First Year Students: By the Numbers 2016

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Geographic Origin of Students
33.8%
Central
California
36.3%
Southern
California
29.5%
Northern
California
0.4%
Nonresident/
International
FIRST YEAR STUDENTS
BY THE NUMBERS 2016
Did You Know?
1390-1750
19-27
3.4-3.9
Admitted Student Profile
48%
23%
13%
5%
5%
4%
1%
1%
<1%
Cultural Richness
Chicano/Latino
Asian
White
African-American
International
Two or more races
Pacific Islander
Declined to State/Unknown
American Indian
#8
2015 2016 2014
Enrollment by Term
1,551
1,790
2,058
projected
Applications by Fall Term
#1
Biological
Sciences
#2
Undeclared
#3
Computer
Science &
Engineering
#4
Psychology
#5
Management
& Business
Economics
Top 5 Majors for First Year Applicants
Financial Aid $18,000 88%
is the average gift aid offered to
eligible UC Merced students
of UC Merced students
received financial aid
Below
3.00
3.00
-
3.29
3.30
-
3.69
3.70
-
3.99
4.0+
UNDERGRADUATE CAMPUS PROFILE
2015-2016
Admit Rate by Applicant GPA
2016
2015
2014
20,252
18,862
16,261
Applications
*Ranges represent the middle 50% of admitted students.
Does not include referral pool.
*Does not include referral pool
*Percentages are rounded
* *
Data Source:
Institutional Research
and Decision Support
University of California, Merced
Office of Admissions
5200 N. Lake Rd. Merced, CA 95343 209-228-7178
Apply to UC Merced at
3%
62.8%
90.5%
95.3%
97.3%
UC Merced ranked No. 8 in
Washington Monthly’s
“Best Bang for the Buck:
Western Colleges”
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