	10,214	4,418	3,469

Online Student Population by Locality
	California Residents	Other States in U.S.	Outside of U.S.
All Students	4,346	69	3

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 10,214 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 582 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 5.70%.212 students have transferred in as full-time status and 370 students transferred in as part-time status.