UC Merced acceptance rate by major
UC Merced social sciences acceptance rate
UC Merced (UCM) admitted 8,049 of 8,622 first-year social sciences applicants for fall 2025, or 93.4%. That is 1.0 percentage points below the campus as a whole (94.3%).
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UC Merced social sciences, fall 2025
Admit rate
93.4%
Campus overall 94.3%
Applicants
8,622
Every residency
Admitted
8,049
249 enrolled
Admitted GPA, middle half
3.47 to 4.08
UC weighted, capped
How social sciences compares with UC Merced overall
It ranked 6th 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, 2,867 applied and 2,020 were admitted (70.5%). By fall 2025 applicants numbered 8,622. Across the 14 falls UC printed, the rate was lowest in fall 2015 (54.5%) and highest in fall 2025 (93.4%).
| Fall | Applied | Admitted | Admit rate | Whole campus | Admitted GPA, middle half |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8,622 | 8,049 | 93.4% | 94.3% | 3.47 to 4.08 |
| 2024 | 5,509 | 4,836 | 87.8% | 90.5% | 3.35 to 3.96 |
| 2023 | 4,851 | 4,132 | 85.2% | 88.0% | 3.40 to 4.00 |
| 2022 | 5,303 | 4,707 | 88.8% | 89.5% | 3.45 to 4.00 |
| 2021 | 5,650 | 4,793 | 84.8% | 86.6% | 3.33 to 3.91 |
| 2020 | 5,228 | 4,423 | 84.6% | 84.8% | 3.34 to 3.90 |
| 2019 | 5,317 | 3,683 | 69.3% | 72.0% | 3.41 to 3.91 |
| 2018 | 5,208 | 3,192 | 61.3% | 66.2% | 3.40 to 3.89 |
| 2017 | 4,423 | 2,830 | 64.0% | 69.4% | 3.36 to 3.84 |
| 2016 | 3,968 | 2,729 | 68.8% | 74.2% | 3.34 to 3.81 |
| 2015 | 3,514 | 1,916 | 54.5% | 60.7% | 3.40 to 3.86 |
| 2014 | 3,198 | 1,942 | 60.7% | 67.2% | 3.31 to 3.80 |
| 2013 | 3,174 | 1,901 | 59.9% | 66.0% | 3.30 to 3.78 |
| 2012 | 2,867 | 2,020 | 70.5% | 75.5% | 3.25 to 3.75 |
Only the falls in which UC printed both applicants and admits for Social Sciences at UC Merced are shown (14 of 14). The whole-campus column is every first-year applicant to UC Merced that fall.
Social Sciences at other UC campuses, fall 2025
| Campus | Applied | Admitted | Admit rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| UC Merced (this page) | 8,622 | 8,049 | 93.4% |
| UC Berkeley | 20,627 | 1,758 | 8.5% |
| UCLA | 24,248 | 2,220 | 9.2% |
| UC San Diego | 24,878 | 6,501 | 26.1% |
| UC Irvine | 20,261 | 6,409 | 31.6% |
| UC Santa Barbara | 33,738 | 12,720 | 37.7% |
| UC Davis | 18,584 | 8,775 | 47.2% |
| UC Santa Cruz | 10,831 | 7,308 | 67.5% |
| UC Riverside | 14,902 | 13,379 | 89.8% |
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 social sciences acceptance rate: questions
- What is the UC Merced social sciences acceptance rate?
- In fall 2025, UC Merced admitted 8,049 of 8,622 first-year social sciences applicants, 93.4%, by UC's own count of every applicant in state and out.
- Is social sciences harder to get into than UC Merced overall?
- In fall 2025 its rate was 1.0 percentage points below the campus as a whole (94.3%). It ranked 6th 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 social sciences admits have?
- The middle half of admitted social sciences applicants had a UC weighted, capped GPA of 3.47 to 4.08 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.
More on UC Merced
- UC Merced acceptance rate by major, every discipline
- How to get into UC Merced: GPAs, test scores and activities of admits
- UC acceptance rates by major at every campus
- UC acceptance rates for every California high school
Other majors at UC Merced: Arts & Humanities · Business · Engineering · Life Sciences · Other/Interdisciplinary · Physical Sciences/Math · Public Health · Undeclared
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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.