U.S. News Ranks UC Merced No. 1 in the Nation for Financial Aid
By James Leonard, jleonard3@ucmerced.edu | University of California, University Communications
The University of California, Merced, is the No. 1 public university in the nation for financial aid given to first-year students-and a strong performer in graduation and retention rates-according to the U.S. News & World Report “Best Colleges” rankings released today.
UC Merced is also No. 15 in the U.S. for the lowest average debt among graduates from public universities. And despite having just entered its 13th year in operation, the university is yet again among the nation’s top 100 public schools in U.S. News’ Best Colleges rankings, checking in at No. 87 among publics and No. 165 overall.
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