University of California, Merced

The University of California, Merced is a public land-grant research university in Merced County, California, United States. It is one of the ten campuses in the University of California... Wikipedia

• Motto:  Fiat lux (Latin)
• Motto (English):  Let there be light
• Type:  Public land-grant research university
• Established:  September 5, 2005
• Parent institution:  University of California
• Endowment:  $32.9 million (2024)
• Budget:  $399.4 million (2022–23)
• Chancellor:  Juan Sánchez Muñoz
• Provost:  Betsy Dumont
• Academic staff:  463 (April 2025)
• Administrative staff:  1,330 (April 2025)
• Students:  9,110 (fall 2024)
• Undergraduates:  8,372 (fall 2024)
• Postgraduates:  738 (fall 2024)
• Campus:  Fringe rural, Core Campus: 245 acres, Total: 8,195 acres
• Other campuses:  Atwater, Fresno
• Colors:  Bobcat Blue, Bobcat Gold
• Mascot:  Rufus the Bobcat
• Sporting affiliations:  NCAA Division II – CCAA
• Website:  ucmerced.edu
• Data source:  DuckDuckGo