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University of California, Merced Common Data Set 2024-25
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Acceptance rate
91.5%
28,903 of 31,582
Early decision rate
No ED
SAT middle 50%
—
ACT middle 50%
—
Who got into University of California, Merced: GPA and SAT of reported applicants
Accepted 144Waitlisted 0Rejected 2Preview
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GPA and SAT of 146 reported applicants, accepted vs. rejected.
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| AppliedC1 | 31,582 |
| AdmittedC1 | 28,903 |
| EnrolledC1 | 2,097 |
| YieldC1 | 7.3% |
| Early decisionC21 | Not offered |
| Early actionC22 | Not offered |
Waitlist
| Offered a placeC2 | — |
| Accepted a placeC2 | — |
| Admitted from waitlistC2 | — |
| Odds if you stay on the listC2 | — |
Test scores and GPA
| Submitted SATC9 | — |
| Submitted ACTC9 | — |
| SAT Reading & Writing (25th–75th)C9 | — |
| SAT Math (25th–75th)C9 | — |
| Average high school GPAC12 | 3.57 |
| GPA of 4.0C11 | 17% |
| GPA 3.75–3.99C11 | 18% |
| GPA 3.50–3.74C11 | 23% |
| GPA below 3.50C11 | 42% |
Cost and financial aid
| TuitionG1 | — |
| Required feesG1 | — |
| Food and housingG1 | — |
| Need fully met (first-years)H2 | — |
| Average % of need metH2 | — |
| Average need-based packageH2 | — |
| Average need-based grantH2 | — |
What admissions looks at
- Rigor of secondary school recordVery important
- Class rankNot considered
- Academic GPAVery important
- Standardized test scoresNot considered
- Application essayVery important
- Recommendation(s)Considered
- InterviewNot considered
- Extracurricular activitiesImportant
- Talent/abilityImportant
- Character/personal qualitiesConsidered
- First generationConsidered
- Alumni/ae relationNot considered
- Geographical residenceConsidered
- State residencyConsidered
- Religious affiliation/commitmentNot considered
- Volunteer workConsidered
- Work experienceConsidered
- Level of applicant's interestNot considered
From item C7.
Outcomes
| UndergraduatesB1 | 8,372 |
| First-year retentionB22 | 82% |
| 4-year graduation rateB | — |
| 6-year graduation rateB | 69% |
Notes on this filing
- C801 is N (SAT/ACT not used for admission) and C704 is Not Considered; C8F clarification is blank, so no conflict to resolve.
- C201 is N (no waitlist policy); waitlist counts C202-C204 are blank, so set to null.
- C2101 and C2201 are N (no early decision or early action); the early decision applied/admitted row (C2106) is blank and carries a duplicated item number.
- C901-C967 test score items are blank; the SAT/ACT percentile rows reuse item numbers C905-C931 for different labels, so they were not mapped.
- C1121-C1126 are printed as fractions (0.17, 0.18, 0.23, 0.20, 0.18, 0.04; total 1) and converted to percents. Bands C1127-C1129 are blank and treated as not printed. pct_below_3_50 = 20+18+4 = 42, summed from the printed bands below 3.50.
- Four-year graduation rate is not printed as a rate (B401-B428 give counts only, e.g., 1116 completers in under four years of a 2209 cohort). Not computed; null.
- Six-year graduation rate taken from B432 (current cohort, 0.6903576) and converted to 69.0.
- Retention rate taken from B2201 (0.82) and converted to 82.
- Undergraduate total from B193 (8372), which matches B149-B152.
- G001-G003 and G101-G606 cost items are all blank; tuition, fees, and room and board are null. Institution control cannot be confirmed from the filing.
- H201-H239 aid items (first-time, full-time first-year, and all rows) are blank; aid fields are null.
- Admissions totals reconcile: C101+C102+C104 = 31582 (C117), C105+C106+C108 = 28903 (C118).
Source: University of California, Merced Common Data Set 2024-25 . “—” means the college left the item blank.