Value62/100
Solid evidence70/100 profile coverage
Predominantly direct. Missing lenses stay blank and do not become low scores.
Admissions100
Value100
Career25
Experience60
Location64
Scorecard
A balanced read, not one ranking.
Academic73
Career56
Evidence coverage70
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The regional economy · 2024 Census ACS
Merced, CA Metro Area
Metropolitan-area residents, not just Merced or the student population.
Largest industries by employment share
Education & health26.4% · 33,004 employed residents
Agriculture & mining12.2% · 15,304 employed residents
Retail9.5% · 11,862 employed residents
Broad employer industries, not roles or job vacancies. Annual survey estimates include commuters working outside the metro.
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Official university website ↗Rankings
Reputation & career strength.
Univised career benchmarks
How estimated
Broad prior. The 1.00× headline is a modelled rating, not an observed employment rate.
Insufficient comparable peers or unsupported peer-model performance. The neutral 1× fallback means unknown, not measured average outcomes; no individual rank is assigned.
Position ranges group the model's ordering for readability; they are not statistical confidence intervals. Traditional reputation is a proxy, not evidence of placement in this industry or programme availability.
How estimated
Broad prior. The 1.00× headline is a modelled rating, not an observed employment rate.
Insufficient comparable peers or unsupported peer-model performance. The neutral 1× fallback means unknown, not measured average outcomes; no individual rank is assigned.
Position ranges group the model's ordering for readability; they are not statistical confidence intervals. Traditional reputation is a proxy, not evidence of placement in this industry or programme availability.
How estimated
Broad prior. The 1.00× headline is a modelled rating, not an observed employment rate.
Insufficient comparable peers or unsupported peer-model performance. The neutral 1× fallback means unknown, not measured average outcomes; no individual rank is assigned.
Position ranges group the model's ordering for readability; they are not statistical confidence intervals. Traditional reputation is a proxy, not evidence of placement in this industry or programme availability.
How estimated
Broad prior. The 1.00× headline is a modelled rating, not an observed employment rate.
Insufficient comparable peers or unsupported peer-model performance. The neutral 1× fallback means unknown, not measured average outcomes; no individual rank is assigned.
Position ranges group the model's ordering for readability; they are not statistical confidence intervals. Traditional reputation is a proxy, not evidence of placement in this industry or programme availability.
How estimated
Broad prior. The 1.00× headline is a modelled rating, not an observed employment rate.
Insufficient comparable peers or unsupported peer-model performance. The neutral 1× fallback means unknown, not measured average outcomes; no individual rank is assigned.
Position ranges group the model's ordering for readability; they are not statistical confidence intervals. Traditional reputation is a proxy, not evidence of placement in this industry or programme availability.
How estimated
Broad prior. The 1.00× headline is a modelled rating, not an observed employment rate.
Insufficient comparable peers or unsupported peer-model performance. The neutral 1× fallback means unknown, not measured average outcomes; no individual rank is assigned.
Position ranges group the model's ordering for readability; they are not statistical confidence intervals. Traditional reputation is a proxy, not evidence of placement in this industry or programme availability.
Career ratings adjust for evidence strength. Compatible-school estimates are used only where supported; a neutral fallback means unknown, not measured average performance. These are not hiring odds or degree-quality measurements.
Creative paths
Where creative careers have started.
Documented education links for notable people—not graduation counts or hiring odds. This initial Wikidata snapshot samples up to 500 links per field.
University of California-Merced
1 distinct people in this snapshot
Journalism · 1
University context
A little more perspective.
Campus community
Faith & belonging
No reported institutional religious affiliation
Institutional affiliation does not describe students’ individual beliefs. A verified campus-wide religious breakdown is not available in this dataset.
Campus experience
Campus ratings and verifiable strengths.
Industry strengths
Observed employment evidence where supported; otherwise ranking-informed or comparable-school estimates. These school-level ratings do not verify programme availability or hiring probability.
Degrees
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Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and ServicesBachelors Degree$24,576 Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsBachelors Degree$57,318 Materials EngineeringBachelors Degree$62,260 Materials EngineeringDoctoral Degree$97,802 Mechanical EngineeringBachelors Degree$51,392 Mechanical EngineeringDoctoral Degree$98,351 Mechanical EngineeringMaster's Degree$75,518 Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchDoctoral DegreeView degree Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchMaster's Degree$47,846 Physical Sciences, OtherDoctoral Degree$69,338 Physical Sciences, OtherMaster's Degree$60,839 PhysicsBachelors Degree$41,193 PhysicsDoctoral Degree$89,305 PhysicsMaster's Degree$66,207 Political Science and GovernmentBachelors Degree$30,554 Political Science and GovernmentDoctoral Degree$69,338 Political Science and GovernmentMaster's Degree$45,970 Psychology, GeneralBachelors Degree$28,697 Psychology, GeneralDoctoral Degree$68,499 Psychology, GeneralMaster's Degree$41,090 Public HealthBachelors Degree$30,771 Public HealthDoctoral Degree$69,338 Public HealthMaster's Degree$53,618 Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsBachelors Degree$29,413 Social Sciences, GeneralBachelors Degree$32,439 SociologyBachelors Degree$30,228 SociologyDoctoral Degree$64,990 SociologyMaster's Degree$47,260 Visual and Performing Arts, GeneralBachelors Degree$27,440
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