University of California, Merced Track and field and cross country

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Association: NAIA
Conference: CPC
Teams: Men & women Indoor, outdoor, cross country
Location: United States
Tuition & fees, 2025–26: From $16,271 USD
Undergraduates: 7,881

Teams

Golden Bobcats track and field and cross country

Men's track and field: Indoor and outdoorTeam site
Men's cross country: Team site
Women's track and field: Indoor and outdoorTeam site
Women's cross country: Team site

Coaching staff

Vicente VelardeHead Coach, Cross Country and Track & Field
Rafeeq HassaanAssistant Coach, Track & Field
Jared GarciaAssistant Coach, Cross Country and Track & Field

Campus and facilities

Undergraduates can choose from 22 majors and 24 minors, while graduate students can choose to join one of the 14 graduate groups managed by more than 200 full-time faculty members, all of whom have come to UC Merced from leading universities across the nation and around the world.

Established: 2005
Website: ucmerced.edu

Facilities

Academics

Language

English is the language of instruction at UC

Fields of study

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Admissions and graduation

Graduated within six years: 68%

Graduation rate for full-time students who started in fall 2019. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard

Cost

Tuition and fees, 2025–26

In-state: $16,271 USD
Out-of-state: $53,873 USD
International (same as out-of-state): $53,873 USD

Full cost for a first-year student

Cost of attendance, 2024–25: $41,008 USD
Average net price, 2024–25: $11,583 USD

Cost of attendance is tuition, fees, books, housing and food for a year. Net price is what students who got federal aid paid on average after grants and scholarships.