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University of California-Merced
University of California-Merced publishes an acceptance rate of 91%. These figures come from the federal College Scorecard. We haven't checked them against University of California-Merced's own filings yet.
Acceptance rate
91%
College Scorecard, latest cycle
SAT middle 50%
Not published
ACT middle 50%
Not published
Avg. HS GPA
3.57–4.16 (weighted)
Fall 2026 admitted first-year students (UC systemwide admitted-freshman profile)
Test policy
Not published
Regular deadline
Not published
Testing
Test scores at University of California-Merced
- SAT middle 50%
- Not reported
- ACT middle 50%
- Not reported
- Average HS GPA
- 3.57–4.16 (weighted)Fall 2026 admitted first-year students (UC systemwide admitted-freshman profile) · Source
At a glance
Size and cost
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 8,372
- Tuition (out-of-state)
- $49,823
- Category
- Public
- Admissions site
- ucmerced.edu
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Sources
- University of California-Merced GPA (Fall 2026 admitted first-year students (UC systemwide admitted-freshman profile))
- Acceptance rate, test-score percentiles, enrollment and tuition: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, pulled 2026-08-19.
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