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Applying to UC Merced

Acceptance Rate 89.46%
Yield 8.94%
Applicants 29,920
Admitted 26,766
Enrolled 2,392

UC Merced Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2022-23, the acceptance rate is 89.46% at University of California-Merced. Total 29,920 students applied and 26,766 were accepted.
The following table describes the general admission information for applying to UC Merced.
Open Admission Policy
Undergraduate Application Fees$70
Graduate Application Fees$120
Admission Informationadmissions.ucmerced.edu/
Online Applicationadmission.universityofcalifornia.edu/apply-now.html
Acceptance Rate89.46%
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2022-2023, the acceptance rate is 89.46%. A total of 29,920 students (14,380 men and 15,540 women) have applied to and 26,766 (12,697 men and 14,069 women) students admitted to University of California-Merced.
Among them, 1,331 male and 1,061 female students have enrolled into UC Merced and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 8.94%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at UC Merced
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants29,92014,38015,54000
Admitted26,76612,69714,06900
Enrolled2,3921,3311,06100
Acceptance Rate 89.46% 88.30% 90.53% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 8.94% 10.48% 7.54% - -
[Chart] University of California-Merced Acceptance Rate and Yield

Application Requirements

For applying to University of California-Merced, applicants require to submit 5 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, Completion of College Preparatory Program, English Proficiency Test, Personal statement or essay.
In addition, 1 item(s) are considered for admission - Work experience.
Application Requirements for UC Merced
High School GPA
High School Rank
High School Record
Completion of College Preparatory Program
Recommendations
Formal Demonstration of Competencies
Admission Test Scores
English Proficiency Test
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)
Work experience
Personal statement or essay
Legacy status
Required ✓ Considered (not Required) ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Accepted Credits at UC Merced

The calendar system at University of California-Merced is Semester. University of California-Merced accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits. Next table describes credits that University of California-Merced accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits
Credits for Life Experiences
Advanced placement (AP) Credits
Credit for military training