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#199 of 14,131 In the World
#100 of 2,597 In North America
#88 of 2,496 In the United States
#12 of 249 In California
#1 of 3 In Riverside
#3 of 1,466 For Toxicology
Top100 For 13 other topics
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Quick Review

Acceptance rate
69%
Aid receiving
79%
Undergraduates
22,911
Graduates
3,898
Male:Female Ratio
49:51
Control
Public
Highest Degree
Doctor's degree
Website
ucr.edu

University of California - Riverside Acceptance rate and admissions statistics

University of California - Riverside has an acceptance rate of 69% and is among the top 31% of the most difficult universities to gain admission to in the United States. The university reports the admission statistics without distinguishing between local and international students.

Total Men Women
Acceptance Rate 69% 64% 73%
Applicants 54,683 25,945 28,738
Admissions 37,563 16,502 21,061
Freshmen enrolled full time 5,522 2,615 2,907
Freshmen enrolled part time 51 25 26

4,668 students enrolled in some distance education courses.

145 enrolled exclusively in distance education.

Admissions requirements

College-preparatory program Required
Secondary school GPA Required
Secondary school record Required
TOEFL Required
Formal demonstration of competencies Neither required nor recommended
Other Tests Neither required nor recommended
Recommendations Neither required nor recommended
SAT/ACT Neither required nor recommended
Secondary school rank Neither required nor recommended

Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity

Hispanic 9566 (36%)
Asian 8875 (33%)
White 3323 (12%)
Nonresident Alien 2492 (9%)
Two or more races 1214 (5%)
Black or African American 862 (3%)
Race or Ethnicity unknown 388 (1%)
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander 53 (0.2%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 18 (0.1%)

Costs per year: Tuition, Housing, Fees

The final cost of attendance varies for each student based on household income, residency, program, and other factors.

Average aid awarded
$22,042
Students receiving aid
79%

Tuition and fees

UndergraduatesGraduates
Tuition in-district $11,564$11,700
Tuition in-state $11,564$11,700
Tuition out-of-state $41,636$26,802
Fee in-district $2,310$2,049
Fee in-state $2,310$2,049
Fee out-of-state $2,310$2,049

Room and board costs

Dormitory capacity 8,600
Combined charge for room and board $17,333

University of California - Riverside majors

University of California - Riverside has granted 5,678 bachelor's degrees across 70 programs, 842 master's across 46 programs, and 400 doctorate degrees across 42 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at University of California - Riverside.

Major Bachelor Master Doctoral
Business Administration and Management, General 795 166 1
Biology & Biological Sciences, General 638
Research and Experimental Psychology, Other 559 11 13
Sociology, General 320 10 5
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics 323 2 8
Computer Science 210 54 38
Political Science and Government, General 238 10 7
Mathematics, General 182 10 9
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education 168
Biochemistry 151
Neuroscience 134 1 5
English Language and Literature, General 120 4 10
Electrical and Electronics Engineering 65 43 22
Education, General 112 10
History, General 100 7 8
Mechanical Engineering 94 15 6
Anthropology, General 102 6 2
Public Policy Analysis, General 84 23
Cinematography and Film & Video Production 102
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering 67 17 9
Film & Cinema & Media Studies 91
Chemical Engineering 63 12 15
Creative Writing 45 45
Chemistry, General 53 9 26
International Relations and Affairs 86
Cell & Cellular and Molecular Biology 71 8
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other 73
Liberal Arts and Sciences & Liberal Studies 72
Medicine 69
Physics, General 42 7 14
Computer Engineering, General 48 10
Spanish Language and Literature 50 5 3
Statistics, General 42 10 4
Microbiology, General 48 1 5
Environmental Science 42 5 4
Finance, General 51
Philosophy 42 6 3
Engineering, General 46
Political Science and Government, Other 41
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other 26 4 5
Sustainability Studies 33
Social Sciences, Other 32
Art & Art Studies, General 30
Information Science & Studies 29
Linguistics 29
Materials Science 11 17
Environmental & Environmental Health Engineering 24 2
International & Globalization Studies 25
Materials Engineering 25
Art History, Criticism and Conservation 13 7 2
Geology & Earth Science, General 8 5 8
Music, General 12 3 6
Entomology 7 5 8
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 9 8
Botany & Plant Biology 8 2 5
Biomedical Sciences, General 6 8
Dance, General 12 2
Public Administration 14
Environmental Toxicology 11
Religion & Religious Studies 7 2 1
Comparative Literature 2 3 3
Japanese Language and Literature 7
Visual and Performing Arts, General 7
African-American & Black Studies 6
Ecology 6
History, Other 6
Latin American Studies 5
Economics, Other 4
Foreign Languages and Literatures, General 4
Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American & Chicano Studies 4
Philosophy, Other 4
Plant Pathology & Phytopathology 1 3
Multi- & Interdisciplinary Studies, Other 3
Dance, Other 2
Evolutionary Biology 2
German Studies 2
Music, Other 2
Anthropology, Other 1
Asian Studies & Civilization 1
Asian-American Studies 1
Bioinformatics 1
Chinese Language and Literature 1
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General 1
French Language and Literature 1
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering 1
Near and Middle Eastern Studies 1
Southeast Asian Studies 1
Grand Total 5,678 842 400

University of California - Riverside has a graduation rate of 76%, which is among the 16% highest for universities in the US.

Total Men Women
Graduation rate 76% 73% 78%
  • Full-time retention rate - 87%
  • Part-time retention rate - 34%

Publications & Citations

University of California - Riverside is a world-class research university with 74,968 scientific papers published and 2,551,481 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Engineering, Physics, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Computer Science, Biochemistry, Medicine, and Quantum and Particle physics.

Publications
74,968
Citations
2,551,481

Publication / Citation count by topic

Biology
47,184 / 1,888,671
Chemistry
39,940 / 1,723,749
Environmental Science
36,096 / 1,309,273
Engineering
34,229 / 1,246,976
Physics
34,126 / 1,307,830
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
28,317 / 788,076
Computer Science
27,009 / 857,411
Biochemistry
24,129 / 1,115,043
Medicine
23,662 / 832,323
Quantum and Particle physics
23,534 / 910,742
Genetics
22,837 / 964,464
Ecology
21,460 / 824,438
Organic Chemistry
21,048 / 933,617
Geology
19,821 / 782,368
Materials Science
17,093 / 759,684
Geography and Cartography
14,532 / 480,656
Botany
14,060 / 501,385
Paleontology
13,473 / 529,115
Psychology
12,859 / 437,226
Philosophy
12,779 / 312,758
Mathematics
12,725 / 390,670
Sociology
12,155 / 346,981
Political Science
11,844 / 304,158
Law
11,191 / 295,215
Statistics
9,690 / 312,931
Business
9,612 / 281,965
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
9,389 / 283,724
History
9,330 / 247,244
Optical Engineering
8,354 / 317,603
Archaeology
7,512 / 231,907
Agricultural Science
7,327 / 265,436
Metallurgical Engineering
7,188 / 332,634
Pathology
6,928 / 238,901
Horticulture
6,886 / 213,896
Economics
6,840 / 187,291
Electrical Engineering
6,796 / 226,377
Linguistics
6,099 / 156,882
Astrophysics and Astronomy
5,744 / 208,283
Zoology
5,582 / 179,523
Physical chemistry
5,564 / 272,429

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1991 592 8376
1992 750 9317
1993 678 9306
1994 672 10199
1995 753 11026
1996 904 12399
1997 811 13583
1998 845 14847
1999 915 17069
2000 946 18972
2001 974 20498
2002 1312 23685
2003 1457 27670
2004 1612 30332
2005 1787 37787
2006 1830 43393
2007 1879 50323
2008 2053 57323
2009 2007 66804
2010 2111 74908
2011 2102 84415
2012 2235 95268
2013 2263 105066
2014 2256 112277
2015 2546 119856
2016 2634 123211
2017 2940 130510
2018 3183 142185
2019 3519 159421
2020 3677 181726
2021 3682 200049
2022 3697 200151
2023 3408 198350
Academic rankings

University of California - Riverside alumni

  1. Jamie Chung

    Jamie Chung
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1983-.. (age 41)
    Occupations
    film actormodelscreenwritertelevision actoractor
    Biography

    Jamie Jilynn Chung is an American actress and former reality television personality. She began her career in 2004 as a cast member on the MTV reality series The Real World: San Diego and subsequently through her appearances on its spin-off show, Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Inferno II. She is regarded by many as the Real World alumna with the most successful media career.

  2. John W. Henry

    John W. Henry
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1949-.. (age 75)
    Occupations
    journalistfinancierNASCAR team ownerbusinessperson
    Biography

    John William Henry II is an American businessman and the founder of John W. Henry & Company, an investment management firm. He is the principal owner of Liverpool Football Club, the Boston Red Sox, the Pittsburgh Penguins, The Boston Globe, and co-owner of RFK Racing. As of August 2023, Forbes estimated his net worth to be US$4 billion.

  3. Lauren Tewes

    Lauren Tewes
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1953-.. (age 71)
    Occupations
    stage actorvoice actortelevision actoractor
    Biography

    Cynthia Lauren Tewes is an American actress. She played Julie McCoy on the television anthology series The Love Boat, which originally aired on ABC from 1977 to 1986.

  4. Elizabeth George

    Elizabeth George
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1949-.. (age 75)
    Occupations
    novelistwriter
    Biography

    Susan Elizabeth George is an American writer of mystery novels set in Great Britain.

All 89 notable alumni

General info

Alternative names UC Riverside
Founded 1954
Motto Fiat Lux
Let there be light
Colors sky blue, gold
Academic calendar September to June
Total FTE staff 4,290
Carnegie classification Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity

Location and contacts

Address 900 University Ave
Riverside, California, 92521
United States
City population 315,000
Phone 9518271012

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