University of California-Riverside vs. University of California-Merced- Population

The total undergraduate population of selected colleges is 30,972 with 15,671 female students and 15,301 male students. The following table compares 2024-2025 undergraduate enrollment between selected colleges.

Among the selected colleges, University of California-Riverside has the most enrolled undergraduate students of 22,600, while University of California-Merced has the least number of undergraduate students of 8,372.

The total graduate population of selected colleges is 4,522 with 2,001 female students and 2,521 male students. The following table compares 2023-2024 graduate enrollment between selected colleges.

Among the selected colleges, University of California-Riverside has the most enrolled graduate students of 3,784, while University of California-Merced has the least number of graduate students of 738.

The following table compares 2023-2024 distance learning enrollment for both undergraduate and graduate programs between selected colleges. In undergraduate programs, out of total 30,972 students, 149 students (0.48%) have taken courses only through distance learning and 10,256 students (33.11%) have learned from at least one online course. For graduate schools, out of total 4,522 students, 116 students (2.57%) have taken courses only through distance learning and 81 students (1.79%) have learned from at least one online course.