UC Merced Transfer Acceptance Rate by Major (Fall 2025)
For fall 2025, 73% of transfer applicants to UC Merced were admitted (3,442 of 4,739), added up across every major. By major it ranges from 44% in Biochemistry to 93% in Anthropology.
Below: every UC Merced major with transfer preparation listed, 56 of them with their own admit rate. Open one to see its required classes and which classes count at your community college.
Hardest to get into
- Biochemistry44%
- Computer Science and Engineering50%
- Civil Engineering56%
- Management and Business Economics61%
- Electrical Engineering62%
Majors with 50+ transfer applicants, fall 2025.
Most open
- Anthropology93%
- Psychology89%
- History83%
- Global Arts Studies83%
- Sociology81%
Majors with 50+ transfer applicants, fall 2025.
All UC Merced majors
MajorTransfer admit rate
- Accounting · B.S.n/a
- Aerospace Engineering · B.S.n/a
- Anthropology · B.A.93%
- Applied Mathematical Sciences, Computational and Data Sciences Emphasis · B.S.n/a
- Applied Mathematical Sciences, Computational Biology Emphasis · B.S.n/a
- Applied Mathematical Sciences, Computer Science Emphasis · B.S.n/a
- Applied Mathematical Sciences, Economics Emphasis · B.S.n/a
- Applied Mathematical Sciences, Education Emphasis · B.S.n/a
- Applied Mathematical Sciences, Engineering Emphasis · B.S.n/a
- Applied Mathematical Sciences, Environmental Emphasis · B.S.n/a
- Applied Mathematical Sciences, Physics Emphasis · B.S.n/a
- Biochemical and Biomolecular Engineering · B.S.n/a
- Biochemistry · B.S.44%
- Bioengineering · B.S.41%
- Bioengineering, Biomedical Instrumentation Emphasis · B.S.41%
- Bioengineering, Biotechnology Emphasis · B.S.41%
- Bioengineering, Pre-Medical Emphasis · B.S.41%
- Biological Sciences · B.A.63%
- Biological Sciences, Developmental Biology Emphasis · B.S.63%
- Biological Sciences, General Biology Emphasis · B.S.63%
- Biological Sciences, Human Biology Emphasis · B.S.63%
- Biological Sciences, Microbiology and Immunology Emphasis · B.S.63%
- Biological Sciences, Molecular and Cell Biology Emphasis · B.S.63%
- Business Administration, Financial Economics Emphasis · B.A.n/a
- Business Administration, Management Emphasis · B.A.n/a
- Chemical Engineering · B.S.n/a
- Chemical Engineering, Computational Emphasis · B.S.n/a
- Chemical Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering Emphasis · B.S.n/a
- Chemical Engineering, Nanotechnology Emphasis · B.S.n/a
- Chemical Engineering, Semiconductor Emphasis · B.S.n/a
- Chemistry, Biological Chemistry Emphasis · B.S.n/a
- Chemistry, Chemistry Emphasis · B.S.n/a
- Chemistry, Materials Chemistry Emphasis · B.S.n/a
- Civil Engineering · B.S.56%
- Cognitive Science · B.A.72%
- Cognitive Science · B.S.72%
- Communication and Media · B.A.n/a
- Communication and Media, Linguistics Emphasis · B.A.n/a
- Communication and Media, Media Production Emphasis · B.A.n/a
- Computer Science and Engineering · B.S.50%
- Critical Race and Ethnic Studies · B.A.n/a
- Critical Race and Ethnic Studies, Teaching and Social Sciences Emphasis · B.A.n/a
- Data Science and Analytics · B.A.n/a
- Data Science and Analytics, Behavioral Modeling Analytics Emphasis · B.A.n/a
- Data Science and Analytics, Business Analytics Emphasis · B.A.n/a
- Data Science and Analytics, Environment and Sustainability Analytics Emphasis · B.A.n/a
- Data Science and Analytics, Policy Analytics Emphasis · B.A.n/a
- Data Science and Computing, Applied Mathematics Emphasis · B.S.n/a
- Data Science and Computing, Biology Emphasis · B.S.n/a
- Data Science and Computing, Chemistry Emphasis · B.S.n/a
- Data Science and Computing, Environmental Systems Science Emphasis · B.S.n/a
- Data Science and Computing, Materials Science and Engineering Emphasis · B.S.n/a
- Data Science and Computing, Physics Emphasis · B.S.n/a
- Ecology, Evolution and Conservation Biology · B.S.n/a
- Ecology, Evolution and Conservation Biology, Pre-Health Emphasis · B.S.n/a
- Economics · B.A.71%
- Economics, Economic Analysis and Policy Emphasis · B.S.71%
- Economics, Quantitative Economics Emphasis · B.S.71%
- Electrical Engineering · B.S.62%
- Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering Emphasis · B.S.62%
- Electrical Engineering, Electric Vehicle Emphasis · B.S.62%
- Electrical Engineering, Ground and Aerial Robotics Emphasis · B.S.62%
- Electrical Engineering, Machine Learning Emphasis · B.S.62%
- Electrical Engineering, Sustainable Energy Emphasis · B.S.62%
- Environmental Engineering · B.S.n/a
- Environmental Humanities · B.A.n/a
- Environmental Systems Science, Earth and Climate Science Emphasis · B.S.n/a
- Environmental Systems Science, Ecosystem Science Emphasis · B.S.n/a
- Global Arts Studies · B.A.83%
- Global Arts Studies, Performance Studies Emphasis · B.A.83%
- Global Arts Studies, Visual Studies Emphasis · B.A.83%
- History · B.A.83%
- History, Teaching Social Sciences Emphasis · B.A.83%
- Literatures in English · B.A.n/a
- Literatures in English, Literature and Social Justice Emphasis · B.A.n/a
- Literatures in English, Literature and the Environment Emphasis · B.A.n/a
- Management and Business Economics · B.S.61%
- Management of Innovation, Sustainability and Technology, Custom Emphasis · B.A.n/a
- Management of Innovation, Sustainability and Technology, Innovation Management Emphasis · B.A.n/a
- Management of Innovation, Sustainability and Technology, Sustainability Management Emphasis · B.A.n/a
- Management of Innovation, Sustainability and Technology, Technology Management Emphasis · B.A.n/a
- Materials Science and Engineering · B.S.n/a
- Materials Science and Engineering, Computational Emphasis · B.S.n/a
- Materials Science and Engineering, Nanotechnology Emphasis · B.S.n/a
- Materials Science and Engineering, Semiconductor Emphasis · B.S.n/a
- Mechanical Engineering · B.S.63%
- Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering Emphasis · B.S.63%
- Mechanical Engineering, Agricultural Technology Emphasis · B.S.63%
- Neuroscience · B.A.n/a
- Neuroscience · B.S.n/a
- Neuroscience, Computational, Perceptual and Cognitive Emphasis · B.S.n/a
- Neuroscience, Molecular, Cellular and System Emphasis · B.S.n/a
- Neuroscience, Neuroscience of Human Health and Development Emphasis · B.S.n/a
- Neuroscience, Pre-Med Emphasis · B.S.n/a
- Philosophy · B.A.n/a
- Physics · B.S.70%
- Physics, Astrophysics Emphasis · B.S.70%
- Physics, Biophysics and Soft Matter Emphasis · B.S.70%
- Physics, Computation and Data Science Emphasis · B.S.70%
- Physics, Engineering and Applied Physics Emphasis · B.S.70%
- Physics, Mathematical and Computational Physics Emphasis · B.S.70%
- Physics, Quantum Science and Technology Emphasis · B.S.70%
- Political Science, American Politics Emphasis · B.A.91%
- Political Science, Comparative Politics Emphasis · B.A.91%
- Political Science, International Relations Emphasis · B.A.91%
- Political Science, Law and Policy Emphasis · B.A.91%
- Psychology · B.A.89%
- Psychology, Health Psychology Emphasis · B.A.89%
- Psychology, Social Psychology Emphasis · B.A.89%
- Public Health · B.A.67%
- Public Health · B.S.67%
- Public Health, Pre-Med Emphasis · B.S.67%
- Science, Technology and Ethics · B.S.n/a
- Sociology · B.A.81%
- Sociology, Community Studies Emphasis · B.A.81%
- Sociology, Health, Medicine, and Society Emphasis · B.A.81%
- Sociology, Justice, Law, and Society Emphasis · B.A.81%
- Sociology, Race and Racial Justice Emphasis · B.A.81%
- Spanish · B.A.n/a
- Writing Studies · B.A.n/a
Admit rates: UC Information Center, Fall 2025 transfers by major. “n/a” means UC publishes no separate figure for that major, or fewer than 10 students applied.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the UC Merced transfer acceptance rate?
Added up across every major in UC's Fall 2025 transfer admissions table, 3,442 of 4,739 transfer applicants to UC Merced were admitted, about 73%. The rate for your major can be far from that; the list on this page has each one.
Which UC Merced majors are hardest to transfer into?
Among majors with at least 50 transfer applicants for fall 2025, the lowest admit rates were Biochemistry (44%), Computer Science and Engineering (50%), Civil Engineering (56%), Management and Business Economics (61%), Electrical Engineering (62%).
Which UC Merced majors are easiest to transfer into?
Among majors with at least 50 transfer applicants for fall 2025, the highest admit rates were Anthropology (93%), Psychology (89%), History (83%), Global Arts Studies (83%), Sociology (81%).
Which UC Merced majors can I prepare for at a California community college?
UC Merced lists major preparation for 120 majors that California community colleges have transfer agreements for. Each one on this page shows the classes UC Merced expects and lets you pick your college to see its matching classes.