Калифорнийский университет в Мерседе

The campus is bounded by Lake Yosemite on one side and two irrigation canals run through the campus. The library and central power plant have been classified as Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Gold structures in terms of their high-energy efficiency and low environmental impact. The campus is located about seven miles (11 km) north of downtown Merced in the middle of a cattle ranch.

Approximately 2,100 students currently live on campus in the Valley and Sierra Terraces and the Summits, which includes Tenaya and Cathedral Halls, 4.2 miles (6.8 km) away from the city of Merced. 

The most recent addition is Half Dome Hall, which completed the UC Merced's first residential square. The Summits includes cleaning services, study lounges, a market, and a game room. Student housing, as well as the dining commons, are closed during winter break. Much of the student life in the Residence Halls is led by the Resident Assistants and Lead Resident Assistants through various programs and activities.

The campus itself has attractions such as a gym or sporting events. There are approximately 200 student run clubs on campus. The surrounding area is pretty bland but Yosemite is only an hour or so away and San Francisco is only about two hours away. Therefore, during the week, students can find little things to do around or on campus and then go to San Francisco or Yosemite over the weekend.

Additionally, many students visit nearby Lake Yosemite which includes recreational swimming, fishing, and water skiing. Merced has several artistic venues which host plays, concerts, and art shows. These include The Mainzer Theater, The Partisan, Merced Multicultural Arts Center, and Playhouse Merced. 

Castle Air Museum is within close driving distance from Merced. Merced is known as the "Gateway to Yosemite" and it is common for students recreational use Yosemite National Park where they may hike, snowboard, rock climb, and camp overnight.

UC Merced guarantees housing to a select group of students. Completing the on-line housing application and meeting the deadline dates (application and reservation fee) is necessary.

• Incoming First-Year Students. First-year students admitted for the fall term who meet the housing application deadlines are guaranteed housing. 
• New Transfer Students. New transfer students are guaranteed their first year of on-campus housing.
• Regents Scholars. Regents Scholars meeting their respective application deadlines are eligible for a four-year on-campus housing guarantee.

Living on campus offers more that just a place to eat and sleep. In fact, a significant amount of experiential learning occurs in the residence halls. Students living on campus will be presented with opportunities to further develop valuable skills as they transition to the university and prepare for life thereafter.

Total undergraduate costs for nine-month academic year, 2016–2017 are about $56,000 for a non-resident living on-campus. This sum includes tuition and fees - about $40,000 per year, books and supplies - $1,500, room and board - $12,000, personal and transportation costs - $2,500.

Established in 2005, University of California, Merced (UCMERCED) is a non-profit public higher education institution located in the suburban setting of the large town of Merced, California. 

UC Merced was open at Sept. 5, 2005, as the newest campus in the University of California - a large  institution that also has branch campuses in Berkeley, Davis, Irvine, Los Angeles, Riverside, San Diego, San Francisco, Santa Barbara and Santa Cruz. Officially accredited and recognized by the WASC Senior College and University Commission, University of California, Merced is a small coeducational higher education institution. 

University of California, Merced offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees such as bachelor degrees, master degrees, and PhD degrees in several areas of study. The university has a selective admission policy based on entrance examinations and students' past academic record and grades. 

UC Merced has 3 schools offering 21 undergraduate majors and 22 minors:

• School of Engineering;
• School of Natural Sciences;
• School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts.

The School of Medicine and School of Management are planned to be integrated on campus. With acceptance rate of about 67% the university is slightly challenging to get in.

Just like at other UC campuses, academic research is a critical part of UC Merced's mission. The process of discovery provides its students with a deeper understanding of the world and its cultural, social, natural and engineered systems, but more, it solves issues and challenges that are critical to the growth, health and overall well-being of the region and whole the world. 

The researchers are conducting groundbreaking work in diabetes, cancer, bacterial diseases, antibiotic resistance, solar energy, climate change, water quality and availability, ecology, engineering, archeology, cultures, history, political science, computer science and much, much more.

UCMERCED also provides several academic and non-academic facilities and services to students including a library, housing, sport facilities and activities, financial aids, scholarships, study abroad and exchange programs, as well as administrative services.

The 2017 edition of Best Colleges is National Universities placed University of California—Merced the 152nd nationally.

The most popular majors by the number of registered students are biology, psychology, social sciences, engineering, business/marketing, mechanical engineering.

In the U.S. News & World Report's 2017 rankings, UC Merced's undergraduate engineering program was ranked tied for the 151st at schools whose highest degree is a doctorate.