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UC Merced

UC Merced
5200 North Lake Road
Merced, CA 95343


Fax number: (209) 228-4244
Website: https://www.ucmerced.edu/
Screen last updated on: February 2024
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 8,344
Full-time undergraduates: 8,088
Part-time undergraduates: 141
Total graduate students: 744
Full-time graduate students: 734
Part-time graduate students: 10
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
0.1% American Indian or Alaskan Native
21.4% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
4.6% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
55.3% Hispanic/Latino
0.3% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
8.5% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
3.8% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
4.9% Nonresident Alien
1.0% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 815 acres
Nearest major city: Fresno

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms
  • special housing for disabled students
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 10%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 49%
Percent of students who live off campus: 51%

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Computer equipment is provided in: computer center/lab(s)
Other computer facilities/services: student calendar, 10Gb online cloud storage, free office software
School has a library on campus: yes

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Additional services offered:
health service, women's center
Counseling services:
career, psychological
Career placement services:
interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training, Job fairs are available to students through the career center.

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Student activities:
student newspaper, radio station

ATHLETICS

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's basketballyes 
Men's basketball  
Men's cross-country runningyes 
Men's cross-country running  
Men's golf  
Men's socceryes 
Men's soccer  
Men's volleyball  
Men's volleyballyes 
Women's basketballyes 
Women's basketball  
Women's cross-country runningyes 
Women's cross-country running  
Women's soccer  
Women's socceryes 
Women's volleyball  
Women's volleyballyes 

Intramural/Recreational sports:
archery; baseball; basketball; cheerleading; football; lacrosse; soccer; softball; ultimate Frisbee; volleyball; weight lifting; wrestling; table tennis

GETTING AWAY
Nearest international airport: Fresno Yosemite International

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