School of Engineering Demographics (Fall 2022)
- 2,523 Undergraduate Engineering Students
- 19% Women (UG engineering students)
- 56% URM (1408 underrepresented minority)
- 262 Graduate Engineering Students (2021-22)
- 228 Ph.D.
- 34 M.S.
- 537 Engineering Degrees Awarded (2021-22)
- 479 B.S.
- 25 M.S.
- 33 Ph.D.
- Ethnicities (UG) Fall 2022:
- 47% Hispanic
- 28% Asian
- 10% White
- 4% African-American/Black
- 4% International
- 4% Multi-ethnic
- <1% American Indian/Pacific Islander
UC Merced Demographics
(Fall 2022)
- 9,104 Total Enrollment
- 8,344 Undergraduate Student Enrollment
- 760 Graduate Student Enrollment
- 67% of Undergraduates are First-Generation
- Ethnicities (UG):
- 55% Hispanic
- 21% Asian
- 8% White
- 5% African-American/Black
- 5% International
- 4% Multi-ethnic
- <1% American Indian/Pacific Islander
School of Engineering Faculty (2022)
- 69 ladder-rank faculty (28% Women)
- 26 Professors (38%)
- 20 Associate Professors (29%)
- 23 Assistant Professors (33%)
- 1 National Academy of Engineers Member
- 13 NSF Career Awardees
- 3 Other Federal Young Investigator Awardees
- 2 Endowed Professorships
- $54.8 million dollars in research awards (2021-22)
School of Engineering Rankings
U.S. News & World Report Rankings
- #127 - Graduate engineering program
- #77 - Environmental Engineering
- #91 - Computer Engineering
- #91 - Materials Engineering
- #111 - Mechanical Engineering
- #112 - Bioengineering
- #122 - Electrical Engineering/Electronics/Communications Engineering
- #123 - Undergraduate engineering (among Ph.D.-granting schools)
UC Merced Rankings
U.S. News & World Report's Best Colleges Rankings
- Top 100 National Universities 3 Years Running (USNWR)
- #5 for creating social mobility (USNWR, 2023)
- #13 for economic diversity (USNWR, 2023)
- #15 California Universities (USNWR, 2023)
- #15 R2 Nationally (USNWR, 2023)
- TOP 25 | #23 among public universities (Washington Monthly, 2022)
- TOP 25 | #25 Global Most Innovative (World Universities with Real Impact, 2022)
- TOP 50 | #42 Overall Public Universities (USNWR, 2023)
- TOP 50 | #49 Nationally (Washington Monthly, 2022)
- TOP 100 | #97 Overall National Universities (USNWR)
- TOP 100 | #80 Best Colleges by Value (Money Magazine, 2022)
Sustainability
AASHE Sustainable Campus Index
- #1 in the nation for sustainable buildings
- #1 (tied) in the nation for sustainable research
Sierra Club's Cool Schools
- No. 7 Top Ten “Cool School,” Sierra magazine ‘2021 Cool Schools’ list
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