ranked 145th in "Best Value Schools", and ranked 139th (tie) in "Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs" at schools whose highest degree is a doctorate.
In 2024, Washington Monthly ranked UC Merced 72nd among 438 national universities in the U.S. based on UC Merced's contribution to the public good, as measured by social mobility, research, and promoting public service.
== Admissions and enrollment ==
UC Merced received 25,368 undergraduate applications for admission for the Fall 2019 incoming freshman class; 18,263 were admitted (72.0%).
Undergraduate enrollment in Fall 2019 was 51.7% women, 47.5% men and 0.8% unknown; approximately 99% were from California.
In 2021 UC Merced received a record-breaking number of applications totaling 30,105 freshman and transfer applications.
The graduate school application pool in 2022 consisted of 40% women and 23% minority students.
== Research institutes ==
Health Sciences Research Institute (HSRI)
Sierra Nevada Research Institute (SNRI)
University of California Advanced …
