Paying for UC Merced

For the academic year 2022-2023, the tuition & required fees is $14,167 for California residents and $44,944 for out-of-state students for prospective students at UC Merced. The tuition & fees is increased by 2.46% compared to last year. The graduate school tuition & fees is $14,187 for California residents and $29,289 for out-of-state students.
The living costs including room, board, and other expenses is $24,022 when a student lives on campus and $14,954 when a student lives off campus at University of California-Merced.
  • Undergraduate Tuition: $44,944 ($14,167 California residents)
  • Graduate Tuition: $29,289 ($14,187 California residents)

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Cost of Attendance (COA)

For the academic year 2022-2023, the tuition & required fees is $14,167 for California residents and $44,944 for out-of-state students for prospective students at UC Merced. The tuition & fees is increased by 2.46% compared to last year. The graduate school tuition & fees is $14,187 for California residents and $29,289 for out-of-state students.
88 out of total 8,343 undergraduate students (1%) received financial aid(grants or scholarship) and the average amount of the aid is $24,089.
The living costs including room, board, and other expenses is $24,022 when a student lives on campus and $14,954 when a student lives off campus at University of California-Merced. The total cost of attendance (COA) is $70,060 before receiving financial aid and the net price with financial aid is $45,971.
University of California-Merced 2023 Cost of Attendance
Tuition & Fees$14,167 (California Residents)
$44,944 (out-of-state)
Living Costs$24,022 (On-campus)
$14,954 (Off-campus)
Cost of attendance
Living on Campus$38,907 (California Residents)
$68,979 Out-of-State
Living off Campus$29,839 (California Residents)
$59,911 Out-of-State
Average Financial Amount$24,089
Net Price after Aid
Living on Campus$14,818 (California Residents)
$44,890 Out-of-State
Living off Campus$5,750 (California Residents)
$35,822 Out-of-State

UC Merced 2023 Tuition & Fees

For the academic year 2022-2023, the tuition & fees of University of California-Merced is $14,167 for California residents and $44,944 for other students for undergraduate programs. The undergraduate tuition & fees are increased by 1.04% compared to previous academic year.
The 2023 graduate tuition & fees is $14,187 for California residents and $29,289 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 1.00% compared to previous academic year at UC Merced.
2022-2023 Tuition & fees at University of California-Merced
UndergraduateGraduate
California residentsOut of StateCalifornia residentsOut of State
2018-2019$13,538$42,530$13,207$28,309
2019-2020$13,538$43,292$13,207$28,309
2020-2021$14,100$43,854$14,100$43,854
2021-2022$13,657$43,411$13,207$28,309
2022-2023$13,791$43,863$13,489$28,591
2023-2024$14,167$44,944$14,187$29,289

UC Merced 2023 Living Costs

For the academic year 2022-2023, the living cost is $24,549 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at University of California-Merced. On-campus living costs are increased by 2.20% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living cost is $14,954. Off-campus living costs are increased by 5.76% compared to previous academic year.
2022-2023 Living Costs at University of California-Merced
Living On-CampusLiving Off-Campus
Room & BoardOther ExpenseRoom & BoardOther Expense
2018-2019$16,814$4,305$8,318$4,827
2019-2020$17,046$4,373$8,595$4,909
2020-2021$16,500$4,900$13,400$5,300
2021-2022$18,901$4,603$9,022$5,118
2022-2023$19,340$4,682$9,745$5,209
2023-2024$20,293$5,011$10,537$5,593

UC Merced 2023 Book & Supply Costs

For the academic year 2022-2023, The average books & supplies cost at University of California-Merced is $1,094. The book & supply costs are increased by 1.96% compared to previous academic year.
2022-2023 Costs for Books & Supplies University of California-Merced
Books & Supplies Costs
2018-2019$1,006
2019-2020$1,016
2020-2021$1,200
2021-2022$1,073
2022-2023$1,094
2023-2024$1,214

UC Merced Alternative Tuition Plans

University of California-Merced offers alternative tuition plans including Tuition payment plan.
Alternative Tuition Plans offered by University of California-Merced
Tuition guaranteed plan
Prepaid tuition plan
Tuition payment plan
Other alternative tuition plan

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