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Class LevelClass Level (as of Fall 2009)
Level Number Percent
 Undergraduate 3,190 93.4%
 Graduate 224 6.6%
 Total 3,414 100%

Enrollment at UC Merced jumped 26 percent from 2008 to 2009, proving that the campus' interdisciplinary learning model appeals to the current generation of college students.

SchoolUndergraduate Students by School
School Number Percent
 Engineering 571 17.9%
 Natural Sciences 1,043 32.7%
 Social Sciences,
 Humanities & Arts
1,107 34.7%
 Undeclared 469 14.7%
 Total 3,190 100%

UC Merced is known for giving students the opportunity to conduct research with top-notch faculty as early as their freshman year.

EthnicityEthnicity
Ethnicity Number Percent
 African American 232 6.8%
 American Indian/
 Alaskan Native
23 <1.0%
 Asian/
 Pacific Islander
1,069 31.3%
 Hispanic 1,058 31.0%
 White 774 22.7%
 Nonresident Alien 108 3.2%
 Other/Unknown 150 4.4%
 Total 3,414 100%

Even with an intimate population of 3,414 students, UC Merced is the most diverse campus in the University of California system.

GenderGender
Gender Number Percent
 Female 1,637 47.9%
 Male 1,765 51.7%
 Total 3,414 100%

UC Merced is one of the few college campuses where more men are enrolled as students than women.

Source: UC Merced Office of Institutional Planning & Analysis | Last Updated: October 2009

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