U.C.-Merced is a land-grant public postsecondary institution serving San Joaquin Valley communities and students from across California, the U.S., and around the globe.
U.C.-Merced provides excellent education and research and is known for its outstanding public service.
The school’s founding principles reflect ongoing efforts to expand inclusion and access and to serve the community through lifelong learning opportunities and educational programs at various levels for all community members.
U.C.-Merced opened in 2005 as the University of California’s most recent campus and the first 21st-century research university in the United States.
