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University of California, Riverside is a public national university located in Riverside, California. UC Riverside is moderately inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at UC Riverside is in the top 10% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $58,880 10 years after enrolling, 47th in California, and in the top 25% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, UC Riverside bachelor students earn 10% less than the national average. UC Riverside is ranked 26th in California.
University of California, Riverside’s median net annual cost of $11,822 and average years to graduate of 4.5 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 6 programs at UC Riverside sorted by number of graduates - Business Administration, Biology, Sociology, Economics, Poli Sci/Government, Computer Science - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Annual net cost
$11,822
Average years to graduate
4.5
Mechanical Engineering
Rank: #72
Economic score: 1.36
Biomedical/Medical Engineering
Rank: #24
Economic score: 1.47
Mathematics
Rank: #136
Economic score: 3.28
English Language & Lit
Rank: #154
Economic score: 6.03
FIlm, Video & Photography
Rank: #28
Economic score: 7.72
Liberal Arts and Sciences
Rank: #162
Economic score: 7.76
Anthropology
Rank: #52
Economic score: 8.35
History
Rank: #279
Economic score: 10.97
Neurobiology & Neurosciences
Rank: #47
Economic score: 11.69
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
Rank: #120
Economic score: 62.64
EarningPlus compares the three-year post graduate earnings to the median earnings of the same graduating class, with the same graduate degree. These 2 metrics, debt-to-earnings and EarningsPlus, are combined into an economic score. The lower the economic score the better.
The most popular 5 graduate programs at UC Riverside - Education, Business Administration, Rhetoric & Composition, Biomedical/Medical Engineering, Public Policy Analysis - are shown below.
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.5 years. 80% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at UC Riverside is 12% higher than the state average, and 12% above the average for all national universities in the country.
At UC Riverside, Pell Grant recipients represent 50% of the measured graduating class, 15% higher than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at UC Riverside graduates within 4.5 years.
UC Riverside is in the top 5% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
University of California, Riverside’s economic mobility score of 46.57 is calculated by adjusting the 0.86 economic score of lower-income students by the 50% pell grant recipients within the student body. UC Riverside’s EMS of 46.57 ranks in the top 5% nationally.false
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
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The average Title IV recipient at University of California, Riverside pays $11,822 a year, $23,700 less than the $35,522 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $11,822
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At UC Riverside, 78% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $11,822 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 29% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $4,974. This is 25% less than the national average.
Federal grants
$4,703
Pell grants
$5,377
State grants
$10,719
Institutional grants
$7,109
University of California, Riverside's moderately inclusive admissions are indicated by their 65% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 52,672 applicants, of which 34,437 were admitted and 5,203 enrolled. UC Riverside has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
Full time
99%
83%
Female
58%
59%
First time
76%
59%
In-state
97%
68%
1st generation
48%
35%
White
11%
52%
Black
4%
14%
Hispanic
41%
15%
Asian
35%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
9%
12%