Cost and net price
| In-state tuition and fees | $1,202 |
| Out-of-state tuition and fees | $8,882 |
| Average cost of attendance | $10,558 |
| Books and supplies | $1,089 |
| Room and board, on campus | Data unavailable |
| Average net price, all aided students | $714 |
| Average net price, family income $0 to $30,000 | $634 |
| Average net price, family income over $110,000 | Data unavailable |
Net price is the average cost after grants and scholarships for first-time, full-time undergraduates who receive federal aid, at in-state rates. Your price depends on your family finances; use the school's net price calculator for an estimate. Tuition: AcadYr 2025-26, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. Net price and cost of attendance: AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.
Admissions and enrollment
- Admission rate
- Data unavailable
- SAT range, middle 50% (reading plus math)
- Data unavailable
- ACT composite range, middle 50%
- Data unavailable
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 10,001
- Graduate enrollment
- Data unavailable
- Students receiving Pell grants
- 43%
- Student to faculty ratio
- 28 to 1
Admission rate and enrollment: Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25. SAT and ACT ranges come from IPEDS and may not reflect test-optional policies.
Graduation, earnings, and debt
| Completion within 150% of normal time | 35% |
| Completion within normal time | 19% |
| First-year retention (full-time) | 63% |
| Median federal debt, graduates | Suppressed for privacy |
| Typical monthly payment on that debt (10 years) | Suppressed for privacy |
| Median Parent PLUS debt, completers | $8,408 |
| Share earning more than a typical high school graduate, 6 years after entry | 51% |
Measure definitions and cohorts
- Median earnings of students working and not enrolled 10 years after entry (MD_EARN_WNE_P10): Treasury AY2011-12, AY2012-13 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled 1 year after completing (MD_EARN_WNE_1YR): Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled 4 years after completing (MD_EARN_WNE_4YR): Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- The median debt for students who have completed (GRAD_DEBT_MDN): NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
- Completion rate for first-time, full-time students at four-year institutions (150% of expected time to completion) (C150_4): Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Average net price for Title IV institutions (public institutions) (NPT4_PUB): AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
Institution-level earnings cover students who received federal financial aid, including students who did not complete. Debt figures include federal loans only and exclude private loans.
Programs and program-level outcomes
Highest early earnings among programs at Merced College
112 programs reported. Program earnings are for graduates of this school's program, which is different from the wages of everyone working in a related occupation.
Undergraduate certificate (41)
| Program (CIP) | Graduates (recent year) | Median earnings, 1 yr | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accounting and Related Services CIP 52.03 · No credentials fully online | 5 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Agricultural Business and Management CIP 01.01 · No credentials fully online | 24 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Agricultural Mechanization CIP 01.02 · No credentials fully online | 56 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Agricultural Production Operations CIP 01.03 · No credentials fully online | 15 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions CIP 51.09 · No credentials fully online | 88 | $83,805 | Suppressed for privacy |
| Apparel and Textiles CIP 19.09 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy | |
| Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services CIP 01.06 · No credentials fully online | 1 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians CIP 10.02 · No credentials fully online | 1 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations CIP 52.02 · No credentials fully online | 15 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Business Operations Support and Assistant Services CIP 52.04 · No credentials fully online | 52 | $28,471 | Suppressed for privacy |
| Business/Commerce, General CIP 52.01 · No credentials fully online | 2 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Computer Programming CIP 11.02 · No credentials fully online | 3 | Data unavailable | Suppressed for privacy |
| Computer Science CIP 11.07 · No credentials fully online | 0 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Computer Systems Analysis CIP 11.05 · No credentials fully online | 1 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications CIP 11.09 · No credentials fully online | 9 | Data unavailable | Suppressed for privacy |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General CIP 11.01 · No credentials fully online | 9 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections CIP 43.01 · No credentials fully online | 0 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Culinary Arts and Related Services CIP 12.05 · No credentials fully online | 2 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians CIP 15.13 · No credentials fully online | 2 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Electrical and Power Transmission Installers CIP 46.03 · No credentials fully online | 21 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians CIP 47.01 · No credentials fully online | 8 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians CIP 15.04 · No credentials fully online | 0 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations CIP 52.07 · No credentials fully online | 4 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians CIP 15.05 · No credentials fully online | 18 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Fine and Studio Arts CIP 50.07 · No credentials fully online | 0 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Fire Protection CIP 43.02 · No credentials fully online | 1 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services CIP 19.05 · No credentials fully online | 2 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations CIP 52.18 · No credentials fully online | 0 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services CIP 51.07 · No credentials fully online | 19 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians CIP 47.03 · No credentials fully online | 3 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services CIP 19.07 · No credentials fully online | 10 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Human Services, General CIP 44.00 · No credentials fully online | 0 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities CIP 24.01 · No credentials fully online | 812 | $26,708 | $8,694 |
| Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians CIP 15.08 · No credentials fully online | 0 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions CIP 51.15 · No credentials fully online | 0 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants CIP 51.39 · No credentials fully online | 144 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Precision Metal Working CIP 48.05 · No credentials fully online | 147 | $43,274 | Suppressed for privacy |
| Real Estate CIP 52.15 · No credentials fully online | 15 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Sociology CIP 45.11 · No credentials fully online | 20 | Data unavailable | Suppressed for privacy |
| Special Education and Teaching CIP 13.10 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy | |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians CIP 47.06 · No credentials fully online | 89 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
Associate's degree (71)
| Program (CIP) | Graduates (recent year) | Median earnings, 1 yr | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accounting and Related Services CIP 52.03 · No credentials fully online | 25 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Agricultural Business and Management CIP 01.01 · No credentials fully online | 50 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Agricultural Mechanization CIP 01.02 · No credentials fully online | 2 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Agricultural Production Operations CIP 01.03 · No credentials fully online | 37 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Agriculture, General CIP 01.00 · No credentials fully online | 0 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions CIP 51.09 · No credentials fully online | 15 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Anthropology CIP 45.02 · No credentials fully online | 4 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services CIP 01.06 · No credentials fully online | 1 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Archeology CIP 45.03 · No credentials fully online | 0 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Biological and Physical Sciences CIP 30.01 · No credentials fully online | 0 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Biology, General CIP 26.01 · No credentials fully online | 20 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations CIP 52.02 · No credentials fully online | 109 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Business Operations Support and Assistant Services CIP 52.04 · No credentials fully online | 28 | $35,021 | Suppressed for privacy |
| Business/Commerce, General CIP 52.01 · No credentials fully online | 25 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Chemistry CIP 40.05 · No credentials fully online | 7 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Communication and Media Studies CIP 09.01 · No credentials fully online | 24 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Computer Science CIP 11.07 · No credentials fully online | 23 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General CIP 11.01 · No credentials fully online | 19 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections CIP 43.01 · No credentials fully online | 61 | $29,719 | Suppressed for privacy |
| Culinary Arts and Related Services CIP 12.05 · No credentials fully online | 1 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians CIP 15.13 · No credentials fully online | 0 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft CIP 50.05 · No credentials fully online | 11 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Economics CIP 45.06 · No credentials fully online | 15 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Electrical and Power Transmission Installers CIP 46.03 · No credentials fully online | 9 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians CIP 47.01 · No credentials fully online | 5 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians CIP 15.04 · No credentials fully online | 0 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General CIP 15.00 · No credentials fully online | 2 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Engineering, General CIP 14.01 · No credentials fully online | 5 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| English Language and Literature, General CIP 23.01 · No credentials fully online | 28 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations CIP 52.07 · No credentials fully online | 5 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians CIP 15.05 · No credentials fully online | 5 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies CIP 05.02 · No credentials fully online | 1 | Data unavailable | Suppressed for privacy |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts CIP 50.06 · No credentials fully online | 2 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Fine and Studio Arts CIP 50.07 · No credentials fully online | 21 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Fire Protection CIP 43.02 · No credentials fully online | 5 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services CIP 19.05 · No credentials fully online | 4 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations CIP 52.18 · No credentials fully online | 4 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Geography and Cartography CIP 45.07 · No credentials fully online | 3 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences CIP 40.06 · No credentials fully online | 1 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics CIP 16.05 · No credentials fully online | 0 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Graphic Communications CIP 10.03 · No credentials fully online | 5 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General CIP 51.00 · No credentials fully online | 99 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services CIP 51.07 · No credentials fully online | 25 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Health/Medical Preparatory Programs CIP 51.11 | $32,944 | $9,611 | |
| Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians CIP 47.03 · No credentials fully online | 1 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| History CIP 54.01 · No credentials fully online | 30 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services CIP 19.07 · Some credentials fully online | 74 | $22,432 | Suppressed for privacy |
| Human Services, General CIP 44.00 · No credentials fully online | 2 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| International Relations and National Security Studies CIP 45.09 · No credentials fully online | 0 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Legal Support Services CIP 22.03 · No credentials fully online | 1 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities CIP 24.01 · No credentials fully online | 48 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Mathematics CIP 27.01 · No credentials fully online | 27 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians CIP 15.08 · No credentials fully online | 0 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions CIP 51.15 · No credentials fully online | 0 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Music CIP 50.09 · No credentials fully online | 6 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Philosophy CIP 38.01 · No credentials fully online | 2 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Physical Science Technologies/Technicians CIP 41.03 · No credentials fully online | 0 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Physical Sciences, General CIP 40.01 · No credentials fully online | 0 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Physics CIP 40.08 · No credentials fully online | 14 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Political Science and Government CIP 45.10 · No credentials fully online | 8 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants CIP 51.39 · No credentials fully online | 2 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Precision Metal Working CIP 48.05 · No credentials fully online | 13 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Psychology, General CIP 42.01 · All credentials fully online | 370 | $27,138 | $9,500 |
| Real Estate CIP 52.15 · No credentials fully online | 0 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing CIP 51.38 · No credentials fully online | 49 | $114,478 | $9,500 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics CIP 16.09 · No credentials fully online | 4 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Social Sciences, General CIP 45.01 · No credentials fully online | 188 | $24,545 | $8,429 |
| Sociology CIP 45.11 · No credentials fully online | 81 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness CIP 31.05 · No credentials fully online | 32 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians CIP 47.06 · No credentials fully online | 10 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General CIP 50.01 · No credentials fully online | 0 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, Most Recent Field of Study Data. Varies by measure; see measure definitions. Published October 15, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.
UNITID 118718, OPEID 001237. Data unavailable means the Department of Education did not publish the figure or suppressed it for privacy. Report a data issue.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, Most Recent Institution-Level Data. Varies by measure; see measure definitions. Published October 15, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.