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Transfer Admission Statistics*
Student-Faculty Ratio
Geographic Origins
Total Enrollment
GPA:
2.9 - 3.49
Admit Rate:
53%
88% of approved TAGs
were admitted for the
fall 2016 semester
* Ranges present the middle
50% of admitted students.
Undergraduate
6,815
Graduate
521
Total Headcount 7,336
19:1
99% of UC Merced students are
from California
Our campus proudly serves the most ethnically and culturally diverse
student body among all University of California campuses. We believe
that educating students of every race, religion, sexual identity,
geographic region and more strengthens our commitment to serving
students who reflect the world we live in. We have been designated
as a Hispanic-Serving and Asian-American/Native American Pacific
Islander-Serving Institution by the U.S. Department of Education.
UC Merced was ranked the 12th
most diverse university in the
nation by
Bestcolleges.comin 2015
SOURCE: UC MERCED INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH AND DECISION SUPPORT DIVISION, FALL 2016
Northern California – 29.5%
Central California – 33.8%
Southern California – 36.3%
Nonresident/International – 0.4%
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