Student Population at UC Merced

Total Enrollment

9,103

Undergraduate

8,343

Graduate

760

Men Students

4,674

Women Students

4,429

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 9,103 students have enrolled at University of California-Merced - 8,343 undergraduate and 760 graduate.

By gender, 4,674 male and 4,429 female students are attending University of California-Merced. By attendance status, there are 8,957 full-time students and 146 part-time students.

The number of students at University of California-Merced is very small compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in California.

*Gender, Race, Age, and Online population based on 2022-2023 data.

Enrollment Comparison Chart

The below chart compares the student population between University of California-Merced and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 4,674 male and 4,429 female students attending UC Merced. The male-to-female student ratio is 1.06 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).

The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at UC Merced.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at UC Merced
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	8,343	8,202	141
Men	4,251	4,167	84
Women	4,092	4,035	57

Population by Gender/Attending Status at UC Merced
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	760	755	5
Men	423	418	5
Women	337	337	0

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 4,763 Hispanic students (52.32%) and 1,855 Asian students (20.38%) at University of California-Merced(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at University of California-Merced.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at University of California-Merced
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	8	4	4
Asian	1,785	1,099	686
Black or African American	387	181	206
Hispanic	4,616	2,114	2,502
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	27	14	13
White	708	447	261
Two or More Races	318	179	139
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	83	52	31
Total	8,343	4,251	4,092

Population by Race/Ethnicity at University of California-Merced
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	0	0	0
Asian	70	45	25
Black or African American	16	9	7
Hispanic	147	70	77
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	1	0
White	179	97	82
Two or More Races	25	12	13
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	24	16	8
Total	760	423	337

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 8,259 students whose age under twenty five and 346 students whose age is over thirty years old at University of California-Merced.

Especially, 391 students are younger than eighteen.

The following table and chart show the student population by student age at University of California-Merced.

Population by Student Age at University of California-Merced
	Total	Men	Women
Total	8,343	4,251	4,092
Under 18	391	206	185
18-19	4,096	2,120	1,976
20-21	2,829	1,305	1,524
22-24	805	486	319
25-29	149	97	52
30-34	44	23	21
35-39	14	7	7
40-49	11	5	6
50-64	4	2	2
Total	8,343	4,251	4,092

Population by Student Age at University of California-Merced
	Total	Men	Women
Total	760	423	337
20-21	6	2	4
22-24	132	73	59
25-29	349	194	155
30-34	175	103	72
35-39	52	30	22
40-49	33	13	20
50-64	13	8	5
Total	760	423	337

Online Student Population

At University of California-Merced, 1,123 students (12.34% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.

By location of enrolled students, 0 students live in California where University of California-Merced is located in and 0 students have enrolled from other states.

Online Student Population
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	9,103	8,343	760
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes	0	0	0
Enrolled Some in Online Classes	1,123	1,120	3
Not Enrolled in Online Classes	7,980	7,223	757

Online Student Population by Student Location
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)	0	0	0
California Residents	0	0	0
Other State in U.S.	0	0	0
Outside of U.S.	0	0	0
Unknown	0	0	0