
The University of California, Merced has a transfer acceptance rate of 65.9% for the application year 2024, with 2,648 out of 4,017 applicants being accepted. This figure represents an increase from 63.7% in 2022 and 61.6% in 2021, indicating a positive trend in acceptance rates over recent years. Notably, the acceptance rate saw a significant jump from 51.6% in 2020, reflecting an increasingly favorable environment for transfer students. The average GPA of accepted transfer students remains competitive at 3.6.