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
Hispanic focused instituion
Religious Affiliation:
None
Campus Details
Large City (>250k)
Four-year, large, primarily residential
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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
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%
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: $13,754Out-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: $133,263Full 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)