Statement · Oakland, CA
Samuel Merritt University
Private nonprofit4-year · Bachelor's degreesCompare with other schools →
What families pay after grants and aid was not reported.
Students who received federal aid earned a median $143,238 ten years after entering, above the 99th percentile among private nonprofit 4-years.
Completion was not reported.
- Enrollment, 2023
- 2,449
What it costs
The sticker cost is not reported; what families at each income paid after aid is not reported.
Statement of cost · Samuel Merritt University
- Sticker costPublished yearly cost of attendance, all students
- not reported
- What families earning under $30k paidYearly net price after grants, for students receiving federal aid
- not reported
- Average net price, all incomesAided students, all family incomes
- not reported
- In-state tuition & feesLatest reported, 2004
- $23,768
Each figure is reported separately; none is computed from another.
Net price by family income
Pick an income bracket above; the marked point follows. Dollars are what aided families paid each year after grants.
not reported for any income bracket
Table of the same numbers
| Family income | Paid per year |
|---|---|
| Under $30k | not reported |
| $30k–$48k | not reported |
| $48k–$75k | not reported |
| $75k–$110k | not reported |
| Over $110k | not reported |
College Scorecard, 2023–24 aid cohort (students who received federal aid)
What graduates earn and owe
Ten years after entry, the median federally aided student here earns $143,238; the median graduate who borrowed owes $20,825.
Statement, continued
- Earnings, 6 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
- $143,353
- Earnings, 8 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
- $147,923
- Median earnings 10 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
above the 99th percentile among private nonprofit 4-years - $143,238
- Median debt, graduatesStudents who finished and borrowed federal loans.
23rd percentile among private nonprofit 4-years - $20,825
- Median debt, all who borrowedEveryone who borrowed, whether or not they finished.
- $20,825
Earnings and debt come from federal aid records, so students who never received federal aid are not counted.
Earnings after entry
The shaded band is the middle half of private nonprofit 4-years at 10 years: $43,845 to $62,830.
- Shaded: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years, 10 years out ($43,845 to $62,830); dotted line is the median.
- Dashed: median graduate debt, $20,825.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Hollow marks are rungs with no reported value, not zero.
Table of the same numbers
| Measure | Dollars |
|---|---|
| Median earnings, 6 yrs after entry | $143,353 |
| Median earnings, 8 yrs after entry | $147,923 |
| Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry | $143,238 |
| Median graduate debt | $20,825 |
College Scorecard, federal tax and aid records
What programs pay
Median earnings five years after completing, by field of study. Small programs are privacy-suppressed and shown as not reported, never zero.
| Program | Credential | Graduates | Earnings, 5 yrs | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | 511 | $148,857 | $25,000 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Master's Degree | 224 | $172,868 | not reported |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions | First Professional Degree | 79 | not reported | not reported |
| Medicine | First Professional Degree | 39 | not reported | not reported |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Master's Degree | 38 | $132,340 | not reported |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | First Professional Degree | 33 | not reported | not reported |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions | Master's Degree | 9 | $85,038 | not reported |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Graduate/Professional Certificate | 1 | not reported | not reported |
| Medicine | Doctoral Degree | not reported | $172,271 | not reported |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions | Doctoral Degree | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Post-baccalaureate Certificate | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Doctoral Degree | not reported | not reported | not reported |
Source: College Scorecard field-of-study data.
Who goes here
Samuel Merritt University: 718 undergraduates; 18% of students receive Pell grants.
Admission rate
not reported
Undergraduates
718
40th percentile among private nonprofit 4-years
Pell share
18%
of undergraduates receive Pell grants
17th percentile among private nonprofit 4-years
Completion
not reported
First-generation
32%
parents did not attend college
Median family income
$30,597
28th percentile among private nonprofit 4-years
Students by family income
Share of students in each family-income bracket, for students who received federal aid.
- Under $30k23%
- $30k–$48k13%
- $48k–$75k15%
- $75k–$110k11%
- Over $110k38%
Show as a table
| Family income | Share of students |
|---|---|
| Under $30k | 23% |
| $30k–$48k | 13% |
| $48k–$75k | 15% |
| $75k–$110k | 11% |
| Over $110k | 38% |
How it has changed
Net price is not reported in any year on record.
Four measures, year by year
A break in a line is a year the measure was not collected. It is not zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
not reported in any year
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
7 years not reported; the line breaks there
Undergraduates
1 year not reported; the line breaks there
Table of the same numbers
| Year | Admit rate | Sticker price | Net price | Earnings, 10 yrs | Undergrads |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported | 308 |
| 1997 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported | 285 |
| 1998 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported | 275 |
| 1999 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported | 285 |
| 2000 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| 2001 | 68% | not reported | not reported | not reported | 244 |
| 2002 | 59% | not reported | not reported | not reported | 256 |
| 2003 | 63% | not reported | not reported | not reported | 285 |
| 2004 | 56% | not reported | not reported | not reported | 321 |
| 2005 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported | 353 |
| 2006 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported | 320 |
| 2007 | not reported | not reported | not reported | $91,400 | 416 |
| 2008 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported | 441 |
| 2009 | not reported | not reported | not reported | $109,700 | 517 |
| 2010 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported | 518 |
| 2011 | not reported | not reported | not reported | $111,500 | 518 |
| 2012 | not reported | not reported | not reported | $108,000 | 520 |
| 2013 | not reported | not reported | not reported | $106,700 | 506 |
| 2014 | not reported | not reported | not reported | $111,100 | 523 |
| 2015 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported | 506 |
| 2016 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported | 650 |
| 2017 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported | 821 |
| 2018 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported | 762 |
| 2019 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported | 708 |
| 2020 | not reported | not reported | not reported | $143,238 | 692 |
| 2021 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported | 677 |
| 2022 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported | 674 |
| 2023 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported | 712 |
| 2024 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported | 718 |
College Scorecard annual institution files, 1996 to 2026
Similar schools
These are the nearest neighbors in the same sector. The list is not an ordering.
- Roseman University of Health Sciences
- University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis
- Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
- Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
- Kettering University
- Northeastern University Professional Programs
- Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
- Loma Linda University
Sources & caveats
Figures come from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Built 2026-07-17.
- not reported
- Not reported: suppressed for privacy or never collected. It is not zero, and nothing has been filled in.
- Percentiles
- A percentile compares this school with others in its own sector (for example, public 4-year schools). It describes position, not quality.
- Earnings
- Earnings cover students who received federal (Title IV) aid, measured from the year they entered. Students who never received federal aid are not included.
Provenance notes
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.