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University of California - Merced is a public institution situated in Merced, California. UC Merced is located in the countryside, which is perfect for students who enjoy a rural lifestyle.

$37,657 Avg Cost After Aid (Undergrad)
87% Acceptance Rate

Where Is University of California - Merced?

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Contact details for UC Merced are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 5200 North Lake Road, Merced, CA 95343-5603
Phone: 209-228-4400
Website: ucmerced.edu
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ucmerced
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ucmerced

How Do I Get Into UC Merced?

You can apply to UC Merced online at: admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/apply-now.html

Admission Requirements for UC Merced

Submission Required?
High School GPA Required
High School Rank Neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript Required
College Prep Program Required
Recommendations Neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores Neither required nor recommended
TOEFL Required

How Hard Is It To Get Into UC Merced?

87% Acceptance Rate
54% Of Accepted Are Women
Since UC Merced has an acceptance rate of 87%, it is not too hard to gain acceptance into the school. Still, you need to be sure you complete your application in full and send in any other requested documents.

Approximately 46% of accepted students are men and 54% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 85%, and the acceptance rate for women is 88%.

Can I Afford University of California - Merced?

$37,657 Net Price
19% Take Out Loans
0.8% Loan Default Rate
The overall average net price of UC Merced is $37,657. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At UC Merced, approximately 19% of students took out student loans averaging $4,385 a year. That adds up to $17,540 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at UC Merced is 0.8%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

University of California - Merced Undergraduate Student Diversity

8,227 Full-Time Undergraduates
52% Women
85% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 8,321 undergraduate students at UC Merced, with 8,227 being full-time and 94 being part-time.

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There are also 772 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 8,227 full-time undergraduates at UC Merced, 48% are male and 52% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of University of California - Merced students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 1,601
Black or African American 360
Hispanic or Latino 4,733
White 660
International Students 494
Other Races/Ethnicities 379

Geographic Diversity

California students aren't the only ones who study at University of California - Merced. At this time, 3 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 39 countries are represented at UC Merced. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and Iran.

Online Learning at University of California - Merced

12 Took All Classes Online
1,528 Took At Least One Class Online
201,900.0% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2020-2021, 1,528 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at UC Merced has changed over the last few years.

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Online Growth Rankings of UC Merced

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at University of California - Merced was 201,900.0%. This is the #1 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at UC Merced regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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