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Samuel Merritt University

Samuel Merritt University
370 Hawthorne Avenue
Oakland, CA 94609

Official telephone: (510) 869-6511
Toll-free telephone: (800) 607-6377
Fax number: (510) 869-6525

Website: www.samuelmerritt.edu



Screen last updated on: January 27, 2011
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 58 men, 448 women, 506 total
Full-time undergraduates: 46 men, 392 women, 438 total
Part-time undergraduates: 12 men, 56 women, 68 total
Total graduate students: 157 men, 502 women, 659 total
Full-time graduate students: 103 men, 354 women, 457 total
Part-time graduate students: 54 men, 148 women, 202 total
Average age of full-time undergraduates: 28
U.S. region where majority of students come from: West
Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: 3%
Undergraduate breakdown:
4.8% Black (non-Hispanic)
0.9% American Indian or Alaskan Native
24.0% Asian or Pacific Islander
7.7% Hispanic
38.8% White (non-Hispanic)
23.8% race/ethnicity unreported/unknown

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 1 acre
City or town school is located in: Oakland, CA
Population of city/town: 400,000
Locations of branch/satellite campuses: Branch campuses in Sacramento, San Francisco, and San Mateo, CA.

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: No. Limited number of housing facilities.
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms (100%)
Percent of students who live in school housing: 6%
Percent of students who live off campus: 94%
Percent of all students who have cars on campus: 90%
Student conduct policies:
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited, smoking prohibited
Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: yes

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Every student is required to take a computer course: no
Computer equipment is provided in: residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s), student center
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 78
Internet access provided to all students: no
E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: yes
School has a library on campus: yes

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Additional services offered:
nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, health insurance
Counseling services:
minority student, veteran student, older student, birth control, career, personal, academic, psychological, religious, drug and alcohol counseling
Career placement services:
on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, interview training, job postings
Services for students with disabilities:
note-taking services, tape recorders, tutors, interpreters for hearing-impaired, special housing, adaptive equipment
Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: mostly

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Number of social fraternities on campus: 0
Number of social sororities on campus: 0
Student activities:
student government
Number of honor societies: 1
Campus-based religious organizations:
Christian Fellowship
Minority student organizations:
Multicultural Group
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
California Nursing Student Association, Student American Physical Therapy Association, American Association of Nurse Anesthetists, student occupational therapy group, interdisciplinary committee, gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgender group.

ATHLETICS
School has an athletic program: no

GETTING AWAY
Public transportation serves campus: yes
Nearest international airport: Oakland, CA (10 miles)
Nearest other airport: South San Francisco (22 miles)
Nearest passenger train service: Oakland, CA (1 mile)
Nearest passenger bus service: Oakland, CA (1 mile)

PAYING THE BILLS
Institutional employment is available: yes
Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: excellent



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