University of California, Riverside

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 4,500,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 125 (91% 😎)
Sunshine Hours 3,338 (97% ☀️)
Days Without Precipitation 324 (97% 🏖️)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 23,008
Men / Women 47% / 53%
From State 96%
From Region 0%
Athletes 308 (1.4%)

Racial/Ethnic

Hispanic 40%
Asian 35%
White 10%
Mixed 5%
Black 4%
International 4%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences 2,261 38% 12% 24% 4% 49% 4% $54,763 3 -0.73 26 93%
Economics 374 +2 69% 9% 43% 2% 31% 12% $67,732 6 -1.14 59 92% — 90% — —
African American Studies 6 — 33% 0% 0% 50% 33% 0% $54,141 39 -0.41 24 95% — 90% — —
Asian American Studies — — — — — — — — $54,141 39 -0.41 24 95% — — — —
Asian Studies 3 — 33% 0% 67% 0% 0% 33% $38,370 2 -1.66 3 72% — 90% — —
Chicano Studies 3 +1 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $54,141 39 -0.41 24 95% — 90% — —
Chinese 1 — 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% $46,050 11 -1.07 9 — — — — —
Chinese Studies — — — — — — — — $38,370 2 -1.66 3 72% — — — —
Classics 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $46,892 9 -0.98 10 — — — — —
Comparative Literature 3 — 0% 0% 67% 0% 33% 0% $43,432 8 -1.10 6 86% — 90% — —
Creative Writing 46 +1 26% 20% 9% 7% 41% 2% $37,478 1 -1.82 3 91% — 90% — —
English 106 +4 33% 17% 14% 3% 59% 2% $49,982 42 -0.30 15 94% — 90% — —
Ethnic Studies 22 +2 18% 0% 18% 0% 50% 0% $54,141 39 -0.41 24 95% — 90% — —
Foreign Languages 2 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $43,432 5 -1.30 6 86% — 90% — —
French 2 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 50% 0% $46,187 11 -1.06 9 93% — 90% — —
History 82 +7 62% 24% 7% 1% 59% 0% $47,624 11 -0.91 11 87% — 90% — —
History and Administrative Studies 4 — 25% 0% 25% 0% 75% 0% $47,624 11 -0.91 11 87% — 90% — —
Interdisciplinary Studies — — — — — — — — $57,962 64 +0.06 34 96% — 86% — —
Japanese 5 — 40% 40% 40% 0% 20% 0% $45,520 10 -1.12 8 — — 90% — —
Latin American Studies 3 — 67% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $38,370 2 -1.66 3 72% — 90% — —
Liberal Studies 67 +39 10% 6% 4% 0% 85% 1% $55,042 39 -0.22 26 93% — 90% — —
Linguistics 22 +1 9% 5% 14% 0% 73% 5% $43,432 5 -1.30 6 87% — 90% — —
Middle Eastern Studies — +1 — — — — — — $38,370 2 -1.66 3 72% — — — —
Native American Studies 2 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 50% 0% $54,141 39 -0.41 24 95% — 90% — —
Philosophy 42 +1 48% 21% 17% 7% 40% 0% $61,480 57 +0.00 44 89% — 90% — —
Philosophy 5 — 0% 0% 20% 0% 80% 0% $61,480 57 +0.00 44 89% — 90% — —
Religious Studies 4 — 75% 0% 0% 0% 75% 0% $50,857 48 +0.00 17 — — 90% — —
Russian Studies — +1 — — — — — — $38,370 2 -1.66 3 72% — 90% — —
Spanish 25 +9 28% 4% 0% 0% 92% 4% $46,187 11 -1.06 9 93% — 90% — —
Anthropology 65 +6 20% 14% 11% 6% 66% 0% $45,092 3 -1.07 8 93% — 90% — —
Anthropology 2 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $45,092 3 -1.07 8 93% — — — —
Global Studies 9 +1 33% 0% 0% 11% 67% 22% $56,359 9 -0.85 30 87% — 86% — —
International Relations and Affairs 41 — 37% 7% 20% 5% 59% 0% $57,747 12 -0.78 33 96% — 90% — —
Political Science 188 +10 47% 19% 26% 5% 47% 1% $58,867 13 -0.98 37 94% — 90% — —
Political Science and Government 37 — 41% 0% 30% 5% 62% 3% $58,867 13 -0.98 37 94% — 90% — —
Psychology 539 +15 27% 15% 32% 3% 41% 1% $53,031 12 -0.91 21 94% — 90% — —
Social Sciences 21 +1 29% 5% 14% 10% 62% 0% $54,973 49 -0.17 26 97% — 90% — —
Sociology 230 +7 23% 6% 13% 8% 67% 2% $56,643 55 -0.02 30 94% — 90% — —
Sustainability Studies 15 — 40% 13% 7% 0% 80% 0% $58,376 41 -0.28 35 97% — 86% — —
Art 45 — 24% 13% 18% 2% 53% 2% $45,279 42 -0.17 8 83% — 90% — —
Art History 17 +4 29% 18% 24% 0% 47% 0% $45,279 30 -0.51 8 83% — 90% — —
Cinematography and Film/Video Production 105 +3 54% 16% 11% 6% 50% 8% $47,863 45 -0.17 11 92% — 90% — —
Dance 9 +1 0% 22% 22% 22% 11% 11% $49,994 88 +0.93 15 85% — 90% — —
Film and Visual Culture 85 +7 26% 8% 25% 4% 39% 14% $47,863 45 -0.17 11 92% — 90% — —
Music 6 — 67% 0% 0% 33% 50% 0% $30,342 2 -1.76 2 96% — 90% — —
Music 17 — 71% 6% 6% 6% 47% 12% $30,342 2 -1.76 2 96% — 90% — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences 1,323 44% 14% 44% 3% 32% 1% $63,219 20 -0.48 48 92%
Chemistry 52 — 62% 15% 38% 2% 37% 2% $57,450 4 -1.37 33 98% — 89% — —
Earth and Planetary Sciences 17 — 59% 24% 18% 0% 47% 0% $48,735 4 -1.47 13 80% — 89% — —
Geophysics 2 — 0% 0% 50% 0% 0% 0% $48,735 4 -1.47 13 80% — 89% — —
Mathematics 97 — 57% 12% 30% 1% 49% 1% $62,343 13 -0.87 46 89% — 89% — —
Physics 33 +2 64% 18% 33% 3% 36% 3% $71,023 14 -0.90 66 89% — 89% — —
Statistics 31 — 68% 0% 65% 0% 19% 6% $66,208 1 -1.35 56 97% — 89% — —
Biochemistry 123 — 46% 20% 40% 4% 28% 1% $59,972 9 -1.03 40 92% — 83% — —
Biology 665 +3 40% 14% 47% 3% 29% 1% $63,137 34 -0.38 48 92% — 83% — —
Cell, Molecular, and Developmental Biology 69 +1 42% 9% 51% 3% 33% 0% $66,896 23 -0.41 58 95% — 83% — —
Microbiology 36 +1 33% 11% 44% 3% 39% 0% $72,444 65 +0.29 68 89% — 83% — —
Neuroscience 137 +5 34% 12% 48% 2% 28% 1% $62,508 23 -0.39 46 94% — 83% — —
Plant Biology 8 — 62% 12% 12% 0% 38% 0% $52,948 40 -0.37 21 — — 83% — —
Entomology 10 +2 70% 40% 10% 0% 40% 0% $49,630 26 -0.55 14 — — 83% — —
Environmental Sciences 40 — 38% 18% 38% 2% 35% 0% $74,699 97 +2.02 72 98% — 83% — —
Environmental Studies 3 — 33% 0% 33% 0% 67% 0% $74,699 97 +2.02 72 98% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Marlan and Rosemary Bourns College of Engineering 803 78% 12% 50% 2% 25% 4% $98,404 93 -0.72 92 94%
Bioengineering 90 — 59% 16% 51% 0% 22% 1% $82,698 6 -1.37 82 97% — 84% — —
Chemical Engineering 53 — 79% 17% 28% 8% 38% 6% $85,999 3 -2.00 85 92% — 84% — —
Computer Engineering 48 — 75% 15% 44% 6% 29% 2% $113,887 54 -0.15 98 98% — 84% — —
Electrical Engineering 78 — 85% 8% 38% 5% 38% 4% $94,506 3 -1.06 90 98% — 84% — —
Environmental Engineering 22 — 32% 5% 45% 0% 45% 0% $95,654 93 +1.41 91 94% — 84% — —
Materials Science and Engineering 12 — 100% 8% 50% 8% 17% 8% $90,213 25 -0.48 88 89% — 84% — —
Mechanical Engineering 124 — 87% 14% 37% 2% 38% 4% $88,354 4 -1.36 86 96% — 84% — —
Robotics Engineering 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% $91,712 14 -0.94 89 — — — — —
Computer Science 264 — 84% 12% 58% 2% 19% 6% $109,198 35 -0.46 96 92% — 81% — —
Computer Science with Business Applications 58 — 60% 7% 72% 2% 10% 2% $100,556 64 +0.11 93 90% — 81% — —
Information Technology 53 — 77% 17% 58% 0% 11% 2% $99,721 64 +0.07 93 — — 81% — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Business 873 56% 8% 47% 2% 34% 3% $70,237 45 -0.39 64 94% 91%
Actuarial Science 3 — 33% 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% $81,744 11 -1.25 81 — — 91% — —
Business Administration 870 +1 56% 8% 47% 2% 34% 3% $70,198 41 -0.39 64 94% — 91% — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Education 207 17% 6% 24% 4% 61% 1% $51,667 1 -0.64 18 100% 86%
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education 207 +33 17% 6% 24% 4% 61% 1% $51,667 27 -0.64 18 100% — 86% — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Public Policy 88 35% 10% 25% 9% 52% 0% $60,544 11 -0.85 41 92% 93%
Health Policy Analysis 1 — 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% $60,672 33 -0.41 42 92% — — — —
Public Administration 12 — 33% 8% 25% 0% 67% 0% $59,738 16 -0.92 39 — — 93% — —
Public Policy 75 +6 36% 11% 24% 11% 51% 0% $60,672 19 -0.85 42 92% — 93% — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $15,996
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $51,372
Est. In-State Cost $20,692
Est. Out-of-State Cost $66,455
ROI Percentile 54th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 88%
4-Year Graduation Rate 65%
6-Year Graduation Rate 76%
Transfer-Out Rate 9%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 22.4% 1,247 60% 8% 46% 2% 33% 5% $69,486 23 -0.61 63 93% —
Social Sciences 22.2% 1,234 30% 12% 24% 5% 51% 1% $55,146 36 -0.74 27 94% —
Life & Natural Sciences 18.7% 1,038 40% 14% 46% 3% 30% 1% $63,173 28 -0.44 48 92% —
Humanities 8.2% 456 33% 14% 11% 3% 61% 2% $49,683 19 -0.66 14 91% —
Engineering 7.7% 428 76% 13% 41% 4% 33% 4% $91,293 6 -1.09 88 96% —
Computer Science 6.8% 375 80% 12% 60% 1% 16% 5% $106,522 44 -0.30 96 91% —
Arts 5.1% 284 39% 13% 17% 5% 45% 8% $45,947 25 -0.29 9 90% —
Physical Sciences & Math 4.2% 232 60% 13% 36% 1% 40% 2% $61,883 7 -1.10 45 91% —
Education 3.7% 207 17% 6% 24% 4% 61% 1% $51,667 36 -0.64 18 100% —
Agriculture & Food Science 1.0% 53 43% 21% 32% 2% 38% 0% $69,969 89 +1.53 64 98% —
Health Sciences 0.0% 1 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% $60,672 4 -0.41 42 92% —

Research R1

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Life & Natural Sciences $73.8M #73 40% $1.4M 85 #27 414 101
Engineering $42.9M #110 60% $0.3M 47 #77 320 57
Physical Sciences & Math $37.2M #91 76% $0.6M 76 #37 414 44
Agriculture & Food Science $20.5M #59 55% $0.3M 7 #65 25 12
Health Sciences $20.0M #104 82% $0.3M — — — 3
Humanities & Social Sciences $18.6M #113 23% $0.0M 69 #72 210 12
Computer Science $9.6M #94 81% $0.3M 25 #33 197 —
Education $3.5M #133 67% $0 9 #340 — —
Business & Economics $2.6M #141 0% $0 10 #131 57 —
Total $228M #114 55% $3.3M 328 #67 1,637 229

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 78 $661K $661K $0
Baseball 38 $1.5M $1.5M $0
Soccer 30 $1.0M $1.0M $0
Basketball 15 $2.9M $2.9M $0
Tennis 10 $250K $250K $0
Golf 9 $308K $308K $0
Total 154 $6.7M $6.7M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 112 $756K $756K $0
Soccer 28 $871K $871K $0
Softball 24 $886K $886K $0
Volleyball 19 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Basketball 16 $2.3M $2.3M $0
Golf 8 $358K $358K $0
Tennis 7 $293K $293K $0
Total 154 $6.6M $6.6M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 190 $1.4M $1.4M $0
Soccer 58 $1.9M $1.9M $0
Baseball 38 $1.5M $1.5M $0
Basketball 31 $5.2M $5.2M $0
Softball 24 $886K $886K $0
Volleyball 19 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Golf 17 $667K $667K $0
Tennis 17 $543K $543K $0
Total 308 $19.7M $19.7M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 86%
Yield (non-ED) 13%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 86% 90% 83%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy blind