University of California-Merced

Merced, CAMain CampusMidsize city suburb (population 100,000–250,000 nearby)Visit WebsiteWikipedia

Cost & Tuition

In-State Tuition: $14,167

In-State Cost of Attendance: $37,098

Out-of-State Tuition: $44,944

Out-of-State Cost of Attendance: $67,875

Student Debt

Median total debt: $12,750

Students with federal loans: 31.4%

Students with Pell grants: 59.0%

Career Outcomes

All graduates median earnings:

After 1 year: $39,692

After 5 years: $62,884

Majors(27 programs)

  1. Biology, General.(287 graduates)
  2. Psychology, General.(241 graduates)
  3. Business Administration, Management and Operations.(178 graduates)
  4. Mechanical Engineering.(146 graduates)
  5. Computer Engineering.(134 graduates)
  6. Public Health.(122 graduates)
  7. Sociology.(77 graduates)
  8. Political Science and Government.(69 graduates)
  9. Cognitive Science.(61 graduates)
  10. Chemistry.(38 graduates)
  11. Biomedical/Medical Engineering.(34 graduates)
  12. Applied Mathematics.(31 graduates)
  13. History.(20 graduates)
  14. English Language and Literature, General.(19 graduates)
  15. Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences.(19 graduates)
  16. Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering.(14 graduates)
  17. Anthropology.(14 graduates)
  18. Economics.(13 graduates)
  19. Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.(10 graduates)
  20. Physics.(8 graduates)
  21. Materials Engineering(7 graduates)
  22. Visual and Performing Arts, General.(6 graduates)
  23. Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies.(3 graduates)
  24. Philosophy.(3 graduates)
  25. Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services.
  26. Social Sciences, General.
  27. Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods.

Institution Details

Undergraduate Enrollment: 8,372 students

Admission Rate: 39.2%

Retention Rate: 83.1%

Graduation Rate: 69.2%

Student Demographics

White (8.9%)
Hispanic (57.7%)
Black (4.9%)
Asian (22.4%)
Two or More (4.4%)
International (0.3%)

Gender Distribution

Men (52.5%)
Women (47.5%)

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