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University of California-Riverside

Riverside, California

UC Riverside

https://www.ucr.edu

#140 National Colleges

56.52% Admission Rate
Somewhat Selective

22,015 Undergraduates Enrolled

  • Public
  • Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity
  • Four-year, full-time, more selective, higher transfer-in
  • Four-year, large, primarily residential
  • Asian American Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institution
  • Hispanic-Serving Institution


By Amerique at the English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4931372

The University of California, Riverside (UCR or UC Riverside) is a public land-grant research university in Riverside, California. It is one of the 10 campuses of the University of California system. The main campus sits on 1,900 acres (769 ha) in a suburban district of Riverside with a branch campus of 20 acres (8 ha) in Palm Desert. In 1907, the predecessor to UCR was founded as the UC Citrus Experiment Station, Riverside which pioneered research in biological pest control and the use of growth regulators responsible for extending the citrus growing season in California from four to nine months. Some of the world's most important research collections on citrus diversity and entomology, as well as science fiction and photography, are located at Riverside.

UCR's undergraduate College of Letters and Science opened in 1954. The Regents of the University of California declared UCR a general campus of the system in 1959, and graduate students were admitted in 1961. To accommodate an enrollment of 21,000 students by 2015, more than $730 million has been invested in new construction projects since 1999. Preliminary accreditation of the UC Riverside School of Medicine was granted in October 2012 and the first class of 50 students was enrolled in August 2013. It is the first new research-based public medical school in 40 years.

UCR is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity." The 2022 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges rankings places UCR tied for 33rd among top public universities and ranks 83rd nationwide, and 1st for social mobility for the 3rd year. Over 27 of UCR's academic programs, including the Graduate School of Education and the Bourns College of Engineering, are highly ranked nationally based on peer assessment, student selectivity, financial resources, and other factors. Washington Monthly ranked UCR 2nd in the United States in terms of social mobility, research and community service, while U.S. News ranks UCR as the fifth most ethnically diverse and, by the number of undergraduates receiving Pell Grants (42 percent), the 15th most economically diverse student body in the nation. Over 70% of all UCR students graduate within six years without regard to economic disparity. UCR's extensive outreach and retention programs have contributed to its reputation as a "university of choice" for minority students. In 2005, UCR became the first public university campus in the nation to offer a gender-neutral housing option.

UCR's sports teams are known as the Highlanders and play in the Big West Conference of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I. Their nickname was inspired by the high altitude of the campus, which lies on the foothills of Box Springs Mountain. The UCR women's basketball team won back-to-back Big West championships in 2006 and 2007. In 2007, the men's baseball team won its first conference championship and advanced to the regionals for the second time since the university moved to Division I in 2001.


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Location

City
Riverside, California

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Locale
City: Large (population of 250,000 or more)

Region
Far West (AK, CA, HI, NV, OR, WA)

Academics

Predominant Degree Awarded
Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting

Highest Degree Awarded
Graduate degree

Most Popular Fields

Field % Students
Social Sciences 19.5%
Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services 16.2%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences 15.2%
Psychology 9.8%
Engineering 8.6%
Visual And Performing Arts 5.0%
English Language And Literature/Letters 4.1%
Mathematics And Statistics 3.8%
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services 3.3%
Physical Sciences 2.8%
Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics 2.0%
Public Administration And Social Service Professions 1.7%
Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities 1.6%
History 1.6%
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 1.1%
Natural Resources And Conservation 1.0%
Education 1.0%
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, And Group Studies 0.9%
Philosophy And Religious Studies 0.9%

Cost

In State Tuition
$13,853.00

Out of State Tuition
$43,607.00

Percentage Students Receiving Aid
44.96%

Average Net Cost After Aid
$12,871.00

Admissions

SAT Scores

1239 Composite Average
Percentile 75% 50% 25%
Math 680 620 560
Verbal 650 610 570

ACT Scores

27 Cumulative Average
Percentile 75% 50% 25%
Math 28 25 21
English 29 25 21