US CollegesResults
| Measure | This college | CA median | US median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median earnings 10 years after starting | $151,150 | $53,420 | $53,132 |
| Median federal loan debt of those who finish | $20,825 | $17,297 | $19,994 |
Medians are the middle value of the colleges on this site in California and in the whole country. Completion and return rates count first-time, full-time students. Earnings and debt count students who received federal aid.
The students
15% of undergraduates receive a Pell Grant, the federal grant for students from lower-income families. 68% take a federal student loan. The undergraduate body is 83% women and 17% men. By undergraduate numbers it is number 187 of the 267 colleges in California on this site that report a size; the middle-sized one has 2,759.
What is not reported
The College Scorecard has no figure for an admission rate, published tuition, a net price, the share of students who return for a second year or a graduation rate at Samuel Merritt University. That is common for colleges that are small or new, that teach mostly graduate students, or that take few first-time, full-time students, because several measures count only that group. It says nothing by itself about quality. Ask the college directly for the figures that matter to you.
Other colleges in California of a similar size
- Laguna College of Art and DesignLaguna Beach, private nonprofit
- Chamberlain University-CaliforniaRancho Cordova, private for-profit
- Menlo CollegeAtherton, private nonprofit
- Whittier CollegeWhittier, private nonprofit
- Woodbury UniversityBurbank, private nonprofit
- Minerva UniversitySan Francisco, private nonprofit
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education, data released on 2 November 2026; checked in November 2026. Net price, debt and earnings describe students who received US federal aid. Costs change each year. This is official data for general information, not advice: confirm costs and admission rules on the college's own website and at collegescorecard.ed.gov.