The campus was annexed into the city of Merced last year, and officials are planning the community that will grow around the site. At a time when public universities face mounting challenges, UC ...

Of the 10 campuses that make up the University of California system, UC Merced is the newest campus which opened in 2005. Fall enrollment data released by the UC system shows new student ...

Fresno artist Andrea Torres, 35, paints a mural on the walls of a dumpster enclosure in a parking lot off of West 18th Street in Merced, Calif., on Feb. 27, 2025. Torres said her mural is meant to ...

Back to School at UC Merced Thousands of UC Merced students begin their new school year today. This year has the largest incoming class in the university's history with about 2,400 new students.

A new mural taking shape in a downtown Merced parking lot ties in elements of natural beauty found in the region’s semi-arid landscape. Painted by Fresno artist Andrea Torres, 35, the mural also ...

UC Merced has assumed its place in the top echelon of research institutions in the nation by earning R1 status from Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. The announcement was ...

Rolling suitcases, mini-refrigerators and ramen noodles made their return to UC Merced this week, along with nearly 900 returning students who moved back into the dorms on Tuesday.