Public · Merced, California
University of California-Merced: cost, debt and earnings by major
22 programs with reported graduate earnings. Click one for net cost, payback and 10-year return.
- Average net price, all families
- $11,583
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Odds of finishing
- 68%
- Within 150% of normal time · Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Admission rate
- 91%
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Undergraduates
- 8,372
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Median debt of graduates
- $13,500
- NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
- Borrowers in default after 2 years
- 2.0%
- NSLDS AY2016-17, AY2017-18 pooled cohorts measured in 2018-2019, 2019-2020
Net price by family income
| $0–30,000 | $7,387 |
|---|---|
| $30,001–48,000 | $7,141 |
| $48,001–75,000 | $10,285 |
| $75,001–110,000 | $14,069 |
| $110,000+ | $30,779 |
What families paid per year after grants, AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.
Bachelor's programs (20)
- Computer Engineering$102,575
- Mechanical Engineering$95,040
- Biomedical/Medical Engineering$88,795
- Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering$83,007
- Applied Mathematics$82,156
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$68,277
- Economics$67,692
- Political Science and Government$62,815
- Biology, General$59,249
- English Language and Literature, General$58,623
- Chemistry$56,888
- Public Health$56,393
- Psychology, General$53,143
- Cognitive Science$51,147
- Sociology$50,468
- Physics$46,988 (1 yr)
- History$44,144
- Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$42,238 (1 yr)
- Research and Experimental Psychology$37,877 (1 yr)
- Anthropology$27,746 (1 yr)
Master's programs (1)
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$67,444 (1 yr)
Doctoral programs (1)
- Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences$64,613 (1 yr)