Online Degrees and Programs at University of California-Merced

University of California-Merced offers 80 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs for undergraduate study.

The 2025 tuition & fees is $14,653 for California residents and $46,541 for out-of-state students.

Total 2 students out of total 9,110 students have enrolled online exclusively.

University of California-Merced is accredited by WASC Senior College and University Commission.

2025 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2024-2025 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at University of California-Merced. Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. For California residents, the tuition & fees are $14,653 and $46,541 for non-California residents. For graduate programs, the 2025 tuition & fees is $14,753 and $29,855 for out-of-state students.

The cost per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At University of California-Merced, there are 9,110 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 962 students were attending classes through distance learning (2 students are enrolled exclusively and 960 are enrolled in some online courses).

By location where enrolled students live, out of a total of 2 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 2 California Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 0 students living in the U.S. States other than California, and 0 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.

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