On May 18, 1995, the University of California Board of Regents voted to select Merced as the site for its ninth undergraduate campus. To get to that point, Merced had to beat out what started as a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The University of California, Merced campus is shown in a file photo. (Andrew Kuhn/akuhn@mercedsun-star.com) The University of ...

UC Merced has assumed its place in the top echelon of research institutions in the nation by earning R1 status from Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. The announcement was ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. UC Merced officials celebrated a milestone moment as the university held a groundbreaking ceremony for a new medical education ...

The University of California, Merced, campus at twilight. Qymekkam, CC BY-SA 3.0/Wikimedia Commons via Courthouse News) SACRAMENTO, Calif. (CN) — A California state report issued Thursday about the ...

UC Merced is among the top colleges in the nation for "social mobility," according to U.S. News & World Report. The publication recently released its 2026 Best Colleges rankings - showcasing the top ...

The main entrance to the University of California, Merced in Merced, Calif., Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2016. Andrew Kuhn akuhn@mercedsun-star.com UC Merced is the No. 1 university in the nation for social ...

Students walk along Scholars Lane at the University of California Merced campus on Nov. 4, 2022. (Photo by Larry Valenzuela/CalMatters and CatchLight Local) The Legislature’s budget analyst, Gabe ...

The Legislature’s budget analyst, Gabe Petek, is marking the 20th anniversary of University of California’s Merced campus with an overview of how it has fared. In polite language, Petek fundamentally ...

The University of California, Merced last week joined the nation’s list of elite research schools, becoming the only Central Valley university to do so, the college announced. The Central San Joaquin ...

The University of California, Merced campus. Merced Sun-Star File Image. Andrew Kuhn akuhn@mercedsun-star.com The University of California, Merced saw a decline in new student undergraduate fall ...