SCHOOLS / UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-MERCED

University of California-Merced

MERCED, CAIPEDS 445188CARNEGIE CLASS 16

§ CDS archive · latest 3 shown

2024-25

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§ Admission rounds

How the class gets assembled.

No Early Decision reported

§ Adjusted admission flow

This school does not report an Early Decision lane, so the flow collapses to the school-reported applicant, admit, and enrolled totals.

Each column is scaled within that stage. Labels show exact counts.

All applicants

Applicants31,582reported count

Admits28,90392%

Class seats2,0977% yield

Exact admission data

Admission flow data
Path	Applicants	Admitted	Admit rate	Class seats	Note
All applicants	31,582	28,903	92%	2,097	School-reported totals.

Overall yield: 7%. Published yield blends high-commitment ED admits with the rest of the admitted pool.

§ Application cost

Application fee: $70.

§ SOURCE: COMMON DATA SET 2024-25 · §C.21 §C.22 §C.2 §C.7 §C.13METHOD →ARCHIVED SOURCE →

NCES/IPEDS baseline

Source-labeled federal facts

These values come from official NCES/IPEDS tables. They are not Common Data Set fields unless the source note says the alignment is direct or near.

Provisional 2024-25 release, data year 2024

Academics

Academics IPEDS baseline facts
Fact	Value	Source
Student-faculty ratio	20	EF2024D.STUFACR

Admissions

Admissions IPEDS baseline facts
Fact	Value	Source
Admissions total first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates	28906	ADM2024.ADMSSN
Admit rate	91%	DRVADM2024.DVADM01
Applicants total first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates	31928	ADM2024.APPLCN
Enrolled full time first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates	2073	ADM2024.ENRLFT
Enrolled total first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates	2093	ADM2024.ENRLT
Open admissions policy	No	IC2024.OPENADMP
Yield rate	7%	DRVADM2024.DVADM04

Admissions testing

Admissions testing IPEDS baseline facts
Fact	Value	Source
ACT composite 25th percentile	19	ADM2020.ACTCM25
ACT composite 75th percentile	24	ADM2020.ACTCM75
ACT submit rate	39%	ADM2020.ACTPCT
SAT EBRW 25th percentile	480	ADM2020.SATVR25
SAT EBRW 75th percentile	570	ADM2020.SATVR75
SAT math 25th percentile	480	ADM2020.SATMT25
SAT math 75th percentile	570	ADM2020.SATMT75
SAT submit rate	96%	ADM2020.SATPCT

Completions

Completions IPEDS baseline facts
Fact	Value	Source
Bachelor's degrees awarded	1632	DRVC2024.BASDEG
Doctor's degrees awarded	112	DRVC2024.DOCDEGRS
Master's degrees awarded	94	DRVC2024.MASDEG

Costs

Costs IPEDS baseline facts
Fact	Value	Source
In-state required fees	$2,393	COST1_2024.FEE2
In-state tuition	$12,260	COST1_2024.TUITION2
On-campus room and board	$21,445	COST1_2024.RMBRDAMT
Out-of-state required fees	$2,393	COST1_2024.FEE3
Out-of-state tuition	$44,148	COST1_2024.TUITION3
Total price, in-state on campus	$43,966	DRVCOST2024.CINSON
Total price, out-of-state on campus	$78,166	DRVCOST2024.COTSON

Enrollment

Enrollment IPEDS baseline facts
Fact	Value	Source
Full-time undergraduate enrollment	8236	DRVEF2024.EFUGFT
Graduate enrollment	738	DRVEF2024.EFGRAD
Part-time undergraduate enrollment	136	DRVEF2024.EFUGPT
Total enrollment	9110	DRVEF2024.ENRTOT
Undergraduate enrollment	8372	DRVEF2024.EFUG

Financial aid

Financial aid IPEDS baseline facts
Fact	Value	Source
Any aid rate	91%	SFA2324.ANYAIDP
Average federal grant aid	$6,274	SFA2324.FGRNT_A
Average federal loan	$5,215	SFA2324.LOAN_A
Average Pell grant	$6,193	SFA2324.PGRNT_A
Federal grant aid rate	60%	SFA2324.FGRNT_P
Federal loan rate	30%	SFA2324.LOAN_P
Pell grant rate	60%	SFA2324.PGRNT_P

Identity

Identity IPEDS baseline facts
Fact	Value	Source
City	Merced	HD2024.CITY
Control	Public	HD2024.CONTROL
Degree-granting status	Degree-granting	HD2024.DEGGRANT
Highest level of offering	Doctor's degree	HD2024.HLOFFER
Institution level	Four or more years	HD2024.ICLEVEL
Institution name	University of California-Merced	HD2024.INSTNM
Institution size category	5,000 - 9,999	HD2024.INSTSIZE
IPEDS sector	Public, 4-year or above	HD2024.SECTOR
Locale	Suburb: Midsize	HD2024.LOCALE
State	California	HD2024.STABBR

Outcomes

Outcomes IPEDS baseline facts
Fact	Value	Source
Bachelor graduation rate, 4 years	51%	DRVGR2024.GBA4RTT
Bachelor graduation rate, 5 years	66%	DRVGR2024.GBA5RTT
Bachelor graduation rate, 6 years	69%	DRVGR2024.GBA6RTT
Full-time retention rate	82%	EF2024D.RET_PCF
Graduation rate, 150% time	69%	DRVGR2024.GRRTTOT
Part-time retention rate	42%	EF2024D.RET_PCP
Transfer-out rate	11%	DRVGR2024.TRRTTOT

§ Federal outcomes

What federal data says

SRC · U.S. DEPT. OF ED., COLLEGE SCORECARD 2022-23.
OUTCOMES LAG THE CDS YEAR SHOWN ABOVE.

Median earnings

$64,368

10 yrs after enrollment

Graduation rate

69%

6-year completion

Average net price

$11,983

sticker minus grants

Median debt at grad.

$16,144

federal loans only

§ Earnings distribution

Ten years after enrollment, in 2022-23 dollars

P25

$42,064$42k

MEDIAN

$64,368$64k

P75

$95,770$96k

$20k

$40k

$60k

$80k

§H · Net price by family income

Average cost after grants

CDS H2A · 2022-23

$0 – $30,000

$7,945

$30,001 – $48,000

← MODAL BRACKET$8,465

$48,001 – $75,000

$11,557

$75,001 – $110,000

$14,828

$110,001 and up

$28,734

§B · Completion and retention

4-yr grad

51%

6-yr grad

69%

8-yr grad

69%

Retention

82%

Pell grad

68%

Transfer

11%

Federal data from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, vintage 2022-23. Outcomes reflect earlier cohorts than the CDS year shown elsewhere on this page.