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U. California-Merced
U. Houston-Clear Lake

Academics

Academics

How these colleges teach, spend per student, and what their graduates major in.

Faculty

Students per faculty member
U. California-Merced20 to 1
U. Houston-Clear Lake15 to 1
Full-time faculty share
U. California-Merced93%
U. Houston-Clear Lake59%
Average faculty salary
U. California-Merced$133,623
U. Houston-Clear Lake$90,975

Spending and endowment

Instruction spending per student
U. California-Merced$12,647
U. Houston-Clear Lake$8,892
Endowment per student
U. California-Merced$3,508
U. Houston-Clear Lake$6,232
Tuition share of core revenue
U. California-Merced19%
U. Houston-Clear Lake34%

Degrees awarded

Bachelor's degrees awarded
U. California-Merced1,682
U. Houston-Clear Lake1,548
Most popular majors
U. California-Merced

Research and Experimental Psychology, Other 19% · Biology/Biological Sciences, General 17% · Computer Engineering, General 12%

U. Houston-Clear Lake

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other 10% · Psychology, General 9% · Education, General 8%

Your major

Pick a field of study to see which of these colleges award bachelor's degrees in it, how many, and what graduates earn .

Sources:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard Field of Study data, most recent releaseAbout the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Source:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2014–15 to 2024–25About the data(built 2026-10-12; CPI retrieved 2026-10-12)

All academics numbers in the table

Sources:IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;IPEDS Salaries survey (SAL, instructional staff, all ranks), Fall 2024;IPEDS Finance survey, derived per-student figures, 2023–24;IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard Field of Study data, most recent releaseAbout the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why