2015 UC Merced At A Glance

POPULAR MAJORS

UC MERCED IS NUMBER TWO AMONG UC CAMPUSES IN THE PERCENTAGE OF

1,388 STUDENTS ENROLLED

BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATHEMATICS (STEM) GRADUATES AND RANKS AMONG THE TOP 50 RESEARCH UNIVERSITIES IN THE COUNTRY.

705

PSYCHOLOGY

414

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

363

MANAGEMENT

336

COMPUTER SCIENCE ENGINEERING

NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY 24.7%

SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA

22.9%

5,837

UNDERGRADUATES

GREATER LOS ANGELES

22.7%

WOMEN 52%

358

GRADUATE STUDENTS

SOUTHERN SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY 6.8%

MEN

48%

6,195

TOTAL ENROLLMENT

OTHER

22.9%

x

CHICANO/LATINO

44%

ASIAN

25%

CAUCASIAN

15%

62 % OF UNDERGRADUATES ARE FIRST-GENERATION STUDENTS

63 % OF STUDENTS SPEAK A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME

AFRICAN AMERICAN 6% TWO OR MORE RACES 4% PACIFIC ISLANDER 1% UNKNOWN 1%

On the cover: In UC Merced’s anthropology teaching laboratory, students can hold history in their hands.

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