2025 Tuition & fees

The 2025 tuition & fees at Merritt is $1,258 for California residents and $9,898 for out-of-state students. The tuition & fees has increased by 13.73% from last year.
The next table shows the 2025 tuition & fees and the tuition trends over last 5 years at Merritt.
You can check and view more costs information including living costs, books & supplies, and tuition per credit hour at Merritt College Cost of Attendance page.
Merritt College 2025 Tuition & fees
YearTuition & Fees
2021$7,695
2022$8,703
2023$8,703
2024$8,703
2025$9,898

Tuition per Credit Hour

The 2025 undergraduate tuition per credit hour at Merritt College is $46 for California residents and $406 for out-of-state students. The undergraduate tuition per credit hour has increased by 15.01% from last year.
The next table and chart show the 2025 tuition per credit hour and its trends over last 5 years at Merritt College.
Merritt College 2025 Tuition per Credit Hour
YearCalifornia ResidentsOut-of-State
2021$46$231
2022$46$353
2023$46$353
2024$46$353
2025$46$406

Online Student Population

There are 7,022 students at Merritt. Of that, 3,355 students have enrolled online exclusively.
In addition, 1,595 students have joined to some online courses and 2,072 students only joined to in-classrrom courses.
The next tables show the online students by enrollment type and locality for the academic year 2023-2024.
Online Student Population at Merritt College
Number of Students
Total7,022
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes3,355
Enrolled Some in Online Classes1,595
Not Enrolled in Online Classes2,072
Online Student Population by Student Location at Merritt College
Number of Students
Total (Enrolled Excl.)3,355
California Residents3,244
Other State in U.S.0
Outside of U.S.41
Unknown70

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