The student population at Merced College is 10,214 (all undergraduate). The number of students has increased by 9 over the past decade.

The female to male ratio is 1.53 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.

4,418 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 1,530.26% since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 10,478 where 10,214 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.53 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in Merced than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Merced College since 2013.

YearTotalMenWomen
2013-1410,2054,4365,769
2014-1510,214
9
4,477
41
5,737
-32
2015-1610,389
175
4,372
-105
6,017
280
2016-1710,750
361
4,531
159
6,219
202
2017-1810,912
162
4,551
20
6,361
142
2018-1910,995
83
4,487
-64
6,508
147
2019-2011,173
178
4,525
38
6,648
140
2020-2110,645
-528
3,956
-569
6,689
41
2021-229,282
-1,363
3,603
-353
5,679
-1,010
2022-2310,214
932
4,036
433
6,178
499
Average10,4784,2976,181
Merced College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 17.22% and the percentage of black students is 3.46% at Merced College. 7.71% of enrolled students is Asian.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Merced College over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-14481,0404145,646362,463271
2014-15431,0103605,869452,406283
2015-16439973596,205372,279300
2016-17401,0343566,507432,312314
2017-18531,0113336,701432,266333
2018-19449372886,032382,023315
2019-20488493176,349361,804254
2020-21508883166,306221,902321
2021-22467432955,769241,703294
2022-23497883536,654251,759344
Average469303396,204352,092303
Merced College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

4,418 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 43% of total students. The number of online students has increased 1,530.26% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Merced College from 2014 to 2023.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-1510,2142711,4428,501
2015-1610,3893181,5248,547
2016-1710,7504211,6718,658
2017-1810,9125881,9908,334
2018-1910,9955142,2588,223
2019-2011,1738522,5167,805
2020-2110,6459,484842319
2021-229,2825,7322,5121,038
2022-2310,2144,4183,4692,327
Average10,5082,5112,0255,972

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