University of California-Merced is a mid-sized public university located in Merced, CA ranked 45th in California. It has a total of 8,260 full-time undergraduate students and is not very competitive, with a 71.96% acceptance rate. University of California-Merced offers 62 different majors and is best known for its Computer Engineering, Cognitive Science, and Materials Engineering programs (nationally ranked 7th, 9th, and 43rd respectively). With an annual tuition of $11,442 for students from California and $41,196 for those from out-of-state, University of California-Merced is rather pricey. 62.66% of students graduate ready to the next phase of their lives, entering the labor force.