Gender Diversity
Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at UC Merced is slightly skewed towards women students, with 52.3% of undergraduate students being women and 47.7% being men. The total number of full-time, first-year undergraduate students is 8,321, with 4,349 women and 3,972 men.
On the other hand, the graduate student population at UC Merced is largely skewed towards men students, with 55.8% of undergraduate students being men and 44.2% being women. The total number of full-time, graduate students is 772, with 341 women and 431 men.
Undergraduate Students
- men 47.7% 3,972 students
- women 52.3% 4,349 students
Graduate Students
- men 55.8% 431 students
- women 44.2% 341 students
Racial Diversity
2021-2022 Academic Year
The largest ethnic group among the students is Hispanic, comprising 57.5% of the undergraduates population , with a total of 4,780 students.
Following behind are Asian students, constituting 19.4% of the student body, with 1,617 students. White students represent 8.1% of the population, with 676 students, while African American students account for 4.4%, with 366 students. Mixed race students account for 3.4% of the undergraduate student body, comprising 279 students. Finally, Hawaiian students have the smallest representation at 0.4% , with 34 students.
International students make up 6.0% of the undergraduate population, totaling 498 students.
There is also a notable percentage of students with an unknown race, making up 0.8% of the population, totaling 64 students.
The statistics/chart presented below provide an overview of the racial composition of all students (including undergraduate, graduate and transfer-in students) offering insights into the diversity present within UC Merced.
Undergraduate Students
- Hispanic 57.5% 4,780 students
- Asian 19.4% 1,617 students
- White 8.1% 676 students
- International students 6.0% 498 students
- African American 4.4% 366 students
- Mixed race 3.4% 279 students
- Unknown race 0.8% 64 students
- Hawaiian 0.4% 34 students
Graduate Students
- International students 38.1% 294 students
- White 24.1% 186 students
- Hispanic 19.8% 153 students
- Asian 8.9% 69 students
- Unknown race 3.6% 28 students
- Mixed race 3.1% 24 students
- African American 2.1% 16 students
- Hawaiian 0.3% 2 students
Transfer Students
- Hispanic 49.8% 133 students
- Asian 21.0% 56 students
- White 14.6% 39 students
- Mixed race 5.2% 14 students
- International students 4.5% 12 students
- African American 2.6% 7 students
- Hawaiian 1.5% 4 students
- Unknown race 0.7% 2 students
Students Age Diversity
- 18-19 45% 3,778 students
- 20-21 38% 3,154 students
- 22-24 10% 851 students
- 25-29 2% 125 students
- 30-34 0% 41 students
- 35-39 0% 14 students
- 40-49 0% 9 students
- 50-64 0% 3 students
- 25-29 44% 338 students
- 30-34 24% 183 students
- 22-24 18% 142 students
- 35-39 7% 51 students
- 40-49 4% 31 students
- 50-64 2% 17 students
- 20-21 1% 9 students
Residency of Students
The following interactive map shows the residency of undergraduate students who enrolled at University of California-Merced in the 2022 academic year.
| State name | Students Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | 2,397 | 99.83% | |
| Alaska | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Idaho | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Missouri | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Texas | 1 | less than 1% |
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