University of California - Merced: Statistics

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#1246 of 14,131 In the World
#346 of 2,597 In North America
#311 of 2,496 In the United States
#31 of 249 In California
#196 of 1,053 For Firefighting and Fire Science
Top50% For 118 other topics
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Acceptance rate
89%
Aid receiving
86%
Undergraduates
8,343
Graduates
760
Male:Female Ratio
51:49
Control
Public
Highest Degree
Doctor's degree

University of California - Merced Acceptance rate and admissions statistics

University of California - Merced has an acceptance rate of 89% and is among the 38% of the easiest universities to gain admission to in the United States. The university reports the admission statistics without distinguishing between local and international students.

Total Men Women
Acceptance Rate 89% 88% 91%
Applicants 29,920 14,380 15,540
Admissions 26,766 12,697 14,069
Freshmen enrolled full time 2,370 1,320 1,050
Freshmen enrolled part time 22 11 11

1,123 students enrolled in some distance education courses.

Admissions requirements

College-preparatory program Required
Secondary school GPA Required
Secondary school record Required
TOEFL Required
Formal demonstration of competencies Neither required nor recommended
Other Tests Neither required nor recommended
Recommendations Neither required nor recommended
SAT/ACT Neither required nor recommended
Secondary school rank Neither required nor recommended

Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity

Hispanic 4763 (52%)
Asian 1855 (20%)
White 887 (10%)
Nonresident Alien 709 (8%)
Black or African American 403 (4%)
Two or more races 343 (4%)
Race or Ethnicity unknown 107 (1%)
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander 28 (0.3%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 4 (0%)

Costs per year: Tuition, Housing, Fees

The final cost of attendance varies for each student based on household income, residency, program, and other factors.

Average aid awarded
$25,868
Students receiving aid
86%

Tuition and fees

UndergraduatesGraduates
Tuition in-district $11,564$11,700
Tuition in-state $11,564$11,700
Tuition out-of-state $41,636$26,802
Fee in-district $2,227$1,789
Fee in-state $2,227$1,789
Fee out-of-state $2,227$1,789

Room and board costs

Dormitory capacity 4,351
Combined charge for room and board $19,340

University of California - Merced majors

University of California - Merced has granted 1,882 bachelor's degrees across 25 programs, 64 master's across 16 programs, and 105 doctorate degrees across 16 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at University of California - Merced.

Major Bachelor Master Doctoral
Biology & Biological Sciences, General 315
Computer Engineering, General 218
Mechanical Engineering 184 4 12
Business Administration and Management, General 185
Research and Experimental Psychology, Other 158 2 4
Public Health, General 135 7 4
Psychology, General 124 2 6
Political Science and Government, General 110 3
Sociology, General 102 4 3
Cognitive Science, General 66 1 10
Chemistry, General 39
Applied Mathematics, General 35 1 2
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering 37
English Language and Literature, General 31
Physics, General 13 6 10
Cell & Cellular and Molecular Biology 6 18
Environmental & Environmental Health Engineering 22
Economics, General 21
Ethnic Studies 19
Anthropology, General 15
History, General 13
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other 13
Geology & Earth Science, General 12
Humanities & Humanistic Studies 7 5
Visual and Performing Arts, General 12
Computer Software Engineering 1 10
Chemistry, Other 3 7
Materials Engineering 3 4 2
Environmental Science 2 6
Hispanic and Latin American Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General 7
Philosophy 6
Biological & Biosystems Engineering 3
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics 1
Grand Total 1,882 64 105

University of California - Merced has a graduation rate of 67%, which is among the 29% highest for universities in the US.

Total Men Women
Graduation rate 67% 66% 69%
  • Full-time retention rate - 82%
  • Part-time retention rate - 10%

Publications & Citations

University of California - Merced has published 12,690 scientific papers with 355,326 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Biology, Engineering, Physics, Environmental Science, Computer Science, Chemistry, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Quantum and Particle physics, Medicine, and Geology.

Publications
12,690
Citations
355,326

Publication / Citation count by topic

Biology
7,223 / 226,273
Engineering
7,004 / 198,274
Physics
6,401 / 184,366
Environmental Science
6,120 / 188,308
Computer Science
6,105 / 187,497
Chemistry
6,019 / 176,594
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
5,853 / 157,560
Quantum and Particle physics
4,475 / 118,706
Medicine
4,127 / 100,718
Geology
3,842 / 142,087
Geography and Cartography
3,594 / 118,985
Ecology
3,367 / 105,801
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
3,273 / 107,588
Psychology
3,264 / 113,873
Biochemistry
3,211 / 111,508
Genetics
3,101 / 120,268
Mathematics
2,951 / 79,079
Philosophy
2,922 / 87,523
Materials Science
2,906 / 70,008
Organic Chemistry
2,851 / 86,113
Sociology
2,641 / 63,344
Political Science
2,603 / 56,844
Law
2,481 / 56,210
Statistics
2,299 / 70,079
Business
2,200 / 37,792
Paleontology
2,055 / 72,657
Optical Engineering
2,010 / 68,255
Machine Learning
1,914 / 73,199
History
1,910 / 48,568
Archaeology
1,737 / 47,236
Pathology
1,642 / 42,037
Electrical Engineering
1,629 / 37,372
Linguistics
1,565 / 58,958
Economics
1,541 / 28,496
Computer Vision
1,424 / 74,476
Mechanical Engineering
1,347 / 41,557
Management
1,339 / 24,015
Oceanography
1,249 / 50,930
Psychiatry
1,186 / 23,370
Public Health
1,182 / 23,409

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1991 0 0
1992 0 1
1993 0 1
1994 0 0
1995 0 1
1996 1 1
1997 1 3
1998 1 3
1999 3 7
2000 1 15
2001 8 12
2002 15 6
2003 11 21
2004 63 56
2005 96 230
2006 119 533
2007 179 1049
2008 232 1778
2009 262 2830
2010 336 3863
2011 389 5095
2012 470 6616
2013 622 8765
2014 642 11337
2015 702 14200
2016 842 17128
2017 790 20463
2018 1003 25768
2019 1052 32341
2020 1209 41581
2021 1266 49267
2022 1159 51884
2023 1135 55273
Academic rankings

Notable alumni

  1. Shavone Charles

    Shavone Charles
    Enrolled in the University of California - Merced
    Graduated with Bachelor of Arts in literature
    Occupations
    musician
    Biography

    Shavone Charles, known mononymously as SHAVONE. is an American entrepreneur and musician. Shavone is the director of communications at VSCO. Forbes honored Shavone on the coveted 30 Under 30 Marketing & Advertising list.

General info

Alternative names UC Merced
UCMERCED
Founded 2005
Motto Fiat Lux
Let there be light
Colors royal blue, gold
Academic calendar Semesters
Total FTE staff 1,728
Carnegie classification Doctoral Universities: Higher Research Activity

Location and contacts

Address 5200 North Lake Road
Merced, California, 95343-5603
United States
City population 86,000
Phone 2092284400

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