University of California-Merced
Merced, California
- Public
- City
- 8,372 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 91%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $11,583per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 68%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $69,35210 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
UC Merced guarantees on-campus housing for two years to first-year students and for one year to transfer students who meet application deadlines.
Source: Housing - UC Merced Admissions
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 91%About 9 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-blindScores are not considered, even if you send them.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- Not reportedSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- Not reportedSource: College Scorecard
Where you'd stand
We don't have test score or GPA figures for University of California-Merced's first-year students yet, so there's nothing to compare your numbers with. The admit rate above is the best guide we have.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $11,583full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $41,008sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $16,271Source: College Scorecard
- Tuition, out-of-state
- $53,873Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 68%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 82%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $69,35210 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $13,500federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 8,372Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 62%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 57%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Also worth a look
- Sonoma State University Rohnert Park, CA — admits 93%
- California State University-Monterey Bay Seaside, CA — admits 97%
- California State University-San Marcos San Marcos, CA — admits 95%
- Louisiana Tech University Ruston, LA — admits 86%
- Pennsylvania State University-World Campus University Park, PA — admits 91%
- California State University-Chico Chico, CA — admits 93%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for University of California-Merced, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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