Undergraduate Students

May 19, 2026

UC Merced student Tyrese Francis poses at an outdoor hallway
A new UC Merced major arrived just in time for Tyrese Francis. When the student starts his third year at the university this fall, he will dive into coursework for a degree in business administration, one of two degrees debuting in the School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts. “I...
Hayden Elliott of Turlock will start at UC Merced in the fall.
Incoming first-year student Hayden Elliott will hit the UC Merced campus this fall with quite a bit of college already under his belt. A 2023 graduate of Turlock High School, Elliott has earned...
first-year student Kayla Lopez
UC Merced is highlighting incoming students for fall 2023 — a dynamic, diverse and accomplished cohort of new Bobcats. It's the change of pace that Kayla Lopez has been craving. In...
After more than 15 years at UC Merced, Associate Director for Educational Equity and Access for the Calvin E. Bright Success Center Alejandro Delgadillo is retiring.
When Associate Director for Educational Equity and Access for the Calvin E. Bright Success Center Alejandro Delgadillo announced his plans for retirement earlier this year in a social media post,...
Incoming UC Merced student Delia Rodriguez
UC Merced is highlighting incoming students for fall 2023 — a dynamic, diverse and accomplished cohort of new Bobcats. Delia Rodriguez poured her heart into college prep — ...
Two students pose for a photo in the Carol Tomlinson-Keasey Quad at UC Merced.
UC Merced is highlighting incoming students for fall 2023 — a dynamic, diverse and accomplished cohort of new Bobcats. With a population of about 8,700 people, the Tulare County town of...
Rivera Middle School students get a lesson in engineering at the CalTeach Learning lab.
Every Tuesday and Thursday during the school year, elementary, middle and high school students from around the region travel to a special lab at UC Merced designed just for them. It’s the...
Students take part in a public health class at UC Merced
The Gateway Scholarship Program, UC Merced's longstanding student-support initiative focused on empowering young people from the San Joaquin Valley, has received a significant infusion of funding...
A student studies an equation on a whiteboard.
The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation has established a new scholarship endowment to ensure that many of UC Merced's underrepresented students, particularly those from diverse socio-economic backgrounds...
New students or those who have not yet chosen their majors will have an array of options before them. Five new majors and several new emphases, ranging across all three schools, are all coming...

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