University of California-Merced

  • Details

    • Name: University of California-Merced
    • Location: Merced, CA 95343-5603
    • Control: Public
    • Accreditation: Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior Colleges and University Commission

  • Attendance

    • Admissions Rate 39.18%
    • Average SAT Scores No data
    • Four Year Completion Rate 48.62% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 4 years
    • Six Year Completion Rate 69.15% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 6 years
    • Eight Year Completion Rate 72.77% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 8 years. This is what is normally reported for college completion rates.
    High Completion
    4 Year
    48.6%
    6 Year
    69.2%
    8 Year
    72.8%

  • Costs

    • Yearly Costs: $37,098 The average annual cost of attendance includes tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses for all full-time, first-time, degree-certificate-seeking undergraduates
    • Out of State Tuition: $44,944 Tuition and required fees for out-of-state students
    • In State Tuition: $14,167 Tuition and required fees for in-state students
    • Median Debt Total: $12,750 Median loan debt accumulated at the institution (the sum of all undergraduate federal loans over students’ college education at the institution for which the median debt is reported)
    • Median Debt for Graduates: $16,144 Median loan debt accumulated for only graduates
    • Median Debt for Withdrawals: $6,750 Median loan debt accumulated for only graduates
    • Net Price Quintile 1 $8,572 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $0-$30,000
    • Net Price Quintile 2 $9,581 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $30,001-$48,000
    • Net Price Quintile 3 $11,594 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $48,001-$75,000
    • Net Price Quintile 4 $17,323 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $75,001-$110,000
    • Net Price Quintile 5 $30,561 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $110,000+

  • Earnings

    • Median 6 Year Earnings $48,475 Median earnings measured 6 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 7 Year Earnings $46,362 Median earnings measured 7 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 8 Year Earnings $56,207 Median earnings measured 8 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 9 Year Earnings $56,014 Median earnings measured 9 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 10 Year Earnings $64,368 Median earnings measured 10 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
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What This College Costs By Family Income

Net price after grants and scholarships, by family income band.

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What Graduates Earn By Family Background

Median earnings by family income tercile, showing income mobility over time.

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Name Credential Debt Mean Debt Median Earnings
Materials Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Applied Mathematics Bachelor's Degree No data No data $32,755
Cognitive Science Bachelor's Degree No data No data $27,909
Computer Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data $27,935 $54,675
Social Sciences, General Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Public Health Bachelor's Degree $25,447 $25,697 $32,099
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Biology, General Bachelor's Degree $25,782 $15,663 $29,685
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences Bachelor's Degree No data No data $40,306
Anthropology Bachelor's Degree No data No data $27,866
Sociology Bachelor's Degree No data No data $24,524
History Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data $40,917
English Language and Literature, General Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Chemistry Bachelor's Degree No data No data $37,397
Political Science and Government Bachelor's Degree No data No data $28,521
Business Administration, Management and Operations Bachelor's Degree No data $17,380 $41,245
Biomedical/Medical Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data $38,420
Mechanical Engineering Bachelor's Degree $32,078 $14,805 $55,936
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Philosophy Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Physics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Psychology, General Bachelor's Degree No data $17,706 $23,722
Economics Bachelor's Degree No data No data $30,771
Visual and Performing Arts, General Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data