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Merritt College is a public institution situated in Oakland, California. Oakland is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

Where Is Merritt College?

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Contact details for Merritt College are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 12500 Campus Dr, Oakland, CA 94619-3196
Phone: 510-531-4911
Website: www.merritt.edu

How Do I Get Into Merritt College?

You can apply to Merritt College online at: web.peralta.edu/enrollment-2/

As long as you submit the requested materials to Merritt College when applying, you shouldn't have to worry about getting in since the school has an open admissions policy.

Can I Afford Merritt College?

5.3% Loan Default Rate

The student loan default rate at Merritt College is 5.3%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Merritt College Undergraduate Student Diversity

980 Full-Time Undergraduates
68% Women
80% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 6,289 undergraduate students at Merritt College, with 980 being full-time and 5,309 being part-time.

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Gender Diversity

Of the 980 full-time undergraduates at Merritt College, 32% are male and 68% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Merritt College students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 163
Black or African American 224
Hispanic or Latino 327
White 160
International Students 20
Other Races/Ethnicities 86

Online Learning at Merritt College

5,416 Took All Classes Online
5,823 Took At Least One Class Online
23.4% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2020-2021, 5,823 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Merritt College has changed over the last few years.

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Online Growth Rankings of Merritt College

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Merritt College was 23.4%. This is the #720 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Merritt College regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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