Riverside, CA · Public

At a glance

76.4%

Acceptance rate

$13,707

Avg net price

22,644

Enrollment

Degrees awarded

2024-25

	Bachelor’s	Master’s	Doctoral
All fields, 2024-25Bachelor’s 5,555Master’s 954Doctoral 410	5,555	954	410
Bachelor’s 1,048Master’s 39Doctoral 65	1,048	39	65
Bachelor’s 958Master’s 6Doctoral 24	958	6	24
Bachelor’s 873Master’s 284Doctoral 1	873	284	1
Bachelor’s 539Master’s 12Doctoral 11	539	12	11
Bachelor’s 428Master’s 189Doctoral 54	428	189	54
Bachelor’s 375Master’s 174Doctoral 39	375	174	39
Bachelor’s 284Master’s 6Doctoral 8	284	6	8
Bachelor’s 207Master’s 140Doctoral 11	207	140	11
Bachelor’s 152Master’s 37Doctoral 8	152	37	8
Bachelor’s 128Master’s 16Doctoral 19	128	16	19
Bachelor’s 104Master’s 17Doctoral 63	104	17	63
Bachelor’s 88Master’s 17Doctoral None reported	88	17	None reported
Bachelor’s 86Master’s 3Doctoral 9	86	3	9
Bachelor’s 67Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported	67	None reported	None reported
Bachelor’s 61Master’s 2Doctoral 5	61	2	5
Bachelor’s 51Master’s 2Doctoral 11	51	2	11
Bachelor’s 43Master’s 2Doctoral 5	43	2	5
Bachelor’s 39Master’s 4Doctoral 1	39	4	1
Bachelor’s 24Master’s 4Doctoral None reported	24	4	None reported
Bachelor’s None reportedMaster’s None reportedDoctoral 76	None reported	None reported	76
Bachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 0Doctoral 0	None reported	0	0

College athletics

NCAA program details

NCAA program

University of California, Riverside

Primary division: Division I
Primary conference: Big West Conference

Projected sponsored sports17

BaseballMen's BasketballMen's Cross CountryMen's GolfMen's SoccerMen's TennisMen's Track, IndoorMen's Track, Outdoor

Athletic participation

308 unique student-athletes · 13 varsity teams

Application deadlines

For fall 2027 entry

First-Year Dates and Deadlines

FAFSA due Mar 2

Nov 30, 2026

· Apply with the UC application

Cost

Published on-campus price, 2024–25

Tuition: $13,146
Required fees: $2,460
Food and housing: $20,691
Books and supplies: $1,576
Other expenses: $5,730
Total: $43,603

Total by year

$35,3872019–2019–20
$35,5222020–2120–21
$36,4602021–2221–22
$37,2262022–2322–23
$40,2852023–2423–24
$43,6032024–2524–25

Net price by family income, 2022–23

Students of all incomes paid $13,707 on average. Grants and scholarships covered the rest of the cost.

Net price covers first-time, full-time students who received federal aid and paid in-state tuition.

Need-based aid, 2025–26

First-years with need-based aid: 69%
Average share of need met: 86.6%
Average need-based grant: $28,704
Required forms: FAFSA and State aid form

Graduation and Retention

4-year graduation65%

6-year graduation77%

Retention rate88%

Earnings and Debt

Median earnings (10yr)$67,699

Median debt$17,500

Campus

Enrollment22,644

Student-faculty ratio23:1

SettingCity

HSI

Sources

IPEDS Institutional Characteristics · National Center for Education Statistics · 2025–26
IPEDS Admissions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03
Application process · College websites · 2026–27
NCAA Projected Sports Sponsorship by School · National Collegiate Athletic Association · 2025–26
Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act · U.S. Department of Education · 2024–25
Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
IPEDS Completions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
IPEDS Student Charges · National Center for Education Statistics · 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25

Every figure below is read directly from University of California-Riverside’s own reported data, with no scores, ratings, or estimates added. Derived from 5 Common Data Set filings (2021–22 to 2025–26).

University of California-Riverside admitted of applicants, a admit rate. Of those, enrolled, a yield, across 5 years of Common Data Set filings.

Applicant funnel and admit rateHover or arrow-key a year for exact values

Students and applicationsAdmit rate

ApplicationsAdmittedEnrolledAdmit rate

No early admission plans appear in University of California-Riverside's Common Data Set filing.

Regular Decision nonbindingApply by Dec 2

The enrolled class is roughly international, and about of its domestic students come from out of state. University of California-Riverside admits in-state applicants at 86.2%, out-of-state applicants at 89.6%, and international applicants at 83.3%.

Enrolled first-years by geography

6,686 first-years

Out-of-state (domestic)≈65In-state (domestic)≈6,410International≈211

Admit odds by pool

Test scores are not used in admission. Submission shares describe only students who chose to submit.

SAT scores: Not disclosed

ACT scores: Not disclosed

University of California-Riverside’s enrolled first-years averaged a high-school GPA, among the 100% who submitted one.

High-school GPA

shares of all enrolled first-years

Average 3.75

University of California-Riverside rates 2 factors "very important." Each column reads strongest first.

Academic

Academic GPA: Very important
Application essay: Very important
Rigor of secondary school record: Important
Class rank: Not considered
Standardized test scores: Not considered
Recommendation(s): Not considered

Nonacademic

Talent / ability: Considered
First generation: Considered
State residency: Considered
Interview: Not considered
Extracurricular activities: Not considered
Character / personal qualities: Not considered
Alumni/ae relation: Not considered
Geographical residence: Not considered
Religious affiliation/commitment: Not considered
Volunteer work: Not considered
Work experience: Not considered
Level of applicant's interest: Not considered

University of California-Riverside leaves 2 Common Data Set answers blank — each one hidden below with what it would tell you.

Class-rank distributionCDS C10Not disclosed

Without the rank spread of enrolled students, there’s no top-of-class signal to place a transcript against.

GPA distributionCDS C11Not disclosed

Without the GPA spread, a family can’t see where their transcript lands within the class.

Does disclose: Admissions factor grid (C7) · Students admitted off the waitlist (C2)

University of California-Riverside's net price after grant aid, by family income. of first-years received need-based aid. The school meets of demonstrated need, split into .

What aid recipients pay, by income

net price

Each figure averages only families who received federal aid in that income band (College Scorecard); $13,707 across all aid recipients. Aid share: 4,584 of 6,639 first-years in the 2025–26 Common Data Set.

How need-based aid is determined

Cost of attendance − expected family contribution = demonstrated need

Forms a family files to be considered

FAFSAState aid form

Merit aid reached of the class, or of enrolled first-years. For international applicants, University of California-Riverside offers merit aid only: nonresidents received aid, averaging .

University of California-Riverside admitted students off the waitlist, about of the class.

Admitted off the waitlistHover or arrow-key a year for exact values

Admitted

Admitted off waitlist

88.2% of University of California-Riverside’s first-years return for a second year and 76.6% graduate within six. Median earnings ten years out are against of median federal debt, roughly a earnings-to-debt ratio.

Sources

Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03

University of California-RiversideView names for University of California-Riverside

NCAA program details

University of California, Riverside

Projected sponsored sports17

Athletic participation

Published on-campus price, 2024–25

Net price by family income, 2022–23

Need-based aid, 2025–26

Sources

Sources