UC Merced offers 24 majors, 25 minors, and 17 graduate programs and emphases taught by more than 400 full-time faculty members, visiting professors and lecturers, who come to Merced from some of the world's top-ranked universities. The list will continue to grow as the campus reaches 10,000 students in the coming years.
- Anthropology, B.A.
- Applied Mathematical Sciences, B.S.
- Bioengineering, B.S.
- Biological Sciences, B.S.
- Chemical Sciences, B.S.
- Civil Engineering, B.S. (NEW!)
(available to first-year students in Fall 2021 and transfer students in Fall 2023) - Cognitive Science, B.A. and B.S.
- Computer Science and Engineering, B.S.
- Critical Race and Ethnic Studies, B.A.
- Earth Systems Science, B.S.
- Economics, B.A.
- English, B.A.
- Environmental Engineering, B.S.
- Global Arts Studies Program, B.A.
- History, B.A.
- Management and Business Economics, B.S.
- Materials Science and Engineering, B.S.
- Mechanical Engineering, B.S.
- Philosophy, B.A.
- Physics, B.S.
- Political Science, B.A.
- Psychology, B.A.
- Public Health, B.A.
- Sociology, B.A.
- Spanish, B.A.
