UC Merced Admission Stats 2024 SAT/ACT/GPA Scores and Trends

Acceptance Rate

Fall 2021 admitted students

86.6%

Application Fees

Fall 2021

$70

Undergraduate

$120

Graduate

Applicants Stats

The following table details the number of students who applied, admitted, and enrolled in UC Merced during the Fall 2021 enrollment season.

	Total	Men	Women
Applicants	27,793	13,085	14,708
Admitted students	24,068	11,065	13,003
Enrolled students	2,410	1,191	1,219
Acceptance rate	87%	85%	88%
Yield rate	10%	11%	9%

Total Applicants
During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, UC Merced received a total of 27,793 applications. These applications included 13,085 male applicants and 14,708 female applicants.
Admitted Students
Out of the 27,793 applicants, UC Merced admitted 24,068 students. Among the admitted students, there were 11,065 males and 13,003 females who received offers of admission.
Enrolled Students
Among the admitted students, 2,410 students chose to enroll at UC Merced. This means that 2,410 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 1,191 were male and 1,219 were female.
Acceptance Rate
The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, UC Merced had an overall acceptance rate of 87% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 85% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 88%.
Yield Rate
The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. UC Merced had an overall yield rate of 10% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 11%, and for female admitted students, it was 9%.

Admission and Enrollment Trends

The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for UC Merced over the past 7 years.

	Applicants			Admitted Students			Acceptance Rate			Enrolled Students			Yield Rate
Year	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015	18,862	8,783	10,079	11,447	5,195	6,252	61%	59%	62%	1,788	848	940	16%	16%	15%
2016	20,888	9,704	11,184	15,492	7,037	8,455	74%	72%	76%	2,048	978	1,070	13%	14%	13%
2017	22,574	10,361	12,087	15,754	6,891	8,502	70%	66%	70%	2,293	1,071	1,209	15%	16%	14%
2018	25,131	11,005	14,126	16,628	7,112	9,516	66%	65%	67%	2,214	1,001	1,213	13%	14%	13%
2019	25,424	11,251	14,173	18,294	8,008	10,286	72%	71%	73%	2,105	998	1,107	12%	12%	11%
2020	25,923	11,415	14,508	21,982	9,419	12,563	85%	82%	87%	1,951	895	1,056	9%	10%	8%
2021	27,793	13,085	14,708	24,068	11,065	13,003	87%	85%	88%	2,410	1,191	1,219	10%	11%	9%

Admission Requirements
Fall 2021

University of California-Merced uses the following list of admission requirements and recommended documents when evaluating students' applications. All documents listed under the Required sections must be submitted with your application, but those listed under the Recommended section are optional.

In contrast to the most common test-optional policies, UC Merced operates as a test-blind college. This means that it does not consider or require SAT or ACT scores for admission purposes. Regardless of whether applicants submit test scores or not, they will not be factored into the admissions evaluation. However, in the 1 enrollment season, 1 of admitted students submitted SAT scores, and 1 submitted ACT scores for admission. The primary motivation behind test-blind policies is to promote equity and inclusivity in the admissions process. Please double-check with the school to verify the current and complete admission requirements.

Required

Secondary school GPA
Secondary school record
Completion of college-preparatory program
TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)

Neither required nor recommended

Secondary school rank
Recommendation letters
Formal demonstration of competencies
Test scores (SAT/ACT)
Other tests (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)

Accepted Credits

Fall 2021

The following is a list of college preparatory work and life experience that are accepted at University of California-Merced.

Credit for life experiences

Not Accepted
Advanced placement (AP) credits

Accepted
Dual credit (college credit earned while in high school)

Accepted

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