SCHOOL Demographics
- 2,045 Undergraduate Students (2020)
- 282 Graduate Students (2020)
- 143 Faculty (2020)
- 38 Postdoctoral Scholars (2020)
- 83% of undergraduate students identify as minorities
- 62% of undergraduate students are female
- 43% of graduate students are female
FAST FACTS
- $1,879,859 in Research Expenditures
- Recipients of UC Merced's first Howard Hughes Medical Institute Award
- Undergraduate graduation rate of 64%
our INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS
- Created the first academic Living Learning Communities at UC Merced
- 96% second year retention rate for first cohort.
- Our Pre-Health Advising program serves undergraduates interested in pursuing a career in health-related fields.
UC Merced Demographics
(Fall 2019)
- 8,847 Total Enrollment
- 8,151 Undergraduate Student Enrollment
- 696 Graduate Student Enrollment
- 74% of undergraduates are First-Generation
- 46% of female Undergraduate Students are in a STEM-related majors
- 52% of Hispanic and African American students are in STEM majors
UC Merced Rankings
U.S. News & World Report's (USNWR) Best Colleges rankings
- Top 100 (USNWR)
- Youngest ever R2 Carnegie designation
- #1 for Undergraduate Research systemwide
- 77% of undergraduates at UC Merced conduct research
- #1 in the UC system for percentage of undergraduates going on to earn master's degrees
- #1 Amongst Publics for Outperforming Graduation Rates (USNWR)
- #40 Public Universities (USNWR)
