Home / Schools / California
The real 4-year cost of Samuel Merritt University in California
Over the 15 years from 2008 to 2023, published tuition and required fees at Samuel Merritt University went from $33,572 to $50,934, an average of -1.0% a year.
Read with care: this school's history shows a tuition drop or reset, so a smooth projection may not hold.
2008–2027: history and projection
| Year | Published | Projected estimate | Estimate range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | $33,572 | – | – |
| 2009 | $35,471 | – | – |
| 2010 | $37,021 | – | – |
| 2011 | $38,983 | – | – |
| 2012 | $40,791 | – | – |
| 2013 | $42,536 | – | – |
| 2014 | $55,748 | – | – |
| 2015 | $57,477 | – | – |
| 2016 | $59,175 | – | – |
| 2017 | $47,420 | – | – |
| 2018 | $48,874 | – | – |
| 2019 | $50,138 | – | – |
| 2020 | $51,335 | – | – |
| 2021 | $50,510 | – | – |
| 2022 | $50,171 | – | – |
| 2023 | $50,934 | $50,934 | – |
| 2024 | – | $50,426 | $45,566–$55,285 |
| 2025 | – | $49,922 | $40,765–$60,007 |
| 2026 | – | $49,424 | $36,469–$65,133 |
| 2027 | – | $48,931 | $32,626–$70,697 |
If you pay full sticker
Projected tuition + fees, entering fall 2026.
| Year 1 | $49,424 |
| Year 2 | $48,931 |
| Year 3 | $48,443 |
| Year 4 | $47,959 |
| 4-year total | $194,757 |
Two aid scenarios
4-year out-of-pocket total.
- $10,000/yr flat scholarship
- $154,757
- Flat aid doesn't grow, so it covers less each year.
- 50%-of-tuition scholarship
- $100,816
- Percentage aid keeps pace with tuition.
Run your own numbers
Enter your actual scholarship offer to see your real 4-year total.
See my 4-year cost at Samuel Merritt University4-year schools with similar prices in California
Closest to Samuel Merritt University by published tuition and fees. Similar sticker prices can still compound very differently.
- Menlo College$51,070
- California Lutheran University$50,670
- Dominican University of California$50,666
- Art Center College of Design$51,640
- Westmont College$51,790
- Whittier College$49,864
- University of La Verne$49,450
- Otis College of Art and Design$52,460
Use this data
Published figures for Samuel Merritt University from federal IPEDS data through 2023, free to download or embed with attribution. The embed stays current as the data updates.