Samuel Merritt University
3100 Telegraph Ave
Oakland, CA 94609
United States
Telephone: (510) 879-9200
Staff Liaison:Each institution is assigned a staff liaison who is their primary point of contact for accreditation activities. Maureen A. Maloney
Student Achievement URL:WSCUC Standards require that institutions regularly generate, evaluate, and make public data about student achievement, including measures of retention, and graduation, and evidence of student learning. https://www.samuelmerritt.edu/academic-affairs/student-success/student-success-measures
Current Accreditation Status:Accredited - Reflects the Commission's finding that the institution is in compliance with the Standards. Accredited
Most Recent Commission Action: June 30, 2023
First Accredited:Date the institution was first accredited by WSCUC. 1984
Undergraduate FTE: 629
Graduate FTE: 1,103
Financial Structure Type:Institutions within the WSCUC region are classified as Non-profit, For-profit or State-supported. Non-Profit
Sponsorship:Choices include: No related entity, Proprietary with Parent Board, Religious Control, Multi-institutional system, Other. For more information please see the Related Entities Policy. No Related Entity
Academic Calendar:The period of time generally extending from September to June; usually equated to 2 semesters or trimesters, 3 quarters, or the period covered by a 4-1-4 calendar system. Semester
Distributes Federal Financial Aid: Yes
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- Commission Action Letter, Special Visit, June 2023 action
- Commission Action Letter, Structural Change, Change of Control, December 2021 action
- Commission Action Letter, TPR, February 2021 action
- Commission action letter, special visit, February 2017 action
- Team Report, Special Visit, June 2023 action
- Team Report, TPR, February 2021 action
- Team report, special visit, February 2017 action
Role | Name | Title | |
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Accreditation Liaison Officer | Leslie Wasson | Director, Institutional Effectiveness & ALO | lwasson@samuelmerritt.edu |
Board of Directors Chair | Alvin McLean | Dean -JFK School of Psychology and Social Sciences at National University & Regent of the Board, Samuel Merritt University | amclean@nu.edu |
Chief Academic Officer | Brian Clocksin | Provost and Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs | bclocksin@samuelmerritt.edu |
Chief Executive Officer | Ching-Hua Wang | President | cwang@samuelmerritt.edu |
Chief Financial Officer | Dave Lawlor | Executive Vice President & Treasurer | dlawlor@samuelmerritt.edu |
Director Institutional Research | Nandini Dasgupta | Director Institutional Research and Evaluation | ndasgupta@samuelmerritt.edu |
OPEID | Name | City | Location Type | Status |
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00701203 | Samuel Merritt Univ San Francisco Peninsula Campus | San Mateo | Additional | Active |
Samuel Merritt University Fresno Campus | Fresno | Branch Campus | Active | |
00701200 | Samuel Merritt University Oakland Campus | Oakland | Main Campus | Active |
00701201 | Samuel Merritt University Sacramento Campus | Sacramento | Additional | Active |
Season | Year | Review Type |
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Spring | 2025 | Interim Report |
Spring | 2030 | Offsite Review |
Fall | 2030 | Accreditation Visit |