Merced, California · Public · 4-year · Midsize suburb
Overview
University of California-Merced is a public four-year institution based in Merced, California. Its campus is in a midsize suburban area. Fall 2024 enrollment was 9,110, made up of 8,372 undergraduates and 738 graduate students. It is a land-grant institution. It holds the Carnegie R1 designation for very high research activity. It is part of University of California.
University of California-Merced offers bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and doctoral degrees across 44 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Research and Experimental Psychology, Other, Biology, and Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other. It awarded 1,922 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.
82% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 20 to 1.
Key figures
9,110
Students enrolled
82%
First-year retention
1,922
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
44
Programs and majors
20:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusHybrid
Program levels
BachelorMasterPhD
Programs and majors offered 44
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.