University of California-Riverside
Riverside, California
- Public
- City
- 22,593 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 76%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $12,672per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 76%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $72,97410 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
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Getting in
- Admit rate
- 76%About 8 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-blindScores are not considered, even if you send them.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- Not reportedSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- Not reportedSource: College Scorecard
From University of California-Riverside's own report
These numbers come from the school's Common Data Set for 2025–26, a standard report colleges publish about their applicants and first-year students. Open the report.
51% had a 3.75 or higher. The average was 3.75. Schools count GPA differently (weighted or not), so compare ranges loosely.
- Admit rate in this report
- 86%52,676 admitted of 61,184 first-year applicants
What the admissions office says it weighs
Very important
- GPA
- Essay
Important
- How challenging your classes were
Considered
- A talent or ability
- Being first in your family to go to college
- Living in the state
Not considered
- Class rank
- Test scores
- Recommendations
- Interview
- Activities
- Character and personal qualities
- Family who went there (legacy)
- Where you live
- Religious affiliation
- Volunteer work
- Work experience
- Showing interest in the school
Where you'd stand
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Sources: University of California-Riverside Common Data Set 2025–26. Test ranges describe enrolled students who sent scores.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $12,672full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $38,424sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $16,103Source: College Scorecard
- Tuition, out-of-state
- $53,705Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 76%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 88%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $72,97410 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $16,368federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 22,593Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 49%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 48%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Also worth a look
- California State Polytechnic University-Pomona Pomona, CA — admits 75%
- San Jose State University San Jose, CA — admits 85%
- University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus Norman, OK — admits 77%
- California State University-Sacramento Sacramento, CA — admits 94%
- University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, IL — admits 77%
- University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NC — admits 80%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for University of California-Riverside, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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