UC Merced remains one of the top universities in the nation according to Money’s 2025 “Best Colleges in America” report.| news.ucmerced.edu
The new academic year is a momentous milestone for UC Merced — two decades of growth, innovation and achievement. In 2005, the first undergraduate students were welcomed on the new campus. Now, 20 years later, thousands more new students will begin their own journeys that will shape their futures and the future of UC Merced.| news.ucmerced.edu
San Luis Reservoir in Merced County - one of California's largest artificial lakes - not only irrigates Central Valley farmland and supplies drinking water across Silicon Valley and the South Bay, but also draws swimmers, boaters and anglers year-round.| news.ucmerced.edu
This is part of a series of profiles of new UC Merced Bobcats enrolled for the fall 2025 semester.| news.ucmerced.edu
A group of dedicated UC Merced alumni have come together to launch an endowed fund focused on supporting LGBTQ+ student initiatives, programs and priorities.| news.ucmerced.edu
This is part of a series of profiles of new UC Merced Bobcats enrolled for the fall 2025 semester. | news.ucmerced.edu
By Sandra Baltazar Martínez| news.ucmerced.edu