University of California-Merced

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of University of California-Merced students who enrolled in 2015 and after. The stat covers all undergraduates registered as full-time students to study a 4-year bachelor's degree program for the first time.

The breakdown shows the graduation rate by race/ethnicity of US students. All international students are represented under one group.

As of August 31, 2021, the average graduation rate of University of California-Merced students is 71.6%. Female students graduated at a rate of 74.3%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 68.7%.

71.6%

asian 78.5% 285 students
African American 63.9% 39 students
white 74.9% 137 students
unknown 55.6% 5 students
hawaiian 66.7% 12 students
hispanic 68.8% 660 students
International Students 78.0% 99 students
Mixed Race 63.8% 37 students

Drop Out

University of California-Merced has an overall drop-out rate of 5.0% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 6.8% and 3.5% respectively.

Below is a breakdown of the dropout rate of US students by race/ethnicity and international students.

5.0%

African American 6.6% 4 students
hawaiian 16.7% 3 students
hispanic 5.9% 57 students
International Students 14.2% 18 students
Mixed Race 12.1% 7 students

Transferred Out

Students transfer out of University of California-Merced at a rate of 22.6% yearly. As of 2015,female students' transfer rate was 21.8%, and male students' 23.5%

The breakdown shows the graduation rate by race/ethnicity of US students. All international students are represented under one group.

22.6%

asian 21.2% 77 students
African American 27.9% 17 students
white 24.6% 45 students
unknown 33.3% 3 students
hawaiian 16.7% 3 students
hispanic 24.4% 234 students
International Students 7.9% 10 students
Mixed Race 24.1% 14 students

Still Enrolled

The data represent all cohorts between 2015 and August 31, 2021

0.7%

hispanic 0.9% 9 students

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Computer Engineering	$54,675	$55,286	$68,164
Mechanical Engineering	$55,936	$51,392	$67,761
Economics	$30,771	$43,000	$57,642
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	$38,420	$39,729	$53,045
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$41,245	$41,937	$50,288
Applied Mathematics	$32,755	NA	$49,047
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	$40,917	$38,721	$47,958
Biology, General	$29,685	$31,391	$43,274
Chemistry	$37,397	$29,685	$42,368
Cognitive Science	$27,909	$28,960	$40,928
Political Science and Government	$28,521	$30,554	$39,215
Sociology	$24,524	$30,228	$35,427
Psychology, General	$23,722	$28,697	$34,230
History	NA	$14,442	$30,636
Public Health	$32,099	NA	NA
Anthropology	$27,866	$26,353	NA
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences	$40,306	NA	NA

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