University

University of California-Riverside

Riverside, California, United States

Verified · last verified 2026-09-02

University details

Institution type: Public
Campus setting: Urban
Application platforms: Not available
Testing policy: Not available
In-state tuition: $15,606
Out-of-state tuition: $49,806
Cost of attendance: Not available (2024–2025)
Undergraduate enrollment: 22,593

Website

Common Data Set

Institution-reported facts by reporting cycle. Missing and withheld values are shown explicitly.

2025–2026 · most recent available

First-year admission rate

86.1%

Calculated from applications and admissions reported in CDS C1. This is a factual calculation, not a CollegePath rating.

Enrollment

Undergraduate enrollment (B1): 24,034 students
Full-time undergraduate enrollment (B1): 23,444 students; Sum of the official B1 full-time undergraduate gender totals.
Part-time undergraduate enrollment (B1): 590 students; Sum of the official B1 part-time undergraduate gender totals.

Majors

Anthropology
Social Sciences
Area Studies
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Biology, General
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Biomedical/Medical Engineering
Engineering
Botany/Plant Biology
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Business Administration, Management and Operations
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services
Business/Managerial Economics
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences

Deadlines

Regular decision · 2026–2027
2026-11-30 — Fall first-year application filing deadline for the UC system.
https://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/how-to-apply/applying-as-a-first-year/dates-and-deadlines.html

Supplemental essays

No supplemental essays are required for this university.

Application requirements

2026–2027

Application fee · Required
Value: $80
First-year UC application fee for U.S. applicants; the fee is paid per campus selected.
https://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/how-to-apply/applying-as-a-first-year/
Fee waiver · Optional
Value: Available
The UC application provides a fee waiver for eligible applicants.
https://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/how-to-apply/applying-as-a-first-year/
Personal essay · Required
Value: 4 personal insight questions
UC first-year applicants answer four personal insight questions in the application.
https://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/how-to-apply/applying-as-a-first-year/

Sources

Direct sources supporting this university’s facts, with retrieval dates.

Official source · supports deadlines:2026–2027
https://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/how-to-apply/applying-as-a-first-year/dates-and-deadlines.html
Retrieved 2026-09-02 — Official UC system first-year filing dates for all campuses.
Official source · supports requirements:2026–2027
https://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/how-to-apply/applying-as-a-first-year/
Retrieved 2026-09-02 — Official UC first-year application and personal insight question requirements.
Official source
https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?110671
Retrieved 2026-06-10

First-year admission

First-year applications (C1): 61,184 applicants
First-year students admitted (C1): 52,676 students
First-year students enrolled (C1): 6,686 students
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 4.0 (C11): 29%
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.75-3.99 (C11): 22.2%
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.50-3.74 (C11): 23%
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.25-3.49 (C11): 16.2%
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.00-3.24 (C11): 9.2%
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 2.50-2.99 (C11): 0.4%
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 2.00-2.49 (C11): Not reported by institution; The official CDS does not display a value for this band; the displayed distribution totals 100.0% without it.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 1.00-1.99 (C11): Not reported by institution; The official CDS does not display a value for this band; the displayed distribution totals 100.0% without it.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA below 1.0 (C11): Not reported by institution; The official CDS does not display a value for this band; the displayed distribution totals 100.0% without it.
Average high-school GPA (C12): 3.75 GPA

Testing

Enrolled students submitting scores · SAT (C9): Not reported by institution; UC Riverside states that SAT and ACT scores are not used in admission decisions; the official CDS leaves the submitter percentage blank.
Enrolled students submitting scores · ACT (C9): Not reported by institution; UC Riverside states that SAT and ACT scores are not used in admission decisions; the official CDS leaves the submitter percentage blank.
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing · 25th percentile (C9): Not reported by institution; The official CDS does not report SAT/ACT percentile scores for this test-free admissions policy.
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing · 75th percentile (C9): Not reported by institution; The official CDS does not report SAT/ACT percentile scores for this test-free admissions policy.
SAT Math · 25th percentile (C9): Not reported by institution; The official CDS does not report SAT/ACT percentile scores for this test-free admissions policy.
SAT Math · 75th percentile (C9): Not reported by institution; The official CDS does not report SAT/ACT percentile scores for this test-free admissions policy.
ACT Composite · 25th percentile (C9): Not reported by institution; The official CDS does not report SAT/ACT percentile scores for this test-free admissions policy.
ACT Composite · 75th percentile (C9): Not reported by institution; The official CDS does not report SAT/ACT percentile scores for this test-free admissions policy.

Academics and class size

Student-to-faculty ratio (I2): 22:1; The official CDS reports 22 to 1, based on 23,641 students and 1,054 faculty.

Source: University of California, Riverside Common Data Set 2025-2026 · Retrieved 2026-09-02

Open the official institutional source

Document ID: url:https://ir.ucr.edu/sites/default/files/2026-05/cds-2025-2026.pdf · Import: cds-2026-09-v105

2024–2025 · earlier reporting cycle

First-year admission rate

76.4%

Calculated from applications and admissions reported in CDS C1. This is a factual calculation, not a CollegePath rating.

First-year admission

High-school GPA distribution · GPA 4.0 (C11): Not reported by institution
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.75-3.99 (C11): Not reported by institution
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.50-3.74 (C11): Not reported by institution
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.25-3.49 (C11): Not reported by institution
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.00-3.24 (C11): Not reported by institution
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 2.50-2.99 (C11): Not reported by institution
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 2.00-2.49 (C11): Not reported by institution
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 1.00-1.99 (C11): Not reported by institution
High-school GPA distribution · GPA below 1.0 (C11): Not reported by institution
Average high-school GPA (C12): Not reported by institution
First-year applications (C1): 58,048 applicants; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
First-year students admitted (C1): 44,343 students; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
First-year students enrolled (C1): 5,422 students; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS

Academics and class size

Student-to-faculty ratio (I2): Not reported by institution

Enrollment

Undergraduate enrollment (B1): 22,600 students; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
Full-time undergraduate enrollment (B1): 22,095 students; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
Part-time undergraduate enrollment (B1): 505 students; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS

Testing

Enrolled students submitting scores · SAT (C9): 95%; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
Enrolled students submitting scores · ACT (C9): 30%; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing · 25th percentile (C9): 540 score; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing · 75th percentile (C9): 630 score; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
SAT Math · 25th percentile (C9): 540 score; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
SAT Math · 75th percentile (C9): 650 score; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
ACT Composite · 25th percentile (C9): 22 score; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
ACT Composite · 75th percentile (C9): 31 score; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS

Source: University of California-Riverside Common Data Set 2024-2025 (institutional data not reported) · Retrieved 2026-09-02

Open the official institutional source

Document ID: url:https://www.ucr.edu/ · Import: cds-2026-09-v85

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

Chemical Engineering

Engineering

Chemistry

Physical Sciences

Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Computer Engineering

Engineering

Computer Science

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services

Dance

Visual and Performing Arts

Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft

Visual and Performing Arts

East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Economics

Social Sciences

Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering

Engineering

Engineering, General

Engineering

English Language and Literature, General

English Language and Literature/Letters

Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering

Engineering

Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies

Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies

Film/Video and Photographic Arts

Visual and Performing Arts

Fine and Studio Arts

Visual and Performing Arts

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences

Physical Sciences

Information Science/Studies

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services

International Relations and National Security Studies

Social Sciences

International/Globalization Studies

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities

Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Materials Engineering

Engineering

Mathematics

Mathematics and Statistics

Mechanical Engineering

Engineering

Microbiological Sciences and Immunology

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies

Music

Visual and Performing Arts

Natural Resources Conservation and Research

Natural Resources and Conservation

Neurobiology and Neurosciences

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

Philosophy

Philosophy and Religious Studies

Physical Sciences, General

Physical Sciences

Physics

Physical Sciences

Political Science and Government

Social Sciences

Psychology, General

Psychology

Psychology, Other

Psychology

Public Administration

Public Administration and Social Service Professions

Public Policy Analysis

Public Administration and Social Service Professions

Religion/Religious Studies

Philosophy and Religious Studies

Research and Experimental Psychology

Psychology

Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies

English Language and Literature/Letters

Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education

Education

Social Sciences, Other

Social Sciences

Sociology

Social Sciences

Statistics

Mathematics and Statistics

Sustainability Studies

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies

Zoology/Animal Biology

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

Supplemental essays · Not required

No supplemental essays are required for this university.

https://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/how-to-apply/applying-to-uc/