The student population at Merritt College is 6,514 (all undergraduate). The number of students has increased by 627 over the past decade.

The female to male ratio is 1.68 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.

4,379 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 550.67% since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 6,570 where 6,514 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

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 2013.

YearTotalMenWomen
2013-145,8872,0983,789
2014-156,055
168
2,083
-15
3,972
183
2015-166,647
592
2,254
171
4,393
421
2016-176,783
136
2,359
105
4,424
31
2017-186,952
169
2,408
49
4,544
120
2018-197,453
501
2,608
200
4,845
301
2019-206,857
-596
2,353
-255
4,504
-341
2020-216,261
-596
2,023
-330
4,238
-266
2021-226,289
28
2,125
102
4,164
-74
2022-236,514
225
2,427
302
4,087
-77
Average6,5702,2744,296
Merritt College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 15.84% and the percentage of black students is 20.37% at Merritt College. 18.35% of enrolled students is Asian.

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

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-14238821,7541,483331,080284
2014-15278951,8411,473321,106293
2015-16319661,9271,788371,124310
2016-17291,0901,8232,000471,079358
2017-18271,2061,6752,271391,037372
2018-19201,3501,7872,509311,084421
2019-20201,1381,5382,31228937343
2020-21101,0811,2992,057291,041363
2021-22171,1351,3222,016441,138355
2022-23231,1951,3272,230291,032354
Average231,0941,6292,014351,066345
Merritt College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

4,379 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 67% of total students. The number of online students has increased 550.67% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Merritt College from 2014 to 2023.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-156,0556735574,825
2015-166,6478846555,108
2016-176,7831,0287834,972
2017-186,9521,4409844,528
2018-197,4532,0191,1024,332
2019-206,8571,8701,1423,845
2020-216,2612,2591,1622,840
2021-226,2895,416407466
2022-236,5144,3791,208927
Average6,6462,2198893,538

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