Merritt College Student Population and Demographics

Merritt Student Population

Merritt College has a total enrollment of 7,022 (all undergraduate students) for the academic year 2024-2025. By attending status, there are 1,058 full-time and 5,964 part-time students with gender distribution of 2,625 male and 4,397 female students.

Merritt College is offering the distance learning opportunity (online degree program) and total 3,355 students have enrolled online program exclusively.

Student Gender Distribution

Merritt College has a total enrollment of 7,022 with a gender distribution of 37.38% male (2,625 students) and 62.62% female (4,397 students).

Student Population By Gender
Merritt College
	Total	Men	Women
Total	7,022	2,625	4,397
Full-time	1,058	413	645
Part-time	5,964	2,212	3,752

[Chart] Merritt College 2025 Gender Distribution of Enrollment

Enrollment by Attending Status

Merritt College has 1,058 full-time and 5,964 part-time students. In undergraduate school, 1,058 students are attending classes with full-time status, and 5,964 students are attending with part-time status.

Student Population By Attendance Status
Merritt College
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	7,022	1,058	5,964
Men	2,625	413	2,212
Women	4,397	645	3,752

[Chart] Merritt College Enrollment by Attending Status

Distance Learning (Online Class) Enrollment

At Merritt College, 3,355 students have enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1,595 students have enrolled in some online courses out of total 7,022 students.

2025 Distance Learning Enrollment
Merritt College
	Total	Undergraduate
Total	7,022	7,022
Online Exclusively	3,355	3,355
In Some Online Classes	1,595	1,595
Not In Online Classes	2,072	2,072

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

Race/Ethnicity Distribution

This section analyzes the student population by race/ethnicity at Merritt College. There are 19 American Indian/Native American, 1,157 White, 1,590 Black/African American, 1,095 Asian, 2,371 Hispanic, 21 Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, and 297 students with other races.

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity
Merritt College
	Total	Men	Women
Total	7,022	2,625	4,397
American Indian/Native American	19	7	12
Asian	1,095	445	650
Black/African American	1,590	556	1,034
Hispanic	2,371	827	1,544
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	21	6	15
White	1,157	479	678
Two More	442	174	268
Race Un-Known	293	123	170

[Chart] Merritt CollegeRace/Ethnicity Distribution

Student Age Distribution

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

Student Age Distribution
Merritt College
	Undergraduate
Total	7,022
Under 18	964
Age 18-19	955
Age 20-21	821
Age 22-24	850
Age 25-29	920
Age 30-34	699
Age 35-39	560
Age 40-49	667
Age 50-64	482
Over 64	102
Age Un-Known	2

[Chart] Merritt College 2025 Age Distribution of Enrollment

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