- The Inkwell
- California
- University of California-Riverside
Riverside, CACity: largeZIP 92521Founded 1954
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1954
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral: very high research activity (R1)
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.ucr.edu
CaliforniaPublic
University of California-Riverside
University of California-Riverside is a public university in Riverside, California, with 22,593 undergraduates. It admits 76% of applicants, graduates 75% within six years and costs $12,672 a year after aid.
75%graduate
Admission rate76%
Retention88%
4-year graduation64%
Pell Grant share49%
Federal loans30%
$12,672net price / year
76%admission rate
—average SAT
75%graduate in 6 years
$72,974median earnings, 10 yrs
$16,368median debt
#318 of 1,704 for earnings#339 of 1,739 for lowest net price#253 of 1,738 for graduation rate#749 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $38,424tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $16,103
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $53,705
- Average net price
- $12,672national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$6,871
$30,001–48,000$7,549
$48,001–75,000$9,099
$75,001–110,000$13,190
$110,001+$30,021
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 76%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college76%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college88%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college75%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college49%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 75%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 64%
- First-year retention
- 88%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 79%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $52,866
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $72,974middle 50%: $47,574–$103,672
- Median debt at graduation
- $16,368
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$103,672
Median, University of California-Riverside$72,974
Lower quarter$47,574
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 22,593
- Part-time
- 2.2%
- Women / men
- 53% / 47%
- Average age at entry
- 20.3
- First-generation students
- 48%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 49%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 22 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 90%
- Average faculty salary
- $17,096 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $16,225
- Endowment, end of year
- $277,082,000
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White10%
Hispanic40%
Black3.5%
Asian36%
Two or more races4.9%
U.S. nonresident3.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown1.5%
19 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Biological & biomedical sciences19%
Social sciences17%
Business & management16%
Psychology9.7%
Engineering7.7%
Computer & information sciences6.8%
Visual & performing arts5.1%
Education3.7%
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|---|---|---|---|
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 110671. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q1075148.