University of California-Merced

5200 North Lake Road
Merced, CA 95343-5603
(209) 228-4400
www.ucmerced.edu
fax:(209) 228-4424
president:Dorothy Leland
14056 Applications Acceptance Rate 0.76 Graduation Rate 0.57
0.54 0.6

STUDENT RATIO

5837

ENTERING CLASS SIZE

13160 | 36038

IN-STATE | OUT-OF-STATE TUITION

5776

CLASS SIZE

21

MEDIAN ACT SCORES

Average test scores for all first-year students that were accepted and enrolled
525

SAT MATH

495

SAT READING

495

SAT WRITING

21

ACT COMPOSITE

Admissions Statistics

Graduation Rate (Gender)

0.54
0.6
Men
Women
SAT Math Scores
25%
50%
75%
460
525
590
SAT Critical Reading Scores
25%
50%
75%
440
495
550
SAT Writing Scores
25%
50%
75%
440
495
550
ACT Composite Scores
25%
50%
75%
18
21
24
Financial Aid Statistics
0
Percent of students receiving student loan

Student Debt & Earnings Post Graduation

Median Debt Upon Graduation

$19559

Average Monthly Payment

$217

Median Earnings

$Not Available

% of students earning 25K or above post graduation

Not Available
URL Applywww.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/undergrad_adm/apply/apply_online.html
Application Fee70
Percent Admitted (Men)0.76
Percent Admitted (Women)0.75
Part-time Undergraduate Enrollment61
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are American Indian or Alaska Native0
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Asian/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.26
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Black or African American0.06
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Hispanic/Latino0.44
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are White0.15
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are two or more races0.04
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Race/ethnicity unknown0.01
Percent of full-time first-time undergraduates receiving any financial aid0.9
Average amount of student loan aid received by full-time first-time undergraduates4554
Average amount of other student loan aid received by full-time first-time undergraduates9367
Applicants Men6635
Applicants Women7421
Admissions Total10613
Admissions Men5015
Admissions Women5598
ACT English 25th percentile score17
ACT English 75th percentile score23
ACT Math 25th percentile score19
ACT Math 75th percentile score25
ACT Writing 25th percentile score0
ACT Writing 75th percentile score0
Average SAT Score1010
Median ACT English Score20
Median ACT Math Score22
ACT Median Writing ScoreNot Available
Percent of all federal undergraduate students receiving a federal student loan (Excludes Parent Plus loans)58%
% of loans where $1 or more of principal has been paid (3 years after graduation)81%
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