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University of California, Merced Ranking 2026: QS & World Rankings
The University of California, Merced (UC Merced or UCM), is a public land-grant research university located in Merced, California. It is the youngest of the ten campuses in the University of California (UC) system, having been established in 2005. Situated about five miles north of downtown Merced, the campus spans approximately 1,026 acres (415 hectares) and is bordered by Lake Yosemite and vast protected natural grasslands.
UC Merced was founded to address the San Joaquin Valley's growing population and to expand access to higher education in the region. The university comprises three schools offering undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs, including over 60 undergraduate degrees and 18 graduate and professional degrees. A medical school, being developed in collaboration with UCSF and UCSF Fresno, is among its upcoming additions. As of fall 2023, UC Merced enrolled around 8,000 undergraduate and 700 graduate students. It is classified as an "R2: Doctoral University – High research activity" institution and reported $45.9 million in research and development expenditures in 2021.
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U.S. News Places UC Merced Among Top 30 Public Schools Following Top Social Mobility Ranking By Wall Street Journal
The University of California, Merced, climbed once again in US News & World Report’s Best Colleges report, rising to the 26th best public school in the nation. Among all universities, UC Merced came in at No. 58 in the 2024-25 rankings released today – continued improvement over last year’s report when it cracked the Top 60 for the first time.
Earlier this month, the Wall Street Journal placed UC Merced in the No.18 position overall and No. 5 among public institutions in its listing of the nation’s best colleges. That report also named the university the No. 1 school in the nation for social mobility, which measures how well schools serve disadvantaged students and sets them up for success. US News slotted UC Merced at No. 3 for social mobility, up one spot from last year.
“Once again, UC Merced is being recognized as a leader in charting its own path – buoyed by a quest for knowledge and innovation that are hallmarks of the UC system as well as its mission of facilitating access and opportunity for historically underserved populations,” said UC Merced Cha
Facts, Rankings & Accolades
School of Engineering Demographics (Fall 2024)
2,935 Undergraduate Engineering Students
19% Women (UG engineering students)
49% URM (1447 underrepresented minority)
54% are First-Generation
265 Graduate Engineering Students (2023-24)
434 Engineering Degrees Awarded (2023-24)
350 B.S.
29 M.S. | 5 M.M.
50 Ph.D.
Ethnicities (UG) Fall 2024
:
44% Hispanic (1,293)
31% Asian (912)
10% White (289)
5% African-American/Black (144)
3% International (88)
5% Multi-ethnic (146)
<1% American Indian/Pacific Islander (10)
UC Merced Demographics (Fall 2024)
9,110 Total Enrollment
8,372 Undergraduate Student Enrollment
738 Graduate Student Enrollment
62% of Undergraduates are First-Generation
Ethnicities (UG):
53% Hispanic
23% Asian
9% White
5% African-American/Black
5% Multi-ethnic
4% International
<1% American Indian/Pacific Islander
School of Engineering Faculty (FALL 2024)
72
ladder-rank faculty (30% Women)
31
Professors (43%)
21
Associate Professors (29%)
20
Assistant Professors (28%)
11
Teaching Faculty
1
National Academy of Engineers Member
18
NSF Career Awardees
UC Merced’s School of Engineering and its programs continue to be recognized by U.S. News & World Report as demonstrated in the release today of its 2025 Best Graduate Schools rankings.
The R1 school advanced three spots in the latest Best Overall Engineering Schools rankings, inching closer to the nation’s top 100.
“We will continue to strive for even greater heights and to make impactful contributions to the field,” School of Engineering Dean Rakesh Goel said.
The school was No. 106 in the rankings. In addition, three individual engineering graduate programs ranked in the top 100:
The university, which in February joined the nation’s top echelon of research institutions, appeared in three other engineering rankings — No. 122 in Best Electrical/Electronic/Communications Engineering Programs (part of the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Graduate Group); No. 101 in Best Mechanical Engineering Programs; and No. 124 in Best Biomedical Engineering/Bioengineering Programs.
“Our computer engineering program has proudly secured a spot in the top 100, reflecting the dedication and hard work of our faculty, students and staff. Additionally, two other programs — enviro