About University of California, Merced. University of California, Merced in Merced, CA reports an overall acceptance rate of 90.5%, an early-round acceptance rate of 90.5%, an SAT middle 50% of 1010–1230, a class size of 2,093, and a yield of 7.0% based on the most recent Common Data Set filings. Test-blind UC campus. Newest UC (founded 2005), rapidly growing. Research-focused with small class sizes and high faculty accessibility.