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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: December 2016
STUDENT PROFILE
U.S. region where majority of students come from: West

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 1 acre
City or town school is located in: Oakland, CA
Population of city/town: 406,253
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, substance abuse, 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:
Interdisciplinary committee; California Nursing Student, American Physical Therapy, and Nurse Anesthetists Associations; student occupational therapy and gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgender groups

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)

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