University of California, Merced (UC Merced or UCM) opened in 2005 as the first American research university of the 21st Century. Its campus, which sits northeast of the city of Merced in San Joaquin ...

Unlike most schools in California and across the nation, UC Merced achieved the ranking in less than 20 years of existence. Founded in 2005, UC Merced is the newest campus in the University of ...