University of California, Merced

University of California, Merced
MottoFiat lux (Latin)
Motto in English
Let there be light
TypePublic research university
Established2005
Parent institution
University of California
Academic affiliation
Endowment$55.5 million (2019)[1]
ChancellorNathan Brostrom (interim)
ProvostGregg Camfield[2]
Academic staff
264[3]
Students8,847 (Fall 2019)[4]
Undergraduates8,151 (Fall 2019)[4]
Postgraduates696 (Fall 2019)[4]
Location
Merced
,
California
,
United States

37°21′58″N 120°25′25″W / 37.366°N 120.4235°W / 37.366; -120.4235
CampusRural, 810 acres (330 ha); 7,045 acres (2,851 ha) total [5]
ColorsRoyal blue and gold[6]
   
NicknameGolden Bobcats
MascotBobcat
Websitewww.ucmerced.edu

The University of California, Merced (UC Merced) is a public research university in Merced, California. It is the newest campus of the University of California. The university has 8,847 undergraduate students and 686 graduate students.[7]

History

On May 19, 1988, the Regents of the University of California voted to begin planning to place a campus in the San Joaquin Valley due to an increase in the number of students at the other campuses.[8] On May 19, 1995, the Board of Regents chose Merced as the location for the system's tenth campus.[9] In 2001, the university used an $11 million grant from the David and Lucile Packard Foundation to buy a 7,300 acre plot of land next to Lake Yosemite just north of Merced. This was the largest land purchase by the University of California for one of its campuses.[10]

References

  1. ↑ As of June 30, 2019; includes UC Regents portion allocated to UC Merced. "Annual Endowment Report for the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2019" (PDF). University of California. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Gregg Camfield Named Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost". Retrieved 2018-12-17.
  3. ↑ "2011 Faculty Headcount" (PDF). Ucmerced.edu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2012-12-26.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Fast Facts 2019-20". University of California, Merced. Archived from the original on 2020-06-09. Retrieved 2020-05-29.
  5. ↑ "UC Financial Reports – Campus Facts in Brief" (PDF). University of California. 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 12, 2020. Retrieved November 17, 2012.
  6. ↑ "Web Colors and Fonts | University Communications". Communications.ucmerced.edu. Archived from the original on 2015-10-19. Retrieved 2015-10-14.
  7. ↑ "Fast Facts 2019-20 | UC Merced". www.ucmerced.edu. Archived from the original on 2020-06-09. Retrieved 2020-05-29.
  8. ↑ Reinhold, Robert; Times, Special To the New York (1988-11-26). "Battle for California Campus Waged Far From Urban Glow". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-05-29.
  9. ↑ "UC Merced Planning - Project Overview". 2008-04-06. Archived from the original on 2008-04-06. Retrieved 2020-05-29.
  10. ↑ "University of California to Acquire Virginia Smith Trust Land and Augment Trust Endowment with $11 Million Packard Grant | Newsroom". news.ucmerced.edu. Retrieved 2020-05-29.

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