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Preparing students for graduate studies and future careers by fostering access to faculty mentored research opportunities and networking experiences.

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Our Numbers

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43% of UC Merced UG seniors
in 2022 said that they conducted research with faculty.
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UROC paid undergrads over $652,000
to conduct research. This includes 103+ research fellowship awards & 77 RAship positions.
 

GPA

UROC had 94 faculty mentors
commit to one or more undergraduate students in research during academic year 22-23

1 Data Taken from UC Merced Graduating Senior Survey
2&3 This data refers to academic year 22-23 (including summer) and comes from UROC specific programs

 

The UROC Experience

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Interested in learning more about the program that’s right for you? Check out our programs page or schedule an appointment with one of our UROC Coordinators:

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