Overview

School of Engineering / School of Engineering is located in Merced, CA, in a small setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Environmental systems
Master of Science (MS)	Electrical engineering and computer science
Master of Management (MM)	Management of innovation, sustainability, and technology
Master of Science (MS)	Environmental systems
Master of Science (MS)	Mechanical engineering
Master of Science (MS)	Biological engineering and small scale technologies
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Biological engineering and small scale technologies
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Electrical engineering and computer science
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Mechanical engineering

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	11
Doctoral Degrees	14

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?	No
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE Varies Comp Exam Required Thesis Alternate accepted Oral defense
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE Comp Exam Required Thesis Required Oral defense

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

346

Applied

122

Accepted

58

Enrolled

Applying

105

Application Fee - Domestic

125

Application Fee - International

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	January 15th	January 15th	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 550 TOEFL IBT score: 80
IELTS: Recommended	IELTS Paper score: 6.5

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Application deadlines for financial awards	January 15
Types of financial support available	Fellowships Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Health Care Benefits Scholarship and/or loans Traineership

Student Body

260

Total Graduate Students

58%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	12.69%
Black or African American	1.15%
White or Caucasian	16%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	7.31%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0.38%
Two or more races	1.54%
Unknown	2.69%

Gender

Male (66%)

Female (33%)

Faculty

63

Total faculty

Full-time - 63

Part-time - 0

Male (46)

Female (17)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Sustainability systems engineering and resource management: food, energy, water; biomolecular engineering and biotechnology; computational science and data analytics; artificial intelligence, machine learning, internet of things, human computer interface; cyber-physical systems and automation
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	13,510,770

Location & Contact

Address 5200 North Lake Road
Merced, CA  95343
United States

Contact Dr. Mark Matsumoto
Dean
Email: mmatsumoto@ucmerced.edu
Phone: 209-228-4047
Fax: 209-228-4047

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