- The Inkwell
- California
- University of California-Merced
Merced, CASuburb: midsizeZIP 95343Founded 2002
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 2002
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral: high research activity (R2)
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 2007
- Website
- ucmerced.edu
CaliforniaPublic
University of California-Merced
University of California-Merced is a public university in Merced, California, with 8,372 undergraduates. It admits 90% of applicants, graduates 68% within six years and costs $11,583 a year after aid.
68%graduate
Admission rate90%
Retention82%
4-year graduation51%
Pell Grant share62%
Federal loans28%
$11,583net price / year
90%admission rate
—average SAT
68%graduate in 6 years
$69,352median earnings, 10 yrs
$13,500median debt
#414 of 1,704 for earnings#271 of 1,739 for lowest net price#455 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,210 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $41,008tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $16,271
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $53,873
- Average net price
- $11,583national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$7,387
$30,001–48,000$7,141
$48,001–75,000$10,285
$75,001–110,000$14,069
$110,001+$30,779
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 90%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college90%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college82%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college68%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college62%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 68%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 51%
- First-year retention
- 82%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 71%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $52,639
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $69,352middle 50%: $46,435–$101,355
- Median debt at graduation
- $13,500
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$101,355
Median, University of California-Merced$69,352
Lower quarter$46,435
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 8,372
- Part-time
- 1.6%
- Women / men
- 45% / 55%
- Average age at entry
- 19.5
- First-generation students
- 57%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 62%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 20 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 93%
- Average faculty salary
- $14,834 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $12,647
- Endowment, end of year
- $32,681,000
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White9.2%
Hispanic55%
Black5.1%
Asian24%
Two or more races4.6%
U.S. nonresident0.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.2%
Unknown1.2%
16 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Engineering23%
Psychology19%
Biological & biomedical sciences17%
Business & management11%
Social sciences11%
Health professions6.0%
Physical sciences3.8%
Multi/interdisciplinary studies3.4%
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|---|---|---|---|
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 445188. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q1728622.