UC Merced 2018-19 First Year Viewbook

SOURCE: UC MERCED INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH AND DECISION SUPPORT, FALL 2016 PLEASE NOTE: PERCENTAGES MAY NOT TOTAL 100% DUE TO ROUNDING.

First Year Admission Statistics *

Total Enrollment

GPA: 3.4 - 3.91 Admit Rate: 70% Test Scores:

Undergraduate

6,815

Graduate

521

SAT Total: 950 - 1230 ACT Total: 18-24

Total Headcount 7,336

*Fall 2017. Ranges represent the middle 50% of admitted students.

Student-Faculty Ratio

Geographic Origins

99% of UC Merced students are from California

19:1

Northern California – 29.5% Central California – 33.8% Southern California – 36.3% Nonresident/International – 0.4%

UC Merced was ranked the 12th most diverse university in the nation by Bestcolleges.com in 2015

Our campus proudly serves the most ethnically and culturally diverse student body among all University of California campuses. We believe that educating students of every race, religion, sexual identity, geographic region and more strengthens our commitment to serving students who reflect the world we live in. We have been designated as a Hispanic-Serving and Asian-American/Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institution by the U.S. Department of Education.

Diverse perspectives promote creativity and innovation.

UC Merced Office of Admissions

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