Academic Life at Samuel Merritt University

All About Academics

Academics are the heart of the college experience. This overview pulls together the essentials of academic life at Samuel Merritt University: its faculty, its majors and fields of study, and its online learning options.

Use the sections below to explore each part of academic life in more detail, or follow a link to the full report on that topic:

• Faculty Resources
• Most Popular Majors
• Additional Questions to Ask
• Continue Your Research

Faculty & Class Sizes

At a student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, Samuel Merritt University offers far more individual attention than the national average of 15 to 1. 46% of the instructors at Samuel Merritt University are employed full time, near the national average of 47%.

For the full breakdown — tenure status, part-time and adjunct share, and how the faculty compares with the national average — see the faculty composition page.

Most Popular Majors

Samuel Merritt University offers 4 majors with reported completions across 1 broad fields of study.

The degree levels available at Samuel Merritt University are shown below:

Ranked by number of graduates, these are the most popular majors at Samuel Merritt University.

For the complete list of majors, concentrations and graduation numbers, see the academic majors report.

Questions Worth Asking

As you weigh academic life at Samuel Merritt University, a few more questions are worth asking:

• Need flexibility? Check whether Samuel Merritt University offers the online or summer classes that fit your schedule — about 109 undergraduates study at least partly online. See distance learning options.
• Interested in outcomes? Look at how well Samuel Merritt University retains and graduates its students. Explore graduation rates.
• Will a degree land you a job? Ask how many graduates were employed full time a year after finishing.

Continue Your Research into Samuel Merritt University

Use the pages below to go deeper on any academic topic:

• Academic Majors at Samuel Merritt University — the full list of majors, concentrations and graduation numbers
• Faculty Composition at Samuel Merritt University — the full faculty and class-size breakdown
• Graduation and Retention at Samuel Merritt University — graduation and first-year retention rates
• Online Learning at Samuel Merritt University — distance-learning enrollment detail
• Accreditation Detail at Samuel Merritt University — regional and program accreditation status