Merritt College

Oakland, California · Public · Predominantly certificate · City: Large

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The average annual net price for first-time, full-time undergraduates receiving federal aid (in-state) is $6,360. 26% of first-time, full-time students completed within 150% of normal time. Students who received federal aid had median earnings of $46,743 ten years after entering.

Average net price
$6,360
per year Verified data
Completion rate
26%
within 150% of normal time Verified data
Median earnings
$46,743
10 years after entry Verified data
Median debt
Data unavailable
graduates, federal loans Data unavailable

Cost and net price

In-state tuition and fees$1,258
Out-of-state tuition and fees$10,138
Average cost of attendance$15,408
Books and supplies$1,629
Room and board, on campusData unavailable
Average net price, all aided students$6,360
Average net price, family income $0 to $30,000$6,301
Average net price, family income over $110,000Data unavailable

Net price is the average cost after grants and scholarships for first-time, full-time undergraduates who receive federal aid, at in-state rates. Your price depends on your family finances; use the school's net price calculator for an estimate. Tuition: AcadYr 2025-26, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. Net price and cost of attendance: AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.

Admissions and enrollment

Admission rate
Data unavailable
SAT range, middle 50% (reading plus math)
Data unavailable
ACT composite range, middle 50%
Data unavailable
Undergraduate enrollment
5,288
Graduate enrollment
Data unavailable
Students receiving Pell grants
13%
Student to faculty ratio
33 to 1

Admission rate and enrollment: Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25. SAT and ACT ranges come from IPEDS and may not reflect test-optional policies.

Graduation, earnings, and debt

Completion within 150% of normal time26%
Completion within normal time12%
First-year retention (full-time)55%
Median federal debt, graduatesSuppressed for privacy
Typical monthly payment on that debt (10 years)Suppressed for privacy
Median Parent PLUS debt, completers$14,112
Share earning more than a typical high school graduate, 6 years after entry62%
1 year after completion$44,369
4 years after completion$53,827
6 years after entry$45,219
8 years after entry$46,439
10 years after entry$46,743
Median earnings of former students who received federal aid and are working and not enrolled. Ten years after entry the median is $46,743; the middle half earned $20,031 to $75,018. Cohorts differ by measure; see definitions below.
Measure definitions and cohorts
  • Median earnings of students working and not enrolled 10 years after entry (MD_EARN_WNE_P10): Treasury AY2011-12, AY2012-13 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled 1 year after completing (MD_EARN_WNE_1YR): Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled 4 years after completing (MD_EARN_WNE_4YR): Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • The median debt for students who have completed (GRAD_DEBT_MDN): NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
  • Completion rate for first-time, full-time students at four-year institutions (150% of expected time to completion) (C150_4): Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
  • Average net price for Title IV institutions (public institutions) (NPT4_PUB): AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26

Institution-level earnings cover students who received federal financial aid, including students who did not complete. Debt figures include federal loans only and exclude private loans.

Programs and program-level outcomes

64 programs reported. Program earnings are for graduates of this school's program, which is different from the wages of everyone working in a related occupation.

Undergraduate certificate (33)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Accounting and Related Services
CIP 52.03 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields, Other
CIP 01.99 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
CIP 51.09 · No credentials fully online
95Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
CIP 51.08 · No credentials fully online
14Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services
CIP 01.06 · No credentials fully online
19Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
CIP 26.99 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CIP 52.02 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services
CIP 52.04 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions
CIP 51.10 · No credentials fully online
17Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Computer and Information Sciences, General
CIP 11.01 · No credentials fully online
14Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Criminal Justice and Corrections
CIP 43.01 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology
CIP 26.13 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Educational/Instructional Media Design
CIP 13.05 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians
CIP 15.04 · No credentials fully online
33Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations
CIP 52.07 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Fine and Studio Arts
CIP 50.07 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Fire Protection
CIP 43.02 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services
CIP 19.05 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Health and Medical Administrative Services
CIP 51.07 · No credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Homeland Security
CIP 43.03 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services
CIP 19.07 · No credentials fully online
201Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Human Services, General
CIP 44.00 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Legal Support Services
CIP 22.03 · No credentials fully online
27Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
CIP 24.01 · No credentials fully online
91Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
CIP 51.15 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Natural Resources Conservation and Research
CIP 03.01 · No credentials fully online
10Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Natural Resources and Conservation, Other
CIP 03.99 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Plant Sciences
CIP 01.11
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
CIP 51.39 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Public Health
CIP 51.22 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Real Estate
CIP 52.15 · No credentials fully online
11Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
CIP 31.05 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Visual and Performing Arts, General
CIP 50.01 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Associate's degree (31)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Accounting and Related Services
CIP 52.03 · No credentials fully online
8Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
CIP 51.09 · No credentials fully online
15Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Anthropology
CIP 45.02 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services
CIP 01.06 · No credentials fully online
23Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Biological and Physical Sciences
CIP 30.01 · No credentials fully online
33Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CIP 52.02 · No credentials fully online
20Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services
CIP 52.04 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Business/Commerce, General
CIP 52.01 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Communication and Media Studies
CIP 09.01 · No credentials fully online
9Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Computer and Information Sciences, General
CIP 11.01 · No credentials fully online
9Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Criminal Justice and Corrections
CIP 43.01 · No credentials fully online
22Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services
CIP 51.31 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Economics
CIP 45.06 · No credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies
CIP 05.02 · No credentials fully online
7Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Fire Protection
CIP 43.02 · No credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services
CIP 19.05 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
CIP 51.00 · No credentials fully online
113Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs
CIP 51.11 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services
CIP 19.07 · No credentials fully online
43Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Human Services, General
CIP 44.00 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Legal Support Services
CIP 22.03 · No credentials fully online
20Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
CIP 24.01 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Mathematics
CIP 27.01 · No credentials fully online
8Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
CIP 51.15 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Psychology, General
CIP 42.01 · No credentials fully online
23Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Real Estate
CIP 52.15 · No credentials fully online
9Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
CIP 51.38 · No credentials fully online
21Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
CIP 23.13
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
CIP 16.09 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Social Sciences, General
CIP 45.01 · No credentials fully online
68Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Sociology
CIP 45.11 · No credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, Most Recent Field of Study Data. Varies by measure; see measure definitions. Published October 15, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.
UNITID 118772, OPEID 001267. Data unavailable means the Department of Education did not publish the figure or suppressed it for privacy. Report a data issue.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, Most Recent Institution-Level Data. Varies by measure; see measure definitions. Published October 15, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.