+29%
In-state tuition
In-state tuition at Samuel Merritt University rose 29% between 2001 and 2004 ($18.4k → $23.8k).
California · Private nonprofit · Predominantly bachelor's
Samuel Merritt University
Oakland, California. 712 undergraduate students. 12 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS
What the data flags at Samuel Merritt University
Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.
+29%
Out-of-state tuition
Out-of-state tuition at Samuel Merritt University rose 29% between 2001 and 2004 ($18.4k → $23.8k).
+19%
Median federal debt at exit
Median federal debt at exit at Samuel Merritt University rose 19% between 2007 and 2010 ($15.8k → $18.8k).
-0%
Earnings trend · post-entry horizons
Earnings 10 years post-entry at Samuel Merritt University are 0% below 6-year earnings ($143.4k → $143.2k).
SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT
The numbers, vs. California
Each tile compares this institution to the California median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.
$143,238-0% · 6→10y
California median $42,588$143,353
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry—+19% · '97→'10
California median 61.3%$20,825-11% · '97→'10
At program completion712+68% · '96→'10
latest IPEDS—
first-time, full-time—-18% · '01→'04
latest cohort—+29% · '01→'04
annualSECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS
How earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry
Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS
What loans cost relative to earnings
Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.
Institution-wide
1.9%Median federal debt $20,825 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $143,238 (10y after entry).
SECTION 04 · LONG ARC
Ten-plus year arc
Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.
Undergraduate enrollment.
150%-time completion rate.
Median federal student debt at exit.
+68%
Samuel Merritt University · undergrad enrollment rose
308 → 518
-100%
Samuel Merritt University · cohort default rate fell
2.2% → 0.0%
+124%
Samuel Merritt University · pell share rose
9.2% → 20.5%
+59%
Samuel Merritt University · earnings_median_8yr rose
$93,100 → $147,923
SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS
Ranked by 5-year earnings
Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$172,868Medicine.$172,271Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$148,857Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.$132,340Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions.$85,038
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY
5 programs with earnings, grouped
Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.
HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$148,857Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$172,868Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.$132,340Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions.$85,038Medicine.$172,271
SECTION 07 · SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS
Same sector and degree mix in California
Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE
“Samuel Merritt University graduates earn $X” — not “Samuel Merritt University makes you earn $X”
Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending Samuel Merritt University caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.