Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Seventh-day Adventist
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 1,062
Men / Women 42% / 58%
From State 87%
From Region 2%
Athletes 23.6%

Racial/Ethnic

Hispanic 53%
Asian 14%
White 9%
Black 7%
Mixed 6%
International 6%
Native American 2%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Arts and Sciences 175 37% / 63% 6% $53,778 44 92%
Computer Science 4 75% / 25% 0% $79,939 87
Chemistry 2 50% / 50% 0%
Biochemistry 5 40% / 60% 0% $56,518 52
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology $56,000 51
Biology 3 33% / 67% 33% $57,571 55 89%
Biomedical Sciences 16 +1 56% / 44% 12% $57,571 55 89%
Computational Biology 1 100% / 0% 0%
Neurobiology and Behavior 4 25% / 75% 0% $54,725 47
Neuroscience 3 33% / 67% 0% $54,651 47
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies 2 0% / 100% 0%
Clinical Laboratory Science 8 50% / 50% 0% $81,149 88
Exercise Science 9 56% / 44% 0% $49,760 32 92%
Health and Wellness $52,176 40
Maternal and Child Health $52,057 39
Pre-Medicine $48,115 27 96%
Public Health 4 0% / 100% 25% $51,296 37
Economics 2 50% / 50% 50% $62,939 67
Health Administration 6 50% / 50% 0% $51,204 37
Health Services Administration 6 +1 33% / 67% 33% $50,918 36
Archaeology $49,642 32
Communication $47,563 26
Community Psychology $51,618 38
Creative Writing 4 0% / 100% 0% $45,300 20
English 2 0% / 100% 0% $44,921 19
General Studies $43,878 16
History 1 +1 100% / 0% 0% $48,324 28
International Studies 1 0% / 100% 0%
Liberal Arts 6 17% / 83% 0% $45,628 21 86%
Psychology 8 +1 75% / 25% 0% $46,793 24 100%
Public Relations 2 0% / 100% 0% $54,678 47
Radio and Television $47,649 26
Religion 2 100% / 0% 0% $48,942 30
Social Work 8 0% / 100% 0% $53,759 44 90%
Sociology 1 +1 0% / 100% 0% $48,692 29
Spanish 1 0% / 100% 0%
Secondary Education 3 33% / 67% 0%
Social Studies Education $51,276 37
Art $37,837 8
Design and Visual Communications $43,464 16
Film Production 2 50% / 50% 0% $38,658 8
Film Studies 1 100% / 0% 0% $38,746 8
Graphic Design 1 0% / 100% 0%
Graphic Design 5 20% / 80% 20% $43,636 16
Music 6 0% / 100% 17% $37,836 8
Music Performance 3 33% / 67% 67%
Photography $38,480 8
Playwriting and Screenwriting $38,218 8
Studio Art 2 0% / 100% 0% $37,838 8
Criminal Justice 41 39% / 61% 0% $54,832 47 94%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Business 49 69% / 31% 8% $45,712 21 95%
Accounting 5 +1 80% / 20% 20% $52,834 42 84%
Business Administration 22 +7 68% / 32% 5% $39,410 9 96%
Finance 8 +5 88% / 12% 12% $62,272 65
General Business $46,321 22
Human Resource Management 3 33% / 67% 33% $46,181 22
International Business $57,872 56
Marketing 11 +13 64% / 36% 0% $42,908 15 100%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $40,707
ROI Percentile 39th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 77%
4-Year Graduation Rate 43%
6-Year Graduation Rate 60%
Transfer-Out Rate 16%

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
Business & Economics 28.1% 63 63% / 37% 11% $47,278 25 95%
Professional 18.3% 41 39% / 61% 0% $54,832 47 94%
Humanities & Social Sciences 16.1% 36 28% / 72% 0% $48,632 29 92%
Life & Natural Sciences 14.3% 32 47% / 53% 9% $56,751 53 89%
Health Sciences 9.4% 21 43% / 57% 5% $62,010 65 92%
Arts 8.9% 20 20% / 80% 20% $39,808 10
Computer Science 1.8% 4 75% / 25% 0% $79,939 87
Education 1.3% 3 33% / 67% 0%
Agriculture & Food Science 0.9% 2 0% / 100% 0%
Physical Sciences & Math 0.9% 2 50% / 50% 0%

Research

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Education $1.3M #211 88% $0 2 #415
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.7M #354 0% $0 2 #308
Business & Economics $0.2M #313 0% $0
Life & Natural Sciences $0.0M #539 0% $0
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 $0
Computer Science $0 #525 $0
Engineering $0 #449 $0
Health Sciences $0 #441 $0
Physical Sciences & Math $0 #623 $0
Total $2.2M #485 53% $0 4 #528

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 Yes
Acceptance Rate 66%
Yield (Unbound) 13%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 66% 66% 66%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional