Overview

School of Natural Sciences / School of Natural Sciences is located in Merced, CA, in a small setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Chemistry and chemical biology
Master of Science (MS)	Applied mathematics
Master of Science (MS)	Physics
Master of Science (MS)	Chemistry and chemical biology
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Physics
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Applied mathematics
Master of Science (MS)	Quantitative and systems biology
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Quantitative and systems biology	Molecular and cellular biology

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	23
Doctoral Degrees	14

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?	No
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE Varies Comp Exam Required Thesis Alternate accepted Oral defense
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE Comp Exam Required Thesis Required Oral defense

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

413

Applied

112

Accepted

42

Enrolled

Applying

105

Application Fee - Domestic

125

Application Fee - International

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	January 15th	January 15th	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 550 TOEFL IBT score: 80
IELTS: Recommended	IELTS Paper score: 6.5

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Application deadlines for financial awards	January 15
Types of financial support available	Fellowships Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Health Care Benefits Scholarship and/or loans Traineership

Student Body

278

Total Graduate Students

33%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	19.06%
Black or African American	1.44%
White or Caucasian	30%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	7.91%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0.36%
Two or more races	3.6%
Unknown	5.04%

Gender

Male (61%)

Female (38%)

Faculty

82

Total faculty

Full-time - 81

Part-time - 1

Male (44)

Female (38)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Biomedical sciences; soft matter physics; applied math and computational science; environmental and biological systems; biological and materials chemistry
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	11,633,967

Location & Contact

Address 5200 North Lake Road
Merced, CA  95343
United States

Contact Dr. Elizabeth Dumont
Dean
Email: edumont@ucmerced.edu
Phone: 209-228-4487
Fax: 209-228-4060

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