Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Southern Baptist
Location Riverside, CA
Population 4,500,000
Map of the United States

Weather

Comfortable Days 125 (91% 😎)
Sunshine Hours 3,338 (97% ☀️)
Days Without Precipitation 324 (97% 🏖️)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 7,793
Men / Women 38% / 62%
From State 90%
From Region 3%
Athletes 6.0%

Racial/Ethnic

Hispanic 44%
White 30%
Black 7%
Asian 6%
Mixed 6%
International 2%
Native American 1%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Architecture, Visual Arts, and Design 109 41% / 59% 2% $45,457 17 99%
Architecture 47 62% / 38% 4% $53,304 39
Film Studies 7 +1 57% / 43% 0% $33,079 3 95%
Graphic Design and Digital Media 28 32% / 68% 0% $42,420 11 100%
Illustration 1 0% / 100% 0% $42,420 11 100%
Interior Design 10 10% / 90% 0% $42,420 11 100%
Photography 6 +1 17% / 83% 0% $33,079 3 95%
Studio Art 3 33% / 67% 0% $37,447 6
Theatre 7 0% / 100% 0% $36,113 5 100%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Arts and Sciences 265 38% / 62% 3% $59,637 57 92%
Computer Science 25 84% / 16% 4% $84,170 89
Data Analytics 7 100% / 0% 0% $80,363 86
Information Technology Management 17 88% / 12% 0% $83,099 88 100%
Applied Statistics 2 50% / 50% 0% $74,295 81
Chemistry 1 0% / 100% 0% $58,192 53
Forensic Chemistry 6 17% / 83% 0% $58,149 53
Mathematics 6 +1 50% / 50% 0% $65,850 70
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 4 50% / 50% 0% $62,456 63
Biology 30 27% / 73% 0% $63,558 65 94%
Biomedical Sciences 29 31% / 69% 3% $63,558 65 94%
Environmental Science 5 60% / 40% 20% $50,767 31
Public Health 16 0% / 100% 19% $55,269 45
Communication Studies 16 +3 44% / 56% 0% $59,125 55 89%
Creative Writing 3 33% / 67% 0% $42,903 12
English 24 +2 21% / 79% 0% $39,143 7 86%
Interdisciplinary Studies 8 12% / 88% 0% $52,258 36 91%
Journalism and New Media 9 33% / 67% 22% $52,538 37 95%
Liberal Studies 30 13% / 87% 3% $50,698 31 93%
Philosophy 10 +14 80% / 20% 0% $46,138 18
Public Relations 9 +1 11% / 89% 0% $41,938 11 79%
Spanish 2 +1 50% / 50% 0%
Strategic Communication 6 17% / 83% 0% $41,938 11 79%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Behavioral and Social Sciences 351 32% / 68% 0% $54,025 41 90%
Cybersecurity 18 78% / 22% 0% $68,829 75
Anthropology 1 +2 0% / 100% 0% $45,015 16
Behavioral Science 3 +2 0% / 100% 0% $43,696 13 90%
Family and Consumer Sciences 1 0% / 100% 0%
History 20 +1 75% / 25% 0% $36,188 5 91%
Human Services 4 25% / 75% 0% $57,533 51
International Studies 1 100% / 0% 0% $50,054 29
Political Science 11 55% / 45% 0% $48,650 25 83%
Psychology 171 +5 22% / 78% 0% $52,150 35 89%
Public Administration 9 56% / 44% 0% $67,836 73 100%
Social Work 16 19% / 81% 0% $57,768 52
Sociology 20 +2 20% / 80% 0% $47,372 22 91%
Sport Psychology 10 +1 50% / 50% 0% $63,666 65 90%
Sustainability Studies 1 100% / 0% 0% $50,210 29
Criminal Justice 65 32% / 68% 0% $59,507 56 92%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Health Science 267 35% / 65% 0% $52,896 38 93%
Nutrition and Food Science 8 12% / 88% 12% $52,140 35
Allied Health 32 25% / 75% 0% $61,583 61 92%
Communication Sciences and Disorders 42 7% / 93% 0% $48,735 25 95%
Kinesiology 98 53% / 47% 0% $46,470 19 90%
Kinesiology - Exercise Science 35 +1 43% / 57% 0% $68,586 74 100%
Pre-Art Therapy 2 0% / 100% 0% $54,942 44
Public Health $44,914 16
Radiation Therapy 19 32% / 68% 0% $59,316 56 93%
Health Care Administration 25 16% / 84% 0% $48,739 25 96%
Sport and Performance Psychology 6 67% / 33% 0% $46,470 19 90%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Nursing 185 11% / 89% 0% $92,694 94 96%
Nursing 185 11% / 89% 0% $92,694 94 96%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Dr. Bonnie G. Metcalf School of Education 125 3% / 97% 0% $38,253 7 91%
Early Childhood Studies 78 5% / 95% 0% $38,209 7 91%
Liberal Studies for Teachers 45 0% / 100% 0% $38,209 7 91%
Math Teaching 1 0% / 100% 0% $43,770 14
Art Education 1 0% / 100% 0%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Gordon and Jill Bourns College of Engineering 147 76% / 24% 1% $82,224 88 93%
Biomedical Engineering 9 67% / 33% 0% $85,434 90
Chemical Engineering 8 75% / 25% 12% $85,331 90
Civil Engineering 25 68% / 32% 0% $88,983 92 96%
Electrical & Computer Engineering 13 85% / 15% 0% $87,837 91
Engineering 1 0% / 100% 0% $83,669 89
Mechanical Engineering 48 83% / 17% 2% $84,618 89 91%
Software Engineering 8 75% / 25% 0% $75,833 83 96%
Aviation Flight 18 78% / 22% 0% $64,870 68 94%
Aviation Management 5 60% / 40% 0% $64,870 68 94%
Construction Management 12 75% / 25% 0% $85,413 90
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Robert K. Jabs School of Business 280 47% / 53% 5% $70,613 77 96%
Accounting 36 50% / 50% 0% $73,916 81 98%
Actuarial Science 1 100% / 0% 0% $82,707 88
Business Administration 163 +3 45% / 55% 4% $72,018 79 96%
Entrepreneurship 6 50% / 50% 17% $66,077 70
Finance 14 79% / 21% 7% $83,584 89
International Business 5 80% / 20% 40% $71,547 78
Marketing 49 41% / 59% 6% $59,849 57 95%
Organizational Leadership 6 +1 17% / 83% 0% $72,018 79 96%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Christian Ministries 42 57% / 43% 0% $45,310 17 90%
Biblical Studies 13 92% / 8% 0% $49,074 26 90%
Christian Studies 16 +15 44% / 56% 0% $37,024 6 90%
Intercultural Studies 2 +4 0% / 100% 0% $53,527 40
Worship Arts and Ministry 11 45% / 55% 0% $51,423 33
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Shelby and Ferne Collinsworth School of Music 31 32% / 68% 0% $38,427 7
Commercial Music 5 100% / 0% 0% $37,036 6
Keyboard Performance 1 +1 0% / 100% 0% $36,930 6
Music 7 14% / 86% 0% $37,138 6
Music Education 9 33% / 67% 0% $41,976 11
Music Performance 3 0% / 100% 0% $36,584 5
Music Theory and Composition 4 25% / 75% 0% $36,929 6
Voice and Opera 2 0% / 100% 0% $36,967 6

Financial

Tuition & Fees $44,504
ROI Percentile 61th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 74%
4-Year Graduation Rate 44%
6-Year Graduation Rate 62%
Transfer-Out Rate 24%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

% Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Humanities & Social Sciences 28.4% 511 28% / 72% 1% $48,190 24 90%
Health Sciences 23.8% 429 24% / 76% 1% $70,493 77 94%
Business & Economics 16.9% 305 44% / 56% 4% $68,820 75 96%
Arts 7.8% 141 39% / 61% 1% $43,901 14 99%
Engineering 5.8% 104 77% / 23% 2% $86,186 90 93%
Professional 5.5% 100 47% / 53% 0% $63,849 66 92%
Computer Science 4.2% 75 84% / 16% 1% $79,001 85 99%
Life & Natural Sciences 3.5% 63 30% / 70% 2% $63,488 65 94%
Education 2.6% 46 0% / 100% 0% $38,330 7 91%
Physical Sciences & Math 0.8% 15 33% / 67% 0% $63,385 65
Agriculture & Food Science 0.7% 13 31% / 69% 15% $51,612 34

Research

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Physical Sciences & Math $0.5M #443 0%
Engineering $0.2M #347 0%
Computer Science $0 #525
Humanities & Social Sciences 45 #113
Business & Economics 27 #39
Health Sciences 10 #140 21
Agriculture & Food Science
Education
Life & Natural Sciences
Total $0.7M #568 0% 82 #198 21

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 68%
Yield (Unbound) 23%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 68% 68% 68%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy blind