University of California

Merced, CA · Public research
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Acceptance rate
90.5%
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SAT · 50th
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Range 950–1140
6-yr grad
68.7%
Retention 82.1%
Undergrads
8,372
20:1 S-F
Admissions
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90.5%
— admitted
from — apps
Overall admit rate90.5%
Test scores
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SAT composite · 50th %ile
range 950–1140
SAT
255075
R&W470—570
Math470—570
Comp950—1140
ACT
255075
Comp17—22
Cost & aid
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$11,442
in-state tuition
out-of-state $41,196
Tuition (in-state)$11,442
Tuition (out-of-state)$41,196
Room & board$21,445
Books$1,046
Avg debt at graduation$17,413
Academics
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20 : 1
student-faculty ratio
82.1% retention
Student-faculty20 : 1
Retention82.1%
4-year graduation50.5%
6-year graduation68.7%
Enrollment
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8,372
undergraduates
Total undergraduates8,372
Rankings
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#3
U.S. News & World Report
Top Performers on Social Mobility — National Universities
SourceListRankYr
U.S. News & World ReportTop Performers on Social Mobility — National Universities#326
WSJ/College PulseBest Colleges in the U.S.#1426
U.S. News & World ReportTop Public National Universities#2526
U.S. News & World ReportBest National Universities#5726
ForbesAmerica's Top Colleges#19026
NicheBest Value Colleges in America#24526
NicheBest Colleges in America#40626
Rankings are the property of their respective publishers (Forbes, Niche, U.S. News & World Report, WSJ/College Pulse). Ranks as published; methodologies vary.
Classifications & designations
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R2 Research University
Carnegie Classification
54 member schools
SourceGroupMembers
Carnegie ClassificationR2 Research University54
Federal designationHispanic-Serving Institution47
Institutional controlPublic college153
Geographic groupingCalifornia colleges41
Groups derived from CDS + IPEDS fields. Curated national memberships (AAU, HBCU, Common App, etc.) being added — see task queue.
Application timeline & requirements
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no application-fee data
Main websitewww.ucmerced.edu
Admissions emailadmissions@ucmerced.edu
Admissions phone209-228-7178
Deadlines and requirements from the school's Common Data Set §C3–C6 (Deadlines & Notification, ED/EA, HS Coursework).
Peers by the numbers
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California State U…
closest algorithmic match
across selectivity, size, profile
SchoolAdmitSATSize
California State University CA · Public——21K
University of California CA · Public86.1%—24K
California State University CA · Public93.6%—28K
San Jose State University CA · Public80.4%116029K
University of California CA · Public72.7%—18K
Peer set computed algorithmically from CDS metrics (admit rate, SAT/ACT band, size) plus IPEDS classification. Not measured cross-application behavior.

Official Common Data Set Documents — University of California-Merced

5 years of University of California-Merced's officially published CDS, archived by CollegeNumbers. PDF and spreadsheet originals exactly as the school filed them.