October 19, 2018
UC Merced leaped nearly 30 places in the U.S. News and World Report Best Colleges rankings, and moved up 20 spots to No. 67 among national public universities. The university received high marks for outperforming expected graduation rates and for undergraduate teaching.
“We have talented, dedicated, hard-working students at UC Merced, and it is our mission to support every one of them and ensure they all have the opportunity to fulfill their potential,” Chancellor Dorothy Leland said.
