Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
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 23,008
Men / Women 47% / 53%
From State 96%
From Region 0%
Athletes 1.8%

Racial/Ethnic

Hispanic 40%
Asian 35%
White 10%
Mixed 5%
Black 4%
International 4%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences 2,261 38% / 62% 4% $49,250 18 94%
Economics 369 +2 69% / 31% 12% $61,005 52 92%
Economics 5 40% / 60% 0% $61,005 52 92%
African American Studies 6 33% / 67% 0% $48,570 16 93%
Anthropology 65 +6 20% / 80% 0% $40,279 6 89%
Anthropology 2 0% / 100% 0% $40,279 6
Asian American Studies $48,570 16
Asian Studies 3 33% / 67% 33% $40,534 6 88%
Chicano Studies 3 +1 0% / 100% 0% $48,570 16 93%
Chinese 1 0% / 100% 0% $43,328 8
Chinese Studies $40,534 6
Classics 1 0% / 100% 0%
Comparative Literature 3 0% / 100% 0% $36,735 3 87%
Creative Writing 46 +1 26% / 74% 2% $34,649 3 87%
English 106 +4 33% / 67% 2% $52,452 26 91%
Ethnic Studies 22 +2 18% / 82% 0% $48,570 16 93%
Foreign Languages 2 0% / 100% 0% $36,735 3 87%
French 2 0% / 100% 0% $49,722 19 92%
Global Studies 9 +1 33% / 67% 22% $44,290 10 82%
History 82 +7 62% / 38% 0% $47,877 15 91%
History and Administrative Studies 4 25% / 75% 0% $47,877 15 91%
Interdisciplinary Studies $48,312 16 100%
International Relations and Affairs 41 37% / 63% 0% $51,729 24 92%
Japanese 5 40% / 60% 0% $43,387 8
Latin American Studies 3 67% / 33% 0% $40,534 6 88%
Liberal Studies 67 +39 10% / 90% 1% $56,224 38 94%
Linguistics 22 +1 9% / 91% 5% $36,735 3 87%
Middle Eastern Studies +1 $40,534 6
Native American Studies 2 100% / 0% 0% $48,570 16 93%
Philosophy 42 +1 48% / 52% 0% $56,454 38 94%
Philosophy 5 0% / 100% 0% $56,454 38 94%
Political Science 188 +10 47% / 53% 1% $53,860 30 94%
Political Science and Government 37 41% / 59% 3% $53,860 30 94%
Psychology 539 +15 27% / 73% 1% $44,611 10 100%
Religious Studies 4 75% / 25% 0% $48,301 16
Russian Studies +1 $40,534 6 88%
Social Sciences 21 +1 29% / 71% 0% $56,330 38 91%
Sociology 230 +7 23% / 77% 2% $49,032 17 96%
Spanish 25 +9 28% / 72% 4% $49,722 19 92%
Sustainability Studies 15 40% / 60% 0% $52,218 26 100%
Art 45 24% / 76% 2% $37,821 4 91%
Art History 17 +4 29% / 71% 0% $37,821 4 91%
Cinematography and Film/Video Production 105 +3 54% / 46% 8% $43,187 8 89%
Dance 9 +1 0% / 100% 11% $40,911 6 100%
Film and Visual Culture 85 +7 26% / 74% 14% $43,187 8 89%
Music 17 71% / 29% 12% $26,970 1 89%
Music 6 67% / 33% 0% $26,970 1 89%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences 1,323 44% / 56% 1% $58,286 44 92%
Chemistry 52 62% / 38% 2% $51,201 23 92%
Earth and Planetary Sciences 17 59% / 41% 0% $53,302 29 100%
Geophysics 2 0% / 100% 0% $53,302 29 100%
Mathematics 97 57% / 43% 1% $57,760 42 93%
Physics 33 +2 64% / 36% 3% $66,461 64 96%
Statistics 31 68% / 32% 6% $70,107 71 98%
Biochemistry 123 46% / 54% 1% $62,320 55 93%
Biology 665 +3 40% / 60% 1% $56,278 38 90%
Cell, Molecular, and Developmental Biology 69 +1 42% / 58% 0% $66,896 65 95%
Microbiology 36 +1 33% / 67% 0% $64,572 60 96%
Neuroscience 137 +5 34% / 66% 1% $59,479 47 88%
Plant Biology 8 62% / 38% 0% $47,509 14
Entomology 10 +2 70% / 30% 0% $47,648 15
Environmental Sciences 40 38% / 62% 0% $56,450 38 100%
Environmental Studies 3 33% / 67% 0%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Marlan and Rosemary Bourns College of Engineering 803 78% / 22% 4% $94,871 94 97%
Bioengineering 90 59% / 41% 1% $83,977 87 96%
Chemical Engineering 53 79% / 21% 6% $82,741 86 97%
Computer Engineering 48 75% / 25% 2% $107,256 98 94%
Electrical Engineering 78 85% / 15% 4% $93,481 93 99%
Environmental Engineering 22 32% / 68% 0% $74,716 78 100%
Materials Science and Engineering 12 100% / 0% 8% $89,063 90
Mechanical Engineering 124 87% / 13% 4% $85,028 87 93%
Robotics Engineering 1 100% / 0% 100%
Computer Science 264 84% / 16% 6% $105,131 97 100%
Information Science/Studies 58 60% / 40% 2% $100,556 96 90%
Information Technology 53 77% / 23% 2% $91,726 92
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Business 873 56% / 44% 3% $68,028 67 95%
Actuarial Science 3 33% / 67% 0% $83,586 86
Business Administration 870 +1 56% / 44% 3% $67,975 67 95%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Education 207 17% / 83% 1% $51,667 24 100%
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education 207 +33 17% / 83% 1% $51,667 24 100%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Public Policy 88 35% / 65% 0% $56,570 39 94%
Health Policy Analysis 1 0% / 100% 0%
Public Administration 12 33% / 67% 0% $57,590 42
Public Policy 75 +6 36% / 64% 0% $56,407 38 94%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $15,996
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $51,372
Est. In-State Cost $20,692
Est. Out-of-State Cost $66,455
ROI Percentile 52th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 88%
4-Year Graduation Rate 65%
6-Year Graduation Rate 76%
Transfer-Out Rate 9%

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 30.4% 1,690 31% / 69% 1% $48,474 16 95%
Business & Economics 22.4% 1,247 60% / 40% 5% $65,922 63 94%
Life & Natural Sciences 18.7% 1,038 40% / 60% 1% $58,342 44 91%
Engineering 7.7% 428 76% / 24% 4% $88,148 90 96%
Computer Science 6.8% 375 80% / 20% 5% $102,529 96 98%
Arts 5.1% 284 39% / 61% 8% $40,630 6 90%
Physical Sciences & Math 4.2% 232 60% / 40% 2% $58,812 45 94%
Education 3.7% 207 17% / 83% 1% $51,667 24 100%
Agriculture & Food Science 1.0% 53 43% / 57% 0% $54,690 33 100%
Health Sciences 0.0% 1 0% / 100% 0%

Research R1

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Life & Natural Sciences $73.8M #73 40% $1.4M 85 #27 414 101
Engineering $42.9M #110 60% $0.3M 47 #77 320 57
Physical Sciences & Math $37.2M #91 76% $0.6M 76 #37 414 44
Agriculture & Food Science $20.5M #59 55% $0.3M 7 #65 25 12
Health Sciences $20.0M #104 82% $0.3M 3
Humanities & Social Sciences $18.6M #113 23% $0.0M 69 #72 210 12
Computer Science $9.6M #94 81% $0.3M 25 #33 197
Education $3.5M #133 67% $0 9 #341
Business & Economics $2.6M #141 0% $0 10 #131 57
Total $228M #114 55% $3.3M 328 #67 1,637 229

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 86%
Yield (Unbound) 13%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 86% 90% 83%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy blind