Facts and Statistics Relating To The University of California, Merced

---

• 10th campus of the University of California System

• First new UC in 40 Years

• Built on land that used to be a golf course

• First American research university of the 21st century

• Composed of three schools
  • The School of Engineering
  • The School of Natural Sciences
  • The School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts

• There are plans for UC Merced to have a medical school in the future

• First undergraduate class held 838 students
  • 132 of those were transfers

• Spring 2006 was first graduating class, 3 people

• Building design and construction at UC Merced emphasize the most advanced techniques in energy and resource conservation and employ cutting-edge “green” building practices that reflect the university’s broad commitment to environmental sustainability

UC Merced Student Demographics

*First Generation is defined as neither parent having a 4-year college degree.

**Other includes African-American, Native American and International students.

Source: IPA Enrollment Table/UCM Banner, Prepared by the Office of Institutional Planning and Analysis, March 2007