Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares UC Merced's student enrollment with all colleges nationwide, Public, 4-Years Colleges, 4-Years Colleges, and Public, 4-Years Colleges in California.
The enrollment is smaller than the Public, 4-Years Colleges in California average (20,004 students).
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
University of California-Merced9,1108,372738
All Colleges2,9312,6851,440
Public, 4-Years Colleges11,3969,8102,541
4-Years Colleges4,6864,2051,445
Public, 4-Years Colleges in California20,00418,7073,396
The below chart compares the student population between University of California-Merced and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 5,012 male and 4,098 female students attending UC Merced. The male-to-female student ratio is 1.22 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.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Gender/Attending Status at UC Merced
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total8,3728,236136
Men4,5884,50880
Women3,7843,72856
Population by Gender/Attending Status at UC Merced
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total73872810
Men4244195
Women3143095

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 4,786 Hispanic students (52.54%) and 2,057 Asian students (22.58%) at University of California-Merced(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at University of California-Merced.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Race/Ethnicity at University of California-Merced
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native1578
Asian1,9741,237737
Black or African American425220205
Hispanic4,6392,2932,346
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander21138
White772502270
Two or More Races384234150
Race/Ethnicity Unknown1005941
Total 8,3724,5883,784
Population by Race/Ethnicity at University of California-Merced
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native101
Asian834736
Black or African American23158
Hispanic1477176
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander110
White1438459
Two or More Races251312
Race/Ethnicity Unknown20146
Total 738424314

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 8,308 students whose age under twenty five and 313 students whose age is over thirty years old at University of California-Merced.
Especially, 309 students are younger than eighteen.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at University of California-Merced.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Student Age at University of California-Merced
TotalMenWomen
Total8,372 4,5883,784
Under 18309 175134
18-193,948 2,2061,742
20-213,269 1,6941,575
22-24667 405262
25-29121 7348
30-3424 186
35-3923 1013
40-497 43
50-644 31
Total 8,372 4,5883,784
Population by Student Age at University of California-Merced
TotalMenWomen
Total738 424314
20-216 24
22-24109 6346
25-29368 212156
30-34160 9961
35-3954 3420
40-4929 821
50-6412 66
Total 738 424314

Online Student Population

At University of California-Merced, 962 students (10.56% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 2 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.
By location of enrolled students, 2 students live in California where University of California-Merced is located in and 0 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total9,1108,372738
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes220
Enrolled Some in Online Classes9609600
Not Enrolled in Online Classes8,1487,410738
Online Student Population by Student Location
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)220
California Residents220
Other State in U.S.000
Outside of U.S.000
Unknown000