Merced College
Merced, CA
School Background
2022 Undergraduate Enrollment: 7,737
Graduate Enrollment: 0
Associate's Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional
Highest degree awarded:
Associate
Hispanic focused instituion
Religious Affiliation:
None
Campus Details
Small City (<100k)
Two-year, large
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mixed part/full-time
Applicant and Admittance Traits
2022 Admission Rate: 0%
Male/Female: 43% / 57% (2017)
First generation college students: 59.4% (2017)
Percentage of students who are married when enrolled: 7.6% (2017)
Percentage of students who are veterans: 0.4% (2017)
Test scores for admission:
Appliants applying to 2+ schools: 39.2% (2017)
Appliants applying to 3+ schools: 20.7% (2017)
Appliants applying to 4+ schools: 12.9% (2017)
Appliants applying to 5+ schools: 9.2% (2017)
Ethnicity Information
White: 17.7%
Black: 3.3%
Hispanic: 62.8%
Asian: 7.6%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.5%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.3%
2+ races: 2.9%
Non-resident alien: 0.5%
Unknown race: 4.4%
Black: 3.3%
Hispanic: 62.8%
Asian: 7.6%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.5%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.3%
2+ races: 2.9%
Non-resident alien: 0.5%
Unknown race: 4.4%
Costs & Fees
2022 Average Tuition & Fees (Room/Board/Books): $19,487
In-State tuition: $1,180Out-of-State tuition: $7,444
Estimated books and supplies: $1,125 (2022)
Estimated on-campus room & board:
Estimated on-campus other fees:
Estimated off-campus room & board: $17,253 (2022)
Estimated off-campus other fees: $0 (2022)
Average Family Income: $26,507 (2017)
Median Family Income: $18,008 (2017)
Scholarships & Financial Aid
Percentage of students receiving Pell Grant: 29.3%Percentage of students with Federal Loans: 0.2%
Median federal loan debt at graduation:
Median federal loan payment:
| Household Income | Net Cost |
|---|---|
| 0-$30k | $10,868 |
| $30k-48k | $11,123 |
| $48k-75k | $14,398 |
| $75k-110k | $17,716 |
| $110k+ | $0 |
Graduate Outcomes & Job Placements
4-year graduation rate: 0%6-year graduation rate: 0%
1 year post-graduation workforce participation: 89.7% (2020)
Loans
Median federal debt for graduates:Median federal debt for non-graduates:
Median federal debt for first-generation graduates:
Median federal debt for Pell grant recipient graduates:
Ability to Repay Loans
| Graduates, % of Loans in Repayment (Non-delinquent/default) |
Percentage |
|---|---|
| @1 Year | |
| @3 year | |
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1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid (Non-delinquent/default) - Pell Grant Recipients:
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid - 1st Generation Attendees:
Earnings Power
Median earnings, 1 year post graduation: $38,209 (2020)Median earnings, 4 years post graduation: $34,828 (2020)
Popular Majors
| Type of Degree | Major | 2022 Graduates | Median Federal Debt | Median Monthly Payment | 1yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) | 4yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Associate's Degree | Chemistry. | 10 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Music. | 3 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Fine and Studio Arts. | 24 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services. | 6 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Communication and Media Studies. | 21 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians. | 1 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 1 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Computer Science. | 18 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Culinary Arts and Related Services. | 7 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Culinary Arts and Related Services. | 5 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Agriculture, General. | 12 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Agricultural Business and Management. | 3 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Agricultural Business and Management. | 44 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Agricultural Mechanization. | 81 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Agricultural Mechanization. | 3 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Agricultural Production Operations. | 3 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Agricultural Production Operations. | 12 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services. | 1 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 110 | $19,484 ($1,624) | $35,565 ($2,964) | ||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Fire Protection. | 4 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Fire Protection. | 11 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Human Services, General. | 1 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Human Services, General. | 8 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Social Sciences, General. | 280 | $7,843 | $30,021 ($2,502) | $31,414 ($2,618) | |
| Associate's Degree | Anthropology. | 7 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Archeology. | 1 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Economics. | 8 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | International Relations and National Security Studies. | 11 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Sociology. | 86 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Electrical and Power Transmission Installers. | 21 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Electrical and Power Transmission Installers. | 3 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technology. | 20 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technology. | 13 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies. | 92 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies. | 8 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Precision Metal Working. | 81 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Precision Metal Working. | 6 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | 4 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Film/Video and Photographic Arts. | 1 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Health and Medical Administrative Services. | 22 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Health and Medical Administrative Services. | 14 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | 74 | $11,150 | $78,956 ($6,580) | ||
| Associate's Degree | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | 18 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Health/Medical Preparatory Programs. | 47 | $39,062 ($3,255) | |||
| Associate's Degree | Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 57 | $12,750 | $102,018 ($8,502) | $92,668 ($7,722) | |
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants. | 155 | $6,250 | |||
| Associate's Degree | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants. | 35 | $39,983 ($3,332) | |||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Business/Commerce, General. | 6 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Business/Commerce, General. | 27 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 65 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 124 | $30,882 ($2,574) | |||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Accounting and Related Services. | 7 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Accounting and Related Services. | 15 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Business Operations Support and Assistant Services. | 64 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Business Operations Support and Assistant Services. | 18 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations. | 3 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations. | 4 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Real Estate. | 3 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations. | 2 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations. | 4 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | History. | 25 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Engineering, General. | 1 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Electromechanical Instrumentation and Maintenance Technologies/Technicians. | 3 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Electromechanical Instrumentation and Maintenance Technologies/Technicians. | 4 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians. | 2 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians. | 1 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians. | 9 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians. | 5 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 1 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 3 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services. | 3 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services. | 2 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. | 11 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. | 63 | $24,645 ($2,054) | |||
| Associate's Degree | English Language and Literature, General. | 17 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 725 | $9,300 | $23,536 ($1,961) | $22,633 ($1,886) | |
| Associate's Degree | Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 38 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Biology, General. | 8 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Mathematics. | 38 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Biological and Physical Sciences. | 1 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Health and Physical Education/Fitness. | 32 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Philosophy. | 1 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Physics. | 22 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Psychology, General. | 319 | $6,849 | $28,370 ($2,364) | $29,978 ($2,498) | |
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 4 |
Campus Resources
Average faculty salary: $79,263Full time faculty: 36%
Undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio: 23.0
School's endowment start of year: $7,776,722 (2022)
School's endowment end of year: $9,967,786 (2022)