by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Samuel Merritt University was awarded 149 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is registered nursing.
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Samuel Merritt University was not ranked in College Factual's 2024 Best Overall Colleges report. This could be for a number of reasons, including lack of data.
The student to faculty ratio at Samuel Merritt University is an impressive 7 to 1. That's quite good when you compare it to the national average of 15 to 1. This is a good sign that students at the school will have more opportunities for one-on-one interactions with their professors.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Samuel Merritt University is 52%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 736 undergraduates at Samuel Merritt University with 535 being full-time and 201 being part-time.
The student loan default rate at Samuel Merritt University is 0.7%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
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Contact details for Samuel Merritt University are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 3100 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland, CA 94609 |
| Phone: | 800-607-6377 |
| Website: | www.samuelmerritt.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/SamuelMerrittUniversity |
| Twitter: | http://www.twitter.com/SamuelMerrittU |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing | 505 | $101,572 |
| Allied Health Professions | 0 | NA |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 0 | NA |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2020-2021, 330 students took at least one online class at Samuel Merritt University. This is an increase from the 304 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 330 | 302 |
| 2019-2020 | 304 | 304 |
| 2018-2019 | 292 | 292 |
| 2017-2018 | 275 | 260 |
| 2016-2017 | 277 | 259 |
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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.
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