Lincoln University
Oakland, CA
Samuel Merritt University
Oakland, CA · Private nonprofit · Large city · Website
- Admission rate
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- Average net price
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- per year, after aid
- Graduation rate
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- Median earnings
- $151,150
- 10 years after enrolling
Summary
Samuel Merritt University is a private nonprofit college in Oakland, CA with 718 undergraduates.
private nonprofit college
Admissions
- Admission rate
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- Fall 2024
- Testing policy
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- Fall 2024
Cost
- Cost of attendance
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- sticker price, per year
- Tuition & fees
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Outcomes
- Graduation rate
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- Freshman retention
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- Median earnings
- $151,150
- 10 yrs after enrolling
- Median debt
- $20,825
- at graduation
Students
- Undergraduates
- 718
- Student–faculty ratio
- 5:1
- Receive Pell grants
- 15%
- White24%
- Hispanic28%
- Black6%
- Asian25%
Sources
- Admission rate, test scores, cost, students, and outcomes: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (Most Recent Institution-Level Data), released 2026-10-15. Admissions figures are for Fall 2024, costs for 2024-25, and earnings are measured in 2023.
- Applicants, admitted, yield, and admission factors: IPEDS Admissions survey (ADM2023), Fall 2023.
- IPEDS unit ID 122296 · How we use this data
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