University of California - Merced Business Programs

Located in Merced, California, University of California - Merced is a public institution. UC Merced is located in the countryside, which is perfect for students who enjoy a rural lifestyle.

University of California - Merced Rankings

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at UC Merced.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#187	Most Popular Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Where Is University of California - Merced?

Contact details for UC Merced are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	5200 North Lake Road, Merced, CA 95343-5603
Phone:	209-228-4400
Website:	www.ucmerced.edu
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/ucmerced
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/ucmerced

How Do I Get Into UC Merced?

You can apply to UC Merced online at: admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/apply-now.html

Admission Requirements for UC Merced

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	required
Recommendations	neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into UC Merced?

UC Merced has an acceptance rate of 85%, which means that is not quite as selective as some other schools. Still, you'll need good grades and a solid application if you want to be admitted.

Approximately 43% of accepted students are men and 57% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 83%, and the acceptance rate for women is 87%.

Average Test Scores

About 96% of students accepted to UC Merced submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 480 and 570. Math scores were between 480 and 570.

UC Merced received ACT scores from 39% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 16 and 21. Math scores were between 17 and 22. Composite scores were between 19 and 24.

Can I Afford University of California - Merced?

The overall average net price of UC Merced is $37,657. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At UC Merced, approximately 52% of students took out student loans averaging $4,736 a year. That adds up to $18,944 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at UC Merced is 2.8%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

University of California - Merced Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 8,276 undergraduate students at UC Merced, with 8,194 being full-time and 82 being part-time.

There are also 742 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 8,194 full-time undergraduates at UC Merced, 47% are male and 53% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of University of California - Merced students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	1,445
Black or African American	368
Hispanic or Latino	4,752
White	654
International Students	619
Other Races/Ethnicities	356

Geographic Diversity

California students aren't the only ones who study at University of California - Merced. At this time, 3 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 39 countries are represented at UC Merced. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and Iran.

Online Learning at University of California - Merced

In 2019-2020, 8,763 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at UC Merced has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of UC Merced

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at University of California - Merced was 201,900.0%. This is the #1 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at UC Merced regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

University of California - Merced Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	208	0	208
General Economics	33	0	33
Other Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	0	18	18
Management Science	0	0	0
TOTAL	241	18	259

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.