Merced College Student Population and Demographics

Merced Student Population

Merced College has a total enrollment of 12,472 (all undergraduate students) for the academic year 2024-2025. By attending status, there are 4,985 full-time and 7,487 part-time students with gender distribution of 5,139 male and 7,333 female students.

Merced College is offering the distance learning opportunity (online degree program) and total 5,000 students have enrolled online program exclusively.

Student Gender Distribution

Merced College has a total enrollment of 12,472 with a gender distribution of 41.20% male (5,139 students) and 58.80% female (7,333 students).

Student Population By Gender
Merced College
	Total	Men	Women
Total	12,472	5,139	7,333
Full-time	4,985	2,051	2,934
Part-time	7,487	3,088	4,399

[Chart] Merced College 2025 Gender Distribution of Enrollment

Enrollment by Attending Status

Merced College has 4,985 full-time and 7,487 part-time students. In undergraduate school, 4,985 students are attending classes with full-time status, and 7,487 students are attending with part-time status.

Student Population By Attendance Status
Merced College
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	12,472	4,985	7,487
Men	5,139	2,051	3,088
Women	7,333	2,934	4,399

[Chart] Merced College Enrollment by Attending Status

Distance Learning (Online Class) Enrollment

At Merced College, 5,000 students have enrolled exclusively in online courses and 4,027 students have enrolled in some online courses out of total 12,472 students.

2025 Distance Learning Enrollment
Merced College
	Total	Undergraduate
Total	12,472	12,472
Online Exclusively	5,000	5,000
In Some Online Classes	4,027	4,027
Not In Online Classes	3,445	3,445

[Chart] Merced College Distance Learning (Online Class) Enrollment

Race/Ethnicity Distribution

This section analyzes the student population by race/ethnicity at Merced College. There are 43 American Indian/Native American, 2,054 White, 473 Black/African American, 887 Asian, 8,228 Hispanic, 27 Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, and 291 students with other races.

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity
Merced College
	Total	Men	Women
Total	12,472	5,139	7,333
American Indian/Native American	43	25	18
Asian	887	417	470
Black/African American	473	217	256
Hispanic	8,228	3,217	5,011
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	27	9	18
White	2,054	938	1,116
Two More	409	181	228
Race Un-Known	306	110	196

[Chart] Merced CollegeRace/Ethnicity Distribution

Student Age Distribution

The following table and chart show the student enrollment by age distribution at Merced College.

Student Age Distribution
Merced College
	Undergraduate
Total	12,472
Under 18	1,926
Age 18-19	3,679
Age 20-21	1,933
Age 22-24	1,306
Age 25-29	1,181
Age 30-34	833
Age 35-39	615
Age 40-49	623
Age 50-64	315
Over 64	47
Age Un-Known	14

[Chart] Merced College 2025 Age Distribution of Enrollment

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