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 2021 is January 15, 2021. 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, 2021 |
| Bioengineering (M.S., Ph.D.) | January 15, 2021 |
| Chemistry and Chemical Biology (M.S., Ph.D.) | January 15, 2021 |
| Cognitive and Information Sciences (Ph.D.) |
Priority Deadline: December 15, 2020 Application Deadline: January 15, 2021 |
| Economics (Ph.D.) | December 15, 2020 |
| Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (M.S., Ph.D.) |
Priority Deadline: December 15, 2020 Application Deadline: January 15, 2021 |
| Environmental Systems (M.S., Ph.D.) | January 15, 2021 |
| Interdisciplinary Humanities (M.A., Ph.D.) |
Priority Deadline: December 15, 2020 Application Deadline: January 15, 2021 |
| Management of Complex Systems (M.S., Ph.D.) | January 15, 2021 |
| Master of Management Professional Degree Program (M.M.) |
Priority Deadline: December 15, 2020 Application Deadline: February 15, 2021 |
| Materials and Biomaterials Science Engineering (M.S., Ph.D.) |
Priority Deadline: December 15, 2020 Application Deadline: January 15, 2021 |
| Mechanical Engineering (M.S., Ph.D.) | January 15, 2021 |
| Physics (M.S., Ph.D.) |
Priority Deadline: December 15, 2020 Application Deadline: January 15, 2021 |
| Political Science (Ph.D.) | January 15, 2021 |
| Psychological Sciences (Ph.D.) |
December 1, 2020 |
| Public Health (Ph.D.) | January 15, 2021 |
| Quantitative & Systems Biology (M.S., Ph.D.) |
Priority Deadline: December 15, 2020 Application Deadline: January 15, 2021 |
| Sociology (Ph.D.) | January 15, 2021 |