University of California, Merced Regular Decision Acceptance Rate

The University of California, Merced's Regular Decision acceptance rate for the Class of 2028 is 88.5%, with 30,017 applicants and 26,595 accepted. This rate mirrors the previous year, 2023, but shows a slight decline from 89.5% in 2022. Historically, acceptance rates have improved significantly from just 60.2% for the Class of 2015 and 71.9% for the Class of 2019, indicating a trend of increasing admit rates as the university attracts a growing number of applicants.