Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at UC Merced

At University of California-Merced, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 71.43%, and 2024's acceptance rate is 39.00%. For 2024 admission, it was slightly harder to get into University of California-Merced than the previous year. The acceptance rate at University of California-Merced have not been tight and applicants have more chance to admit.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 12.12%, and the 2024 yield is 9.00%. The number of UC Merced applicants increased by 126.91% (37,971 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 71.43%, and this year's acceptance rate is 39.00% at University of California-Merced. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 70.32% and women students' rate is 72.07%. For 2024 admission, it was slightly harder to get into University of California-Merced than the previous year. The acceptance rate at University of California-Merced have not been tight and applicants have more chance to admit.

The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at University of California-Merced over the past 11 years (2013-2024).

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	75.51%	75.58%	75.43%
2014-15	67.18% -8.32%	68.15% -9.10%	66.33% -9.10%
2015-16	60.69% -6.49%	59.15% -4.30%	62.03% -4.30%
2016-17	74.17% 13.48%	72.52% 13.57%	75.60% 13.57%
2017-18	69.79% -4.38%	66.51% -5.26%	70.34% -5.26%
2018-19	66.17% -3.62%	64.63% -2.97%	67.37% -2.97%
2019-20	71.96% 5.79%	71.18% 5.21%	72.57% 5.21%
2020-21	84.80% 12.84%	82.51% 14.02%	86.59% 14.02%
2021-22	87.00% 2.20%	85.00% 1.41%	88.00% 1.41%
2022-23	89.46% 2.46%	88.30% 2.53%	90.53% 2.53%
2023-24	39.00% -50.46%	40.00% -52.53%	38.00% -52.53%
Average	71.43%	70.32%	72.07%

University of California-Merced Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 12.12% where the current academic year yield is 9.00%.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at University of California-Merced from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	14.06%	15.15%	13.08%
2014-15	14.19% 0.13%	14.80% 0.57%	13.65% 0.57%
2015-16	15.62% 1.43%	16.32% 1.39%	15.04% 1.39%
2016-17	13.22% -2.40%	13.90% -2.38%	12.66% -2.38%
2017-18	14.56% 1.34%	15.54% 1.57%	14.22% 1.57%
2018-19	13.31% -1.24%	14.07% -1.47%	12.75% -1.47%
2019-20	11.51% -1.81%	12.46% -1.98%	10.76% -1.98%
2020-21	8.88% -2.63%	9.50% -2.36%	8.41% -2.36%
2021-22	10.00% 1.12%	11.00% 0.60%	9.00% 0.60%
2022-23	8.94% -1.06%	10.48% -1.46%	7.54% -1.46%
2023-24	9.00% 0.06%	10.00% 0.46%	8.00% 0.46%
Average	12.12%	13.02%	11.37%

University of California-Merced Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 26,794, the average number of admitted is 18,051, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 2,058. The number of UC Merced applicants increased by 126.91% (37,971 applicants) compared to the previous year.

The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at University of California-Merced from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	14,056	10,613	1,492
2014-15	16,268 2,212	10,929 59	1,551 59
2015-16	18,862 2,594	11,447 237	1,788 237
2016-17	20,888 2,026	15,492 260	2,048 260
2017-18	22,574 1,686	15,754 245	2,293 245
2018-19	25,131 2,557	16,628 -79	2,214 -79
2019-20	25,424 293	18,294 -109	2,105 -109
2020-21	25,923 499	21,982 -154	1,951 -154
2021-22	27,793 1,870	24,180 467	2,418 467
2022-23	29,920 2,127	26,766 -26	2,392 -26
2023-24	67,891 37,971	26,477 -9	2,383 -9
Average	26,794	18,051	2,058

University of California-Merced Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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