The University of California, Merced is accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Senior Colleges and Universities of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, 985 Atlantic Avenue, #100, Alameda, CA, 94501, Phone: 510-748-9001.  The Commission's action letter granting initial accreditation can be found here. 

Details of our accreditation process culminating in initial accreditation are available in the sidebar links.