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University of California, Merced

Basic Information

Type Public
Location Merced, CA
Population 300,000
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 8,372
Men / Women 55% / 45%
Hispanic 48%
Asian 24%
White 15%
Black 4%
Mixed 4%
Native American 1%
International 1%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 36%
Engineering, Computing & Math 26%
Life & Natural Sciences 25%
Business & Economics 12%
Arts 1%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $14,934
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $52,536
Est. In-State Cost $19,319
Est. Out-of-State Cost $67,961
10-Year ROI $214,000
ROI Percentile 86th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 82%
4-Year Graduation Rate 51%
6-Year Graduation Rate 69%
Transfer-Out Rate 11%

Weather

Comfortable Days 115 (84th pctl)
Sunshine Hours 3,604 (99th pctl)
Days Without Precipitation 307 (94th pctl)
Muggyness Nice

Admissions

Acceptance Rate 90%
Yield (Unbound) 7%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R1
Expenditure
Humanities & Social Sciences $13M #114
Engineering, Computing & Math $24M #151
Life & Natural Sciences $29M #175
Graduate Degrees
Engineering, Computing & Math 30 #136
Life & Natural Sciences 52 #308
Humanities & Social Sciences 29 #330

Honors College

Standardized Tests — Test Blind

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
School of Engineering 384 81% / 19% 1% $82,975
Bioengineering 30 53% / 47% 0% $78,977
Civil Engineering 3 33% / 67% 0%
Computer Science and Engineering 184 85% / 15% 1% $90,297
Environmental Engineering 18 50% / 50% 0% $73,623
Materials Science and Engineering 10 50% / 50% 0%
Mechanical Engineering 139 88% / 12% 1% $75,359
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
School of Natural Sciences 359 40% / 60% 3% $60,252
Applied Mathematical Sciences 25 +3 76% / 24% 0% $70,319
Physics 14 +1 79% / 21% 7%
Biological Sciences 286 +1 33% / 67% 3% $59,595
Chemistry 18 +1 67% / 33% 0% $56,713
Earth Systems Science 16 50% / 50% 0%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts 889 36% / 64% 1% $49,003
Public Health 93 +5 25% / 75% 1%
Business Administration and Management
Economics 16 +1 69% / 31% 0% $63,125
Management 177 54% / 46% 2%
Anthropology 12 25% / 75% 0% $44,575
Cognitive Science 38 +5 39% / 61% 0% $50,759
Comparative Literature
Ethnic Studies 8 38% / 62% 0%
History 25 72% / 28% 0%
Literatures in English 29 41% / 59% 0%
Philosophy 4 +1 100% / 0% 0%
Political Science 54 +5 37% / 63% 0% $52,311
Psychological Sciences 326 +38 26% / 74% 1%
Sociology 79 +6 22% / 78% 3% $43,712
Spanish 13 38% / 62% 0%
Global Arts Studies 15 33% / 67% 0%

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