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Class 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.
Undergraduate 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.
Ethnicity
| 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.
Gender
| 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
