College Profile: University of California-Merced
The University of California (UC) is a public university system in the state of California. Under the California Master Plan for Higher Education, the University of California is a part of the state's three-tier public higher education system, which also includes the California State University system and the California Community Colleges system. The University of California has a combined student body of more than 191,000 students, over 1,340,000 living alumni, and a combined systemwide and campus endowment of just over US$9.6 billion, the seventh largest in the United States. Its first campus, UC Berkeley, was founded in 1868, while its tenth and newest campus, UC Merced, opened in the fall of 2005. All campuses enroll both undergraduate and graduate students, with two exceptions: the University of California, San Francisco campus enrolls only graduate and professional students in the medical and health sciences, and the independently administered University of California, Hastings College of the Law, San Francisco enrolls only graduate and professional students in legal studies. The University of California's campuses boast large numbers of distinguished faculty in almost every field. Eight of its undergraduate campuses are ranked among the top 100, and six among the top 50 U.S. universities by both the U.S. News and World Report and the Academic Ranking of World Universities. The University is considered a model for public institutions across the United States.
5200 North Lake Road
Merced,
CA
95343-5603
209-228-4400 (general)
209-724-4384 (financial aid)
209-381-7880 (admissions)
Mission Statement
The distinctive mission of the University is to serve society as a center of higher learning, providing long-term societal benefits through transmitting advanced knowledge, providing new knowledge, and functioning as an active, working repository of organized knowledge. That obligation, more specifically, includes undergraduate education, graduate and professional education, research, and other kinds of public service, which are shaped and bounded by the central and pervasive mission of discovering and advancing knowledge.
General Information
Other Names |
UC Merced |
Type |
Public, 4-year or above |
Control |
Public |
Size |
5,000 - 9,999 |
Campus Setting |
Rural: Fringe |
Calendar System |
Semester |
Title IV Eligibility |
Participates in Title IV federal financial aid programs |
Relgious Affiliation |
Not applicable |
College Student Services Offered
No |
Remedial Services | Yes |
Academic/career counseling service |
Yes |
Employment services for students | Yes |
Placement services for completers |
Yes |
On-campus day care for students' children | |
|
College Special Learning Opportunities
No |
ROTC | No |
Distance learning opportunities |
No |
ROTC: Army | Yes |
Study abroad |
No |
ROTC: Navy | No |
Weekend/evening college |
No |
ROTC: Air Force | |
|
Sources: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
More info
University of California-Merced Website
Wikipedia
Admissions Considerations & Recommendations
Open admission policy |
No |
Admission test scores |
Required |
TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language |
Required |
Applicants (most recent fall period)
Admissions (most recent fall period)
Percentage of Students Submitting Test Scores
SAT Percentile Scores
ACT Percentile Scores
Percentage Receiving Financial Aid
Average Amount of Financial Aid Received
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergraduates
Average Tuition for Full-Time Graduates
Comprehensive Fee for Full-Time Undergraduates
Per Credit Hour Charge for Part-Time Undergraduates
Per Credit Hour Charge for Part-Time Graduates
Student Body
909 |
Student Body Size | Yes |
On-Campus Housing |
15,208 |
Fall Applicants | 2,200 |
Total Dormitory Capacity |
12,160 |
Fall Admissions | |
|
Geography
Gender
Ethnicity
College Levels Offered
No |
Less than one year certificate | No |
One but less than two years certificate |
No |
Associate's degree | No |
Two but less than 4 years certificate |
Yes |
Bachelor's degree | No |
Postbaccalaureate certificate |
Yes |
Master's degree | No |
Post-master's certificate |
Yes |
Doctor's degree | No |
First-professional degree |
|
| No |
First-professional certificate |
All Academic Programs
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