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University of California--Riverside is one of the leading colleges in California with the acceptance rate of 51%. Deadlines for application are Regular - November 30 . For more information, call 951-827-3411 or send email at admissions@ucr.edu.

49082 Enrolled 51% Acceptance Rate 23 - 29 SAT Range
Admissions
Academics
Tuition & Aid
Student Body
Campus Life
Careers

Admissions

  • Overview

    • Applicants: 49,082
    • Average HS GPA: 3.8
    • Acceptance Rate: 51%

  • GPA Breakdown

    • 59% — 3.75 - 3.99
    • 27% — 3.50 - 3.74
    • 11% — 3.25 - 3.49
    • 3% — 3.00 - 3.24

  • SAT & ACT Test Scores

    SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 25th-75th percentile (enrolled students)
    560 - 650
    SAT Math 25th-75th percentile (enrolled students)
    550 - 680
    ACT Composite Scores 25th-75th percentile (enrolled students)
    23 - 29

  • Deadlines

    Regular
    November 30

Academics

  • Majors

    AGRICULTURE, AGRICULTURE OPERATIONS, AND RELATED SCIENCES.
    Soil Sciences.
    AREA, ETHNIC, CULTURAL, GENDER, AND GROUP STUDIES.
    African-American/Black Studies.
    American Indian/Native American Studies.
    Asian Studies/Civilization.
    Asian-American Studies.
    Ethnic Studies.
    Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other.
    Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies.
    German Studies.
    Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American/Chicano Studies.
    Latin American Studies.
    Near and Middle Eastern Studies.
    Russian Studies.
    Southeast Asian Studies.
    BIOLOGICAL AND BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES.
    Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.
    Biochemistry.
    Bioinformatics.
    Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other.
    Biology/Biological Sciences, General.
    Biomedical Sciences, General.
    Botany/Plant Biology.
    Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology.
    Developmental Biology and Embryology.
    Ecology and Evolutionary Biology.
    Entomology.
    Environmental Toxicology.
    Microbiology, General.
    Neuroscience.
    Plant Pathology/Phytopathology.
    BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT, MARKETING, AND RELATED SUPPORT SERVICES.
    Accounting.
    Business Administration and Management, General.
    Business/Managerial Economics.
    Management Science.
    COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCES AND SUPPORT SERVICES.
    Computer Science.
    Information Science/Studies.
    EDUCATION.
    Education, General.
    Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education.
    ENGINEERING.
    Chemical Engineering.
    Computer Engineering.
    Electrical and Electronics Engineering
    Engineering, General.
    Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering.
    Materials Engineering
    Materials Engineering.
    Mechanical Engineering.
    ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE/LETTERS.
    Creative Writing.
    English Language and Literature, General.
    FOREIGN LANGUAGES, LITERATURES, AND LINGUISTICS.
    Chinese Language and Literature.
    Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General.
    Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.
    Comparative Literature.
    Foreign Languages and Literatures, General.
    Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other.
    French Language and Literature.
    Japanese Language and Literature.
    Linguistics.
    Russian Language and Literature.
    Spanish Language and Literature.
    HEALTH PROFESSIONS AND RELATED PROGRAMS.
    Medicine.
    HISTORY.
    History, General.
    History, Other.
    LEISURE AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES.
    Theatre/Theater.
    LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES, GENERAL STUDIES AND HUMANITIES.
    Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies.
    MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS.
    Mathematics and Statistics, Other.
    Mathematics, General.
    Mathematics.
    Statistics, General.
    Statistics.
    MULTI/INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES.
    International/Global Studies.
    Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other.
    Sustainability Studies.
    NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION.
    Environmental Science.
    PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES.
    Philosophy, Other.
    Philosophy.
    Religion/Religious Studies.
    PHYSICAL SCIENCES.
    Chemistry, General.
    Chemistry.
    Geology/Earth Science, General.
    Geophysics and Seismology.
    Materials Science.
    Physical Sciences.
    Physics, General.
    PSYCHOLOGY.
    Psychology, General.
    Psychology, Other.
    Research and Experimental Psychology, Other.
    PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND SOCIAL SERVICE PROFESSIONS.
    Public Administration.
    Public Policy Analysis, General.
    SOCIAL SCIENCES.
    Anthropology, Other.
    Anthropology.
    Economics, General.
    Economics, Other.
    Economics.
    Political Science and Government, General.
    Political Science and Government, Other.
    Social Sciences, Other.
    Sociology.
    VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS.
    Art History, Criticism and Conservation.
    Art/Art Studies, General.
    Cinematography and Film/Video Production.
    Dance, General.
    Dance, Other.
    Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General.
    Film/Cinema/Video Studies.
    Fine/Studio Arts, General.
    Music, General.
    Music, Other.
    Visual and Performing Arts, General.

  • Degrees

    • Bachelor's
    • Doctoral/Professional
    • Doctoral/Research
    • Master's

  • Prominent Alumni

    Mills Godwin
    former governor of Virginia
    William E. Lobeck
    CEO, National Car Rental System
    Kenny Gattison
    Coach, New Jersey Nets Basketball Team
    Nancy Lieberman-Cline
    Basketball Coach and Commentator
    Michael J. Bloomfield
    Astronaut
    Kent Basemore
    NBA Basketball
    Rick Lovato
    NFL Football Long Snapper, Philadelphia Eagles

Tuition & Aid

  • Dates

    Notification Date
    Mar 1

  • Required Forms

    • FAFSA
    • State Aid

  • Expenses per Academic Year

    Tuition
    $11442
    Required Fees
    $4191
    Average Cost for Books and Supplies
    $1400
    Tuition / Fees Vary by Year of Study
    No
    Board for Commuters
    N/A
    Transportation for Commuters
    $1475
    On-Campus Room and Board
    $17475

  • Available Aid

    Financial Aid Methodology
    Federal
    Scholarships and Grants Need-Based
    • Need-Based College/University Scholarship or Grant Aid from Institutional Funds
    • Need-Based Federal Pell
    • Need-Based Private Scholarships
    • Need-Based SEOG
    • Need-Based State Scholarships
    Federal Direct Student Loan Programs
    • Direct PLUS Loans
    • Direct Subsidized Stafford Loans
    • Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
    Federal Family Education Loan Programs (FFEL)
    • College/university loans from institutional funds
    Is Institutional Employment Available (other than Federal Work Study)
    Yes
    Direct Lender
    Yes

  • Financial Aid Rating

    • Financial Aid Rating 92/99

Student Body

  • Student Body Profile

    Total Undergraduate Enrollment
    20581
    Foreign Countries Represented
    90

  • Demographics

    • Asian 33.77%
    • African-American 3.35%
    • Hispanic 41.57%
    • Caucasian 10.98%
    • Male 45%
    • Female 55%
    • Аre out of state 1

Campus Life

  • Campus Life

    Undergrads living on campus
    30%
    Help finding off-campus housing
    Yes
    Quality of life rating 87/99
    First-Year Students living on campus
    72%
    Campus Environment
    Small Urban
    Fire safety rating
    N/A

  • Special Needs Admissions

    College Entrance Tests Required
    Yes
    Interview Required
    No

  • Student Activities

    Registered Student Organizations
    452
    Number of Honor Societies
    11
    Number of Social Sororities
    16

  • Sports

    Athletic Division
    Division I
    Men's Sports (Crimson) (6)
    • Baseball
    • Basketball
    • Cross Country
    • Golf
    • Soccer
    • Tennis
    Women's Sports (Crimson) (6)
    • Basketball
    • Cross Country
    • Soccer
    • Softball
    • Tennis
    • Volleyball

  • Student Services

    Day Care
    Health
    Womens Center
    LGBT Support Groups
    Minority Support Groups: asp.ucr.edu apsp.ucr.edu nasp.ucr.edu csp.ucr.edu mesc.ucr.edu www.deanofstudents.ucr.edu
    Army ROTC Offered at cooperating institutions: CSUSB, Claremont McKenna Air Force ROTC Offered at cooperating institutions: CSUSB, LMU, UCLA, USC

  • Sustainability

    UC Riverside has identified nine areas of campus sustainability: academics, buildings, energy and climate, food, procurement, recycling and waste management, sites, transportation, and water. In each of these nine areas, the university is maintaining aggressive initiatives. For instance, the school is an ACUPCC signatory, and is dedicated to pursuing LEED Silver on all new construction. The campus’s first LEED building, the newly constructed School of Medicine Research Building, should achieve a Gold rating this year. Six other LEED projects are planned or already underway. Many buildings on campus have been retrofitted to be more energy-efficient, and at the James Reserve field research site, a photovoltaic installation has allowed the site to go completely off the grid. A sustainable, native landscape plan for another satellite site, Palm Desert, is underway. A storm water management system is being finalized, and groundskeepers are shifting to organic fertilizers. Air pollution and water conservation are of particular importance given the Southern California location; the university plans to take further measures to increase renewable energy use by installing a solar farm on a brownfield at the Riverside campus. The university extension offers a professional certificate in Sustainable Development and Green Building Design. The university offers a variety of environmental research opportunities through its Center for Environmental Research and Technology, Center for Sustainability and Suburban Development, Center for Ideas and Society, Environmental Research Institute, Institute for Research on World Systems, and Natural Reserve System.

    Green rating
    N/A

  • Campus Security Report

    Campus Security Report
    The Jeanne Clery Act requires colleges and universities to disclosetheir security policies, keep a public crime log, publish an annualcrime report and provide timely warnings to students and campusemployees about a crime posing an immediate or ongoing threat tostudents and campus employees.
    Please visit The Princeton Review’s page on campus safety foradditional resources: http://www.princetonreview.com/safety
    The Princeton Review publishes links directly to each school's CampusSecurity Reports where available. Applicants can also access allschool-specific campus safety information using the Campus Safety andSecurity Data Analysis Cutting Tool provided by the Office ofPostsecondary Education of the U.S. Department of Education:https://ope.ed.gov/campussafety/#/

  • Other Information

    Campus-wide Internet Network
    Yes
    % of Classrooms with Wireless Internet
    100

Careers

  • Graduation Rates

    Graduate in 4 years
    55%
    Graduate in 5 years
    72%
    Graduate in 6 years
    75%

  • Career Services

    On-Campus Job Interviews Available
    Yes
    Career Services
    • Alumni Services
    • Classes
    • Interest Inventory
    • Internships
    Opportunities at School
    • Coop
    • Experiential
    • Internship

  • ROI & Outcomes

    Information from PayScale:
    Starting Median Salary (Up to Bachelor's degree completed, only)
    $56800
    Mid-Career Median Salary (Up to Bachelor's degree completed, only)
    $108500
    Starting Median Salary (At least Bachelor's degree)
    $58700
    Mid-Career Median Salary (At least Bachelor's degree)
    $116600
    Percent High Job Meaning
    49%
    Percent STEM
    31%
    • Return on Investment (ROI) rating 89/99

    Contact & Visit

    • Campus Tours

      Campus Visiting Center
      • Monday-Friday
      • 9am-4pm
      • 951-827-3411
      Campus Tours
      • Appointment Required: Yes
      • Dates: Year-round
      • Times: On the hour, 9am to 4pm
      • Average Length: 1 hour

    • On Campus Interview

      Campus Interviews
      No
      Information Sessions
      Not Available
      Times
      N/A
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