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Samuel Merritt University

Oakland, California

  • Private nonprofit
  • City
  • 718 undergrads

School websiteCompare

Admit rate
Not reportedSource: College Scorecard
Average net price
Not reportedper year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
Graduation rate
Not reportedwithin 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
Median earnings
$151,15010 years after startingSource: College Scorecard

What's special

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Getting in

Admit rate
Not reportedSource: College Scorecard
Test policy
Not reportedSource: College Scorecard
SAT (middle 50%)
Not reportedSource: College Scorecard
ACT (middle 50%)
Not reportedSource: College Scorecard

Where you'd stand

We don't have test score or GPA figures for Samuel Merritt University's first-year students yet, so there's nothing to compare your numbers with.

What it really costs

Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.

Average net price
Not reportedfull-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
Total cost of attendance
Not reportedsticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
Tuition
Not reportedSource: College Scorecard

After you enroll

Graduation rate
Not reportedfirst-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
Came back for year two
Not reportedfull-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
Median earnings
$151,15010 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
Median debt at graduation
$20,825federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard

Students

Undergraduates
718Source: College Scorecard
Receive Pell grants
15%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
First-generation students
32%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard

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Where these numbers come from

Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Samuel Merritt University, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.

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