Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at UC Merced

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 67.40% where the current academic year rate is 68%.

The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at University of California-Merced over the past 10 years (2015-2025).

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	66%	66%	67%
2016-17	66%	62%	71%
2017-18	64%	59%	70%
2018-19	66%	61%	72%
2019-20	69%	64%	74%
2020-21	68%	65%	71%
2021-22	71%	68%	74%
2022-23	67%	65%	69%
2023-24	69%	65%	72%
2024-25	68%	65%	71%
Average	67.40%	64.00%	71.10%

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 12.20% where the current year rate is 10%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at University of California-Merced from 2019 to 2025.

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Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 82.90% for full-time students and 30.30% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at UC Merced from 2015 to 2025.

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Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 19.50 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 20 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at University of California-Merced since 2025.

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