Publications:
OUR STUDENTS (Fall 2018)
- Undergraduate Engineering Students: 2,192 (19% women)
- UC Merced Total: Fall 2018 Undergrad Enrollment: 7,881
- Ethnicity: Hispanic (48%), African American (4%), Multi-ethnic (4%), White (12%), Asian (25%), Native American/Pacific Islander (1%)
- Graduate Engineering Students: 230 (183 Ph.D., 47 M.S.)
- Engineering Degrees Awarded 2017-18: B.S. – 265; M.S. – 15; Ph.D. – 20
Undergraduate |
Graduate |
OUR RANKINGS
School of Engineering
U.S. News & World Report's 2020 Best Graduate Schools
- 134th - ranked graduate engineering program
- Environmental Engineering ranked at No. 85
- Materials Engineering ranked at No. 99
- Electrical Engineering and Computer Science ranked at No. 105
- Bioengineering ranked at No. 115
- Mechanical Engineering ranked at No. 121
- 167th - ranked undergraduate engineering program
UC Merced:
Print Friendly PDF: UC Merced Bragsheet
- R2 Carnegie classification (doctoral granting university with higher research activity)
- Designated Hispanic Serving Instituion (HSI) in 2010
2019-2020
U.S. News & World Report's Best Colleges rankings
- No. 1 in the nation for student outcomes
- No. 1 in the nation for outperforming expected graduation rates
- No. 7 in the nation for social mobility
- No. 13 among public universities for Best Undergraduate Teaching
- No. 44 Top Public Schools | No. 104 among National Universities
- No. 11 among public universities and No. 1 in the UC for student participation in undergraduate research and creative projects
- No. 27 among public universities for alumni giving rate
2018-2019
- 67th for Top Public Schools | 136th overall among National Universities (U.S. News & World Report)
- 39th best in National Ranking (Washington Monthly)
- 14th best in Social Mobility (Washington Monthly) | 15th best in Social Mobility (U.S. News & World Report)
- 17th best “Bang for the Buck” western colleges (Washington Monthly)
- 30th best in the nation for Alumni Earnings (Washington Monthly)
- 38th best value, California (BestValueSchools.com)
2017
- 50th best “Cool Schools” ranking (2017 Sierra Club)
- 5th best social mobility rank (Washington Monthly)
2016
- 41st best national ranking (Washington Monthly)
- 11th best college for Hispanic students (BestColleges.com)
- 12th most diverse college (UC Merced News | BestColleges.com)
For more on UC Merced Accolades
OUR FACULTY
- Size: 63 ladder-rank faculty
- Professors: 25 (40%)
- Associate Professor: 16 (25%)
- Assistant Professor: 25 (40%)
- NSF Career Awardees: 11
- Other Federal Young Investigator Awardees: 3
- Endowed Professorships: 2
OUR RESEARCH
-
Research awards 2017-18: $11.5 million
INSTITUTES & CENTERS
Click here for a listing of our Research Institutes and Centers
MORE INFORMATION
Website: https://engineering.ucmerced.edu
Address: School of Engineering, UC Merced
5200 N. Lake Road
Merced, CA 95343
Phone: 209-228-4411
Click here for a UC Merced Virtual Tour | Print friendly PDF: School of Engineering At-A-Glance
Vers. 01.2020 - Data as of Fall 2019
