The graduate application can be accessed through our Online Application System.
The general deadline for receipt of applications for admission to most UC Merced graduate programs for Fall 2023 is January 15, 2023. Many programs will continue to accept applications past January 15 depending on space available, but financial support may not be available for later applicants. For more information, please contact your program of choice and see below for the status of our graduate application.
Deadlines by Group:
| Applied Mathematics (M.S., Ph.D.) | January 15, 2023 |
| Bioengineering (M.S., Ph.D.) | January 15, 2023 |
| Chemistry and Chemical Biology (M.S., Ph.D.) | January 15, 2023 |
| Cognitive and Information Sciences (Ph.D.) |
Priority deadline December 15, 2022 Final deadline January 15, 2023 |
| Economics (Ph.D.) | Not Accepting Applications for Fall 2023 |
| Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (M.S., Ph.D.) |
January 15, 2023 |
| Environmental Systems (M.S., Ph.D.) |
Priority deadline December 15, 2022 Final deadline January 15, 2023 |
| Interdisciplinary Humanities (M.A., Ph.D.) |
January 15, 2023 |
| Management of Complex Systems (M.S., Ph.D.) |
January 15, 2023 |
| Master of Management Professional Degree Program (M.M.) |
February 15, 2023 |
| Materials and Biomaterials Science Engineering (M.S., Ph.D.) |
January 15, 2023 |
| Mechanical Engineering (M.S., Ph.D.) | January 15, 2023 |
| Physics (M.S., Ph.D.) |
Priority deadline December 15, 2022 Final deadline January 15, 2023 |
| Political Science (Ph.D.) | January 15, 2023 |
| Psychological Sciences (Ph.D.) |
December 1, 2022 |
| Public Health (Ph.D.) | January 15, 2023 |
| Quantitative & Systems Biology (M.S., Ph.D.) |
Priority deadline December 15, 2022 Final deadline January 15, 2023 |
| Sociology (Ph.D.) |
Priority deadline December 15, 2022 Final deadline January 15, 2023 |
**Note: If a deadline falls on a weekend or holiday, all forms will be accepted on the next succeeding business day.