UC Merced Transfer Students: By the Numbers 2016

TRANSFER STUDENTS BY THE NUMBERS 2016

Enrollment by Term

*

Applications by Fall Term

Admitted Student Profile

3,172

88% of the approved TAGS were

171 projected

admitted for the fall 2016 semester

2,565

95

87% of admits are from a California Community College

2,413

108

2.90-3.49 GPA Range 53% Admit Rate *Range represents the middle 50% of admitted students. Does not include referral pool.

2014

2015

2016

2014

2015

2016

Top 5 Majors for Transfer Applicants

Important Dates

UC application available TAG application filing period UC application filing period Transfer Application Update deadline

August 1 September 1 - 30 November 1 - 30 January 31

#5 Economics

#1 Biological Sciences

#2 Psychology

#3 Computer Science & Engineering

#4 Management

& Business Economics

$18,000

88%

Financial Aid

is the average gift aid offered to eligible UC Merced students

of UC Merced students received financial aid

UNDERGRADUATE CAMPUS PROFILE 2015-2016

Did You Know?

Cultural Richness

Geographic Origin of Students

*

48% 23% 13% 5% 5% 4% 1% 1% <1%

Chicano/Latino Asian White African-American International Two or more races Pacific Islander Declined to State/Unknown American Indian

#8

29.5% Northern California

UC Merced ranked No. 8 in Washington Monthly’s “Best Bang for the Buck: Western Colleges”

33.8% Central California

*Percentages are rounded

0.4% Nonresident/ International

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36.3% Southern California

University of California, Merced Office of Admissions 5200 N. Lake Rd. Merced, CA 95343

admissions.ucmerced.edu admissions@ucmerced.edu 209-228-7178

Data Source: Institutional Research and Decision Support

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