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University of California-Merced
Merced, CA · Public · 8,372 students · mostly bachelor degrees
131st-cheapest of 495 California colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$11,983
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$39,665
Graduation rate
69%
Admission rate
91%
Median graduate earnings
$64,368
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$16,144
Pell grant recipients
59%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
71 programsComputer Engineering, General · Bachelor's Degree217 grads/yr$102,575Mechanical Engineering · Bachelor's Degree150 grads/yr$95,040Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering · Bachelor's Degree50 grads/yr$88,795Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering · Bachelor's Degree19 grads/yr$83,007Financial Mathematics · Bachelor's Degree38 grads/yr$82,156Business Administration and Management, General · Bachelor's Degree1 grads/yr$68,277Econometrics and Quantitative Economics · Bachelor's Degree27 grads/yr$67,692Political Economy · Bachelor's Degree102 grads/yr$62,815Biology/Biological Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree308 grads/yr$59,249English Language and Literature, General · Bachelor's Degree24 grads/yr$58,623Environmental Chemistry · Bachelor's Degree31 grads/yr$56,888Environmental Health · Bachelor's Degree112 grads/yr$56,393Psychology, General · Bachelor's Degree0 grads/yr$53,143Contemplative Studies/Inquiry · Bachelor's Degree54 grads/yr$51,147Sociology, General · Bachelor's Degree95 grads/yr$50,468Public/Applied History · Bachelor's Degree14 grads/yr$44,144
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (most recent cohorts). Net price is for students receiving federal aid; earnings are a past cohort measured years after entry, not a guarantee.