University of California-Riverside

Riverside, CA

School Background

2022 Undergraduate Enrollment: 22,817
Graduate Enrollment: 3,979
Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity
Highest degree awarded: Graduate
Asian American/Native American/Pacific Islander institution
Hispanic focused instituion
Religious Affiliation: None

Campus Details

Large City (>250k)
Four-year, large, primarily residential // full-time, selective, higher transfer-in

Applicant and Admittance Traits

2022 Admission Rate: 65.38%

Male/Female: 42% / 58% (2017)

First generation college students: 48.3% (2017)
Percentage of students who are married when enrolled: 1.6% (2017)
Percentage of students who are veterans: 0.1% (2017)

Test scores for admission: Neither required or recommended
2021 Median Admit SAT: 1,200


2021 Median Admit ACT: 27


Appliants applying to 2+ schools: 95.0% (2017)
Appliants applying to 3+ schools: 91.6% (2017)
Appliants applying to 4+ schools: 88.0% (2017)
Appliants applying to 5+ schools: 82.0% (2017)

Ethnicity Information

White: 11.2%
Black: 3.3%
Hispanic: 40.7%
Asian: 35.5%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.1%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.3%
2+ races: 4.6%
Non-resident alien: 3.3%
Unknown race: 1.1%

Costs & Fees

2022 Average Tuition & Fees (Room/Board/Books): $30,569
In-State tuition: $13,754
Out-of-State tuition: $43,508

Estimated books and supplies: $1,536 (2022)
Estimated on-campus room & board: $16,864 (2022)
Estimated on-campus other fees: $4,306 (2022)

Estimated off-campus room & board: $12,010 (2022)
Estimated off-campus other fees: $4,306 (2022)

Average Family Income: $52,262 (2017)
Median Family Income: $35,809 (2017)

Scholarships & Financial Aid

Percentage of students receiving Pell Grant: 50.0%
Percentage of students with Federal Loans: 33.7%

Median federal loan debt at graduation: $17,500 (2021)
Median federal loan payment: $186 (2021)

Household Income Net Cost
0-$30k $8,849
$30k-48k $10,344
$48k-75k $13,190
$75k-110k $18,844
$110k+ $27,184

Graduate Outcomes & Job Placements

4-year graduation rate: 61%
6-year graduation rate: 76%

1 year post-graduation workforce participation: 91.2% (2020)

Loans

Median federal debt for graduates: $17,500 (2021)
Median federal debt for non-graduates: $8,102 (2021)

Median federal debt for first-generation graduates: $14,500 (2021)
Median federal debt for Pell grant recipient graduates: $14,500 (2021)

Ability to Repay Loans

Graduates, % of Loans in Repayment
(Non-delinquent/default)		 Percentage
@1 Year 69.6% (2015)
@3 year 72.7% (2017)
@5 year 76.1% (2017)


1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid (Non-delinquent/default) - Pell Grant Recipients: 60.2% (2015)
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid - 1st Generation Attendees: 62.5% (2015)

Earnings Power

Median earnings, 1 year post graduation: $30,444 (2020)
Median earnings, 4 years post graduation: $52,275 (2020)

Popular Majors

Type of Degree Major 2022 Graduates Median Federal Debt Median Monthly Payment 1yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) 4yr Median Earnings (monthly gross)
Doctoral Degree Religion/Religious Studies. 3
Doctoral Degree Biomedical/Medical Engineering. 14 $81,388 ($6,782)
Master's Degree Biomedical/Medical Engineering. 18
Bachelor's Degree Natural Resources Conservation and Research. 45 $16,157 $172 $25,936 ($2,161) $53,052 ($4,421)
Master's Degree Natural Resources Conservation and Research. 4
Doctoral Degree Natural Resources Conservation and Research. 5
Bachelor's Degree Area Studies. 17 $23,264 ($1,939) $32,358 ($2,697)
Master's Degree Area Studies. 1
Bachelor's Degree Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. 37 $23,000 $236 $21,553 ($1,796) $44,497 ($3,708)
Master's Degree Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. 1
Doctoral Degree Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. 4
Bachelor's Degree Information Science/Studies. 15 $24,417 $259
Bachelor's Degree Computer Science. 135 $19,083 $201 $72,439 ($6,037)
Master's Degree Computer Science. 44
Doctoral Degree Computer Science. 15
Master's Degree Education, General. 118 $291 $57,689 ($4,807) $71,137 ($5,928)
Doctoral Degree Education, General. 10 $96,692 ($8,058)
Bachelor's Degree Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education. 60 $15,000 $159 $15,109 ($1,259)
Master's Degree Engineering, General. 59 $355 $98,339 ($8,195)
Bachelor's Degree Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 50 $19,000 $188 $22,831 ($1,903) $48,022 ($4,002)
Bachelor's Degree Biomedical/Medical Engineering. 94 $19,877 $212 $52,567 ($4,381) $80,773 ($6,731)
Bachelor's Degree Chemical Engineering. 72 $17,413 $182 $51,654 ($4,305) $80,354 ($6,696)
Master's Degree Chemical Engineering. 5
Doctoral Degree Chemical Engineering. 19
Bachelor's Degree Computer Engineering. 32 $25,083 $266 $69,421 ($5,785) $100,678 ($8,390)
Master's Degree Computer Engineering. 16
Bachelor's Degree Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. 67 $19,954 $204 $70,941 ($5,912) $91,614 ($7,635)
Master's Degree Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. 18
Doctoral Degree Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. 17
Bachelor's Degree Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering. 22 $18,068 $192 $67,150 ($5,596) $76,232 ($6,353)
Master's Degree Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering. 2
Bachelor's Degree Materials Engineering 12
Bachelor's Degree Mechanical Engineering. 92 $21,000 $223 $56,620 ($4,718) $75,201 ($6,267)
Master's Degree Mechanical Engineering. 28
Doctoral Degree Mechanical Engineering. 8
Bachelor's Degree Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. 42 $17,283 $186 $19,196 ($1,600) $40,426 ($3,369)
Doctoral Degree Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. 1
Bachelor's Degree East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 4
Doctoral Degree Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 1
Bachelor's Degree Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 4
Bachelor's Degree Zoology/Animal Biology. 8
Master's Degree Zoology/Animal Biology. 1
Doctoral Degree Zoology/Animal Biology. 6
Master's Degree Pharmacology and Toxicology. 2
Doctoral Degree Pharmacology and Toxicology. 9
Master's Degree Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology. 2
Doctoral Degree Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology. 5
Doctoral Degree Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology. 6
Bachelor's Degree Neurobiology and Neurosciences. 103 $19,803 $201 $18,008 ($1,501) $44,237 ($3,686)
Master's Degree Neurobiology and Neurosciences. 2
Doctoral Degree Neurobiology and Neurosciences. 4
Bachelor's Degree Mathematics. 143 $18,500 $192 $23,287 ($1,941) $51,363 ($4,280)
Master's Degree Mathematics. 19
Doctoral Degree Mathematics. 11
Bachelor's Degree Statistics. 31 $21,488 $228 $33,348 ($2,779)
Master's Degree Statistics. 6
Doctoral Degree Statistics. 6
Bachelor's Degree International/Global Studies. 15 $20,500 $217 $13,799 ($1,150) $41,292 ($3,441)
Bachelor's Degree Sustainability Studies. 35 $20,045 $205 $29,439 ($2,453)
Bachelor's Degree Philosophy. 38 $19,022 $202 $15,789 ($1,316) $44,648 ($3,721)
Master's Degree Philosophy. 2
Doctoral Degree Philosophy. 1
Bachelor's Degree Religion/Religious Studies. 5
Bachelor's Degree Chemistry. 70 $21,750 $228 $33,450 ($2,788) $45,718 ($3,810)
Master's Degree Chemistry. 5
Doctoral Degree Chemistry. 23 $71,038 ($5,920) $72,578 ($6,048)
Bachelor's Degree Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. 15
Master's Degree Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. 4
Doctoral Degree Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. 7
Bachelor's Degree Physics. 42 $19,000 $201 $19,573 ($1,631) $56,586 ($4,716)
Master's Degree Physics. 24
Doctoral Degree Physics. 12
Master's Degree Materials Sciences. 15
Doctoral Degree Materials Sciences. 18
Bachelor's Degree Research and Experimental Psychology. 453 $18,500 $188 $22,872 ($1,906)
Master's Degree Research and Experimental Psychology. 13
Doctoral Degree Research and Experimental Psychology. 9
Bachelor's Degree Public Administration. 8
Bachelor's Degree Public Policy Analysis. 72 $19,161 $203 $32,567 ($2,714) $53,413 ($4,451)
Master's Degree Public Policy Analysis. 17 $475 $49,777 ($4,148)
Bachelor's Degree Anthropology. 121 $21,250 $225 $21,809 ($1,817) $36,503 ($3,042)
Master's Degree Anthropology. 7
Doctoral Degree Anthropology. 5
Bachelor's Degree Economics. 227 $18,500 $187 $34,661 ($2,888) $56,595 ($4,716)
Master's Degree Economics. 6
Doctoral Degree Economics. 12
Bachelor's Degree International Relations and National Security Studies. 45 $18,914 $200 $28,667 ($2,389) $46,876 ($3,906)
Bachelor's Degree Political Science and Government. 216 $18,300 $191 $28,369 ($2,364) $51,239 ($4,270)
Master's Degree Political Science and Government. 8
Doctoral Degree Political Science and Government. 3
Bachelor's Degree Sociology. 279 $16,500 $173 $24,537 ($2,045) $45,734 ($3,811)
Master's Degree Sociology. 8
Doctoral Degree Sociology. 5
Bachelor's Degree Social Sciences, Other. 18 $17,833 $176 $36,310 ($3,026) $52,438 ($4,370)
Master's Degree Visual and Performing Arts, General. 4
Bachelor's Degree Dance. 11
Master's Degree Dance. 2
Doctoral Degree Dance. 4
Bachelor's Degree Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. 1 $45,904 ($3,825)
Bachelor's Degree Film/Video and Photographic Arts. 163 $20,500 $217 $21,694 ($1,808) $41,093 ($3,424)
Bachelor's Degree Fine and Studio Arts. 54 $17,500 $177 $15,175 ($1,265) $36,564 ($3,047)
Master's Degree Fine and Studio Arts. 5
Bachelor's Degree Music. 13 $26,651 $281 $14,941 ($1,245)
Master's Degree Music. 1
Doctoral Degree Music. 4
First Professional Degree Medicine. 39
Bachelor's Degree Business Administration, Management and Operations. 621 $16,508 $175 $39,633 ($3,303) $61,624 ($5,135)
Master's Degree Business Administration, Management and Operations. 119 $865 $61,862 ($5,155) $83,607 ($6,967)
Bachelor's Degree Business/Managerial Economics. 111 $18,000 $191 $35,798 ($2,983) $55,342 ($4,612)
Master's Degree Finance and Financial Management Services. 19
Master's Degree Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. 34 $878
Bachelor's Degree History. 82 $19,330 $205 $28,327 ($2,361) $41,004 ($3,417)
Master's Degree History. 4
Doctoral Degree History. 4
Bachelor's Degree English Language and Literature, General. 135 $18,284 $191 $20,596 ($1,716) $43,429 ($3,619)
Master's Degree English Language and Literature, General. 4
Doctoral Degree English Language and Literature, General. 12
Bachelor's Degree Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. 54 $20,000 $220 $20,717 ($1,726) $32,082 ($2,674)
Master's Degree Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. 47 $553 $24,045 ($2,004) $58,808 ($4,901)
Bachelor's Degree Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. 82 $16,436 $166 $19,736 ($1,645) $53,198 ($4,433)
Bachelor's Degree Biology, General. 414 $19,000 $201 $20,079 ($1,673) $44,091 ($3,674)
Doctoral Degree Biology, General. 2
Bachelor's Degree Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. 100 $17,250 $180 $21,643 ($1,804) $45,549 ($3,796)
Master's Degree Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. 10
Doctoral Degree Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. 5
Bachelor's Degree Botany/Plant Biology. 11
Master's Degree Botany/Plant Biology. 1
Doctoral Degree Botany/Plant Biology. 12
Bachelor's Degree Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences. 33 $17,861 $191 $28,656 ($2,388)
Master's Degree Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences. 2
Doctoral Degree Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences. 8
Bachelor's Degree Microbiological Sciences and Immunology. 20 $14,121 $148 $39,096 ($3,258)
Doctoral Degree Microbiological Sciences and Immunology. 3


Campus Resources

Average faculty salary: $133,263
Full time faculty: 85%

Undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio: 24.0

School's endowment start of year: $193,196,000 (2022)
School's endowment end of year: $259,599,000 (2022)