UC Merced acceptance rate by major

UC Merced life sciences acceptance rate

UC Merced (UCM) admitted 9,646 of 10,012 first-year life sciences applicants for fall 2025, or 96.3%. That is 2.0 percentage points above the campus as a whole (94.3%).

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UC Merced life sciences, fall 2025

Admit rate

96.3%

Campus overall 94.3%

Applicants

10,012

Every residency

Admitted

9,646

438 enrolled

Admitted GPA, middle half

3.62 to 4.18

UC weighted, capped

How life sciences compares with UC Merced overall

It ranked 8th lowest of the 9 disciplines with a page at UC Merced that fall. In fall 2012, the first fall UC printed for this discipline here, 2,647 applied and 2,143 were admitted (81.0%). By fall 2025 applicants numbered 10,012. Across the 14 falls UC printed, the rate was lowest in fall 2015 (68.9%) and highest in fall 2025 (96.3%).

UC Merced Life Sciences: first-year applicants and admits by fall
FallAppliedAdmittedAdmit rateWhole campusAdmitted GPA, middle half
202510,0129,64696.3%94.3%3.62 to 4.18
20244,0303,76993.5%90.5%3.52 to 4.12
20234,0813,71291.0%88.0%3.60 to 4.15
20224,3544,06493.3%89.5%3.61 to 4.15
20211,8061,63890.7%86.6%3.46 to 4.00
20204,6224,12889.3%84.8%3.48 to 4.03
20194,2223,32478.7%72.0%3.52 to 4.04
20184,3803,24274.0%66.2%3.54 to 4.04
20174,1043,16377.1%69.4%3.45 to 3.97
20163,5102,85481.3%74.2%3.45 to 3.95
20153,1992,20468.9%60.7%3.50 to 3.95
20142,9552,16573.3%67.2%3.42 to 3.92
20133,0012,17672.5%66.0%3.40 to 3.91
20122,6472,14381.0%75.5%3.36 to 3.90

Only the falls in which UC printed both applicants and admits for Life Sciences at UC Merced are shown (14 of 14). The whole-campus column is every first-year applicant to UC Merced that fall.

Life Sciences at other UC campuses, fall 2025

Life Sciences first-year admit rate by UC campus, fall 2025
CampusAppliedAdmittedAdmit rate
UC Merced (this page)10,0129,64696.3%
UCLA23,7003,12113.2%
UC Berkeley19,3163,11416.1%
UC Irvine18,5565,62030.3%
UC San Diego25,0938,17732.6%
UC Santa Barbara21,2258,90942.0%
UC Davis25,41812,73250.1%
UC Santa Cruz14,25810,99777.1%
UC Riverside15,71913,02382.8%

Does UC Merced admit by major?

Neither UC's discipline table nor any page from UC Merced that we have on file says whether UC Merced weighs the intended major in first-year review, so this page does not say either. Ask UC Merced's admissions office before reading this rate as the odds for one major.

UC counts an applicant under the broad discipline of the major they listed. These counts include applicants from California, other states and other countries together, so a California student’s own rate can differ.

UC Merced life sciences acceptance rate: questions

What is the UC Merced life sciences acceptance rate?
In fall 2025, UC Merced admitted 9,646 of 10,012 first-year life sciences applicants, 96.3%, by UC's own count of every applicant in state and out.
Is life sciences harder to get into than UC Merced overall?
In fall 2025 its rate was 2.0 percentage points above the campus as a whole (94.3%). It ranked 8th lowest of the 9 disciplines with a page at UC Merced that fall.
Does UC Merced admit by major?
Neither UC's discipline table nor any page from UC Merced that we have on file says whether UC Merced weighs the intended major in first-year review, so this page does not say either. Ask UC Merced's admissions office before reading this rate as the odds for one major.
What GPA do UC Merced life sciences admits have?
The middle half of admitted life sciences applicants had a UC weighted, capped GPA of 3.62 to 4.18 in fall 2025, against 3.55 to 4.15 for all of UC Merced. The range describes who was admitted; it is not a cutoff.

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Source: University of California Information Center, Freshman admission by discipline, fall 2012 to 2025. UC leaves a number blank when it is too small to print, and this page never fills one in. GPAs are UC’s weighted, capped GPA. Aristo Scholars is not affiliated with the University of California.