Merritt College, CA

location_on  12500 Campus DR, Oakland, CA 94619 • language  merritt.edu • workspace_premium  1.4 star
Public 2-Year Medium Associate's College Largely Vocational Traditional and Non-Traditional Students Open Admissions Main Campus

Academics

Academics

Bachelor’s N/A
Associate’s 41%
Certificate 59%
Highest Degree Assoc

Graduates by Field of Study

Agriculture, Agriculture Operations4%
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender Studies0%
Biological and Biomedical Sciences0%
Business, Management, Marketing6%
Communication, Journalism0%
Computer and Information Sciences1%
Education0%
Engineering Technologies0%
Health Professions and Related Programs27%
Human, Family and Consumer Sciences36%
Law Enforcement, Firefighting4%
Legal Professions and Studies2%
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities6%
Mathematics and Statistics0%
Multi-disciplinary Studies2%
Parks, Recreation, Fitness Studies0%
Psychology1%
Public Administration and Social Service1%
Social Sciences8%
Visual and Performing Arts0%

Admissions

Admissions

Admission Rate N/A
Median SAT Math N/A
Median SAT Reading N/A
Median ACT Composite N/A

Cost

Cost of Attendance

In-State Tuition $1,000
Out-of-State Tuition $8,000
Average Total Cost $16,000
Average Net Cost $9,000
Attendance Costs by Family Income School State US
$0–$30K $8,000 $8,716 $11,406
$30K–$48K $8,000 $9,456 $12,318
$48K–$75K $11,000 $12,422 $15,178
$75K–$110K $12,000 $15,420 $18,184

Student Debt

Student Debt

Receive Federal Loans 1%
Median Federal Debt $10,000
Repayment Rate 26%
Median Payment $163
Financial Aid Recipients School State US
$0–$30K 		78% 59% 46%
$30K–$48K 		13% 17% 16%
$48K–$75K 		8% 12% 14%
Student Debt School State US
The median debt for family income between $0–$30K $10,000 $10,318 $12,538
The median debt for Pell students $10,000 $10,551 $13,487
The median debt for no-Pell students $6,000 $9,644 $11,749
Cumulative loan debt at the 90th percentile $23,000 $24,020 $28,917
Cumulative loan debt at the 75th percentile $16,000 $16,574 $20,751
Cumulative loan debt at the 25th percentile $4,000 $5,242 $5,959
Cumulative loan debt at the 10th percentile $3,000 $2,982 $3,316
Loan Repayment Rates School State US
1-year after entering repayment 		19% 46% 49%
3-years after entering repayment 		26% 51% 54%
5-years after entering repayment 		32% 55% 59%
7-years after entering repayment 		42% 60% 65%

Completion

Graduation and Retention

Retention Rate 59%
Transfer Rate 13%
Withdrawal Rate 26%
Graduation Rate 17%
Time Taken to Graduate School State US
Within 4 Years 		10% 26% 33%
Within 6 Years 		17% 47% 49%
Within 8 Years 		22% 54% 52%
Graduation by Ethnicity School State US
Asian 		29% 57% 57%
Black 		13% 39% 41%
Caucasian 		36% 51% 53%
Hispanic or Latino 		12% 44% 47%
Non-US citizens/residents 		50% 53% 58%
Two or more races 		20% 48% 48%

Students

Student Enrollment

Undergraduates 5,942
Full-time Undergrads 11%
Avg Entry Age 27
Graduate Students N/A
Enrollment by Gender School State US
Female degree-seeking undergraduates 		66% 55% 57%
Male degree-seeking undergraduates 		34% 45% 43%
Enrollment by Race and Nativity School State US
Asian 		19% 15% 7%
Black 		24% 6% 13%
Caucasian 		17% 26% 50%
Hispanic or Latino 		30% 40% 19%
Native American or Alaskan Native 		0% 0% 1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 		0% 0% 0%
Non-US citizens/residents 		0% 5% 4%
Two or more races 		6% 5% 4%
Other race 		4% 4% 4%
Enrollment by Family Income School State US
$0–$30K 		64% 49% 37%
$30K–$48K 		21% 21% 17%

Nearby Colleges

Mills College
1 miles, W • 1.9 star
Holy Names University
1 miles, NW • 2.8 star
Oikos University
4 miles, SW

Nearby Airports

San Francisco International Airport
16 miles, SW • 4.6 star
Stockton Metropolitan Airport
51 miles, E • 1 star