School of Engineering Demographics (Fall 2025)
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For more: - 3,018 Undergraduate Engineering Students
- 19% Women (UG engineering students)
- 53% URM (1604 underrepresented minority)
- 56% First-Generation
- 257 Graduate Engineering Students
- 229 Ph.D.
- 28 M.S.
- 493 Engineering Degrees Awarded (2024-25)
- 402 B.S.
- 40 M.S.
- 51 Ph.D.
- Ethnicities (UG) Fall 2025:
- 48% Hispanic (1,445)
- 29% Asian (877)
- 10% White (309)
- 5% African-American/Black (151)
- 1% International (19)
- 5% Multi-ethnic (160)
- <1% American Indian/Pacific Islander (10)
UC Merced Demographics (Fall 2025)
- 8,943 Total Enrollment
- 8,243 Undergraduate Student Enrollment
- 700 Graduate Student Enrollment
- 62% of Undergraduates are First-Generation
- Ethnicities (UG) Fall 2025:
- 56% Hispanic
- 23% Asian
- 9% White
- 5% African-American/Black
- 5% Multi-ethnic
- 1% International
- <1% American Indian/Pacific Islander
School of Engineering Faculty (FALL 2025)
- 69 ladder-rank faculty (26% Women)
- 26 Professors (38%)
- 23 Associate Professors (33%)
- 20 Assistant Professors (29%)
- 11 Teaching Faculty
- 1 National Academy of Engineers Member
- 19 NSF Career Awardees
- 5 Other Federal Young Investigator Awardees
- 3 Endowed Professorships
Research Impact
- $21.5 million dollars in research awards (AY2024-25)
- We are R1 | UC Merced Earns Carnegie R1 Classification
- Two 2025 Distinctions | Carnegie Opportunity Classifications
School of Engineering Rankings
U.S. News & World Report Rankings
#99 - GRADUATE ENGINEERING PROGRAM (April 2026)
[News] Engineering in Top 100 | Best Engineering School by U.S. News (UNWR)
- #82 - Environmental Systems
- #101 - Materials Engineering
- #103 - Computer Engineering
- #103 - Mechanical Engineering
- #125 - Electrical Engineering/Electronics/Communications Engineering
- #126 - Bioengineering
#128 - UNDERGRADUATE ENGINEERING (among Ph.D.-granting schools) (September 2026)
UC Merced Rankings
U.S. News & World Report
- #4 Social Mobility
- #18 Best Value for In-state Students (this is a brand new category)
- #30 Best Public University in the Nation
- #40 Best College for Veterans (our first time charting in this category)
- Our highest-ever undergraduate engineering ranking #128 (up from #135)
Wall Street Journal
[News] UC Merced Ranked 14th Best College in the Nation and No. 3 Amongst Public Universities (2026)
- #1 in the nation for Social Mobility (WSJ 2025)
- #3 among all US public institutions
- #6 in California (WSJ 2025)
- #14 among all US universities
Other Rankings & Accolades
- #1 in the nation among young universities (Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2024)
- #1 EMI Tier (Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index 2024)
- BEST COLLEGES | Princeton Review 2024
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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