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California Institute of Technology
Samuel Merritt

Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    Samuel Merritt grads earn $14.7K more ten years out than California Institute of Technology's ($143,238 vs. $128,566)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Samuel Merritt graduates 1 pts more of its students than California Institute of Technology (96% vs. 95%)

    Graduation rate

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
California Institute of Technology$128.6K
Samuel Merritt$143.2K
Graduation rate
California Institute of Technology95%
Samuel Merritt96%
Retention rate
California Institute of Technology97%
Samuel MerrittNot reported

Borrowing

Median debt
California Institute of TechnologyNot reported
Samuel Merritt$20.8K
Undergrads with a federal loan
California Institute of Technology4%
Samuel Merritt91%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
California Institute of TechnologyNot reported
Samuel Merritt$25K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
California Institute of Technology82%
Samuel Merritt95%
Credential within 8 years, all students
California Institute of Technology95%
Samuel Merritt95%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
California Institute of Technology4%
Samuel Merritt2%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
California Institute of TechnologyNot shown: under 30 students
Samuel MerrittNot reported
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
California Institute of Technology94%
Samuel MerrittNot reported
Pell graduation gap
California Institute of TechnologyNot reported
Samuel MerrittNot reported

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupCalifornia Institute of TechnologySamuel Merritt
White94%Not reported
Asian98%Not reported
Hispanic/Latino90%Not reported
BlackNot shown: under 30 studentsNot reported
Two or more racesNot shown: under 30 studentsNot reported
InternationalNot shown: under 30 studentsNot reported

All outcome numbers in the table

Sources:College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Outcome Measures survey, Students entering fall 2016;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why