University of California-Merced
University of California-Merced admitted 91% of applicants. Its average net price after aid for in-state students was $11,583 a year. Within six years, 68% of first-time, full-time students graduated.
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Admissions
- Admission rate
- 91%
- SAT/ACT scores
- Not required
Cost
- In-state cost of attendance, before aid
- $41,008 a year
- Average in-state net price after aid
- $11,583 a year
- In-state net price for families earning under $30,000
- $7,387 a year
- In-state tuition and fees
- $16,271 a year
- Out-of-state tuition and fees
- $53,873 a year
Outcomes
- Graduation rate (within 6 years)
- 68%
- Students who return for a second year
- 82%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- $69,352 a year
- Median debt at graduation
- $13,500
Students
- Undergraduates
- 8,372
- Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
- 62%
- Student-faculty ratio
- 20 to 1
- Campus setting
- Suburb
Most common fields of study
Share of the degrees the college awarded, by field.
- Engineering
- 23%
- Psychology
- 19%
- Biological and biomedical sciences
- 17%
- Business, management and marketing
- 11%
- Social sciences
- 11%
Colleges with similar selectivity
Closest by admission rate and SAT scores.
- Boise Bible College ID · 91% admitted
- California State University-Fullerton CA · 91% admitted
- Missouri State University-Springfield MO · 91% admitted
- University of Houston-Clear Lake TX · 91% admitted
- Carson-Newman University TN · 90% admitted
- Central Washington University WA · 91% admitted
More colleges in California
- California State University-Long Beach CA · 46% admitted
- San Diego State University CA · 36% admitted
- University of California-San Diego CA · 27% admitted
- University of California-Los Angeles CA · 9% admitted
- University of California-Berkeley CA · 11% admitted
- California State University-Northridge CA · 93% admitted
- University of California-Davis CA · 42% admitted
- University of California-Irvine CA · 29% admitted
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, most recent institution-level data (October 2026 release). Admission figures are reported by the college; check its website for current requirements.