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Samuel Merritt University Demographics & Diversity Report

Many schools pride themselves on their diversity, but what does that mean, really? College Factual ran the numbers to find out how diverse the typical college campus really is, taking into account race, gender, the ages of the students, and where they're from. Read the Samuel Merritt University diversity report below.

• Student Population
• Racial/Ethnic Diversity
• Male/Female Diversity
• Student Age Diversity

Samuel Merritt University Student Population

How Many Students Attend Samuel Merritt University?

Samuel Merritt University total enrollment is approximately 2,050 students. 535 are undergraduates and 929 are graduate students.

Samuel Merritt University Undergraduate Population

Male/Female Breakdown of Undergraduates

The full-time Samuel Merritt University undergraduate population is made up of 78% women, and 22% men.

For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.

Samuel Merritt University Racial/Ethnic Breakdown of Undergraduates

Race/Ethnicity	Number
Asian	179
White	141
Hispanic	116
Black or African American	50
Multi-Ethnic	26
Unknown	17
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	5
International	0

See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.

Samuel Merritt University Graduate Student Population

Male/Female Breakdown of Graduate Students

About 70% of full-time grad students are women, and 30% men.

For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.

Samuel Merritt University Racial-Ethnic Breakdown of Graduate Students

Race/Ethnicity	Number
Asian	370
White	227
Hispanic	154
Multi-Ethnic	72
Black or African American	54
Unknown	46
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	4
International	0

See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.

Racial/Ethnic Diversity

Samuel Merritt University Racial Demographics:

Race/Ethnicity	Number
Asian	713
White	557
Hispanic	368
Black or African American	156
Multi-Ethnic	135
Unknown	99
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	18
International	0

High Racial/Ethnic Diversity Among Faculty

Samuel Merritt University Faculty Racial/Ethnic Demographics:

Ethnicity	Number of Faculty
White	373
Asian	66
Black or African American	54
Multi-Ethnic	25
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	3
Hispanic	0
International	0
Unknown	0

Learn more about the faculty at Samuel Merritt University.

Samuel Merritt University Male/Female Diversity

This school is more popular with women than with men.

There are approximately 1,529 female students and 521 male students at Samuel Merritt University.

Average Gender Ratio for Teachers

Reporting of the gender of Samuel Merritt University is unknown or unavailable.

There are more female teachers than male teachers at this school.

More about Samuel Merritt University faculty.

There are approximately 421 female teachers and 140 male teachers.

High Student Age Diversity

The age diversity score this school received indicates it is doing a good job attracting students of all ages.

A traditional college student is defined as being between the ages of 18-21. At Samuel Merritt University, 1.87% of students fall into that category, compared to the national average of 60%.

Student Age Group	Amount
25-29	739
35 and over	660
30-34	411
22-24	286
20-21	39
18-19	1
Under 18	0

Notes and References

Footnotes

*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.

References

• Department of Homeland Security Citizenship and Immigration Services

• National Center for Education Statistics

• Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System

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