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University of California, Riverside

Basic Information

Type Public

Location Riverside, CA

Population 4,500,000

Website http://www.ucr.edu/

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 22,644

Men / Women 47% / 53%

Hispanic 42%

Asian 30%

White 12%

Black 4%

Mixed 4%

International 4%

Native American 1%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees

Humanities & Social Sciences 34%

Business & Economics 21%

Life & Natural Sciences 19%

Engineering, Computing & Math 18%

Arts 5%

Education 3%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $15,606

Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $49,806

Est. In-State Cost $20,188

Est. Out-of-State Cost $64,429

10-Year ROI $220,000

ROI Percentile 88th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 88%

4-Year Graduation Rate 65%

6-Year Graduation Rate 76%

Transfer-Out Rate 9%

Weather

Comfortable Days 125 (91th pctl)

Sunshine Hours 3,338 (97th pctl)

Days Without Precipitation 324 (97th pctl)

Muggyness Nice

Admissions

Acceptance Rate 66%

Yield (Unbound) 12%

Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R1

Expenditure

Life & Natural Sciences	$149M	#97
Humanities & Social Sciences	$16M	#97
Engineering, Computing & Math	$55M	#113

Graduate Degrees

Engineering, Computing & Math	84	#68
Life & Natural Sciences	222	#135
Humanities & Social Sciences	86	#211

Honors College

Standardized Tests — Test Blind

Schools & Majors

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	5yr Earn
College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences	2,318	37% / 63%	5%	$49,418
Economics	306 +4	67% / 33%	20%	$59,235
Economics	4 +1	50% / 50%	0%	$59,235
African American Studies	2 —	0% / 100%	0%	$47,160
Anthropology
Anthropology	65 +3	34% / 66%	0%	$39,111
Asian American Studies
Asian Studies	2 —	100% / 0%	50%	$39,358
Chicano Studies	9 —	22% / 78%	0%	$47,160
Chinese
Chinese Studies
Comparative Literature	3 —	33% / 67%	0%	$35,669
Creative Writing	57 +4	37% / 63%	0%	$46,295
English	99 +7	34% / 66%	1%	$50,930
Ethnic Studies	17 +5	6% / 94%	0%	$47,160
Foreign Languages	2 —	0% / 100%	0%	$35,669
French	2 +1	50% / 50%	0%	$48,279
Global Studies	19 +2	21% / 79%	16%	$43,004
History	98 +4	47% / 53%	1%	$46,488
History and Administrative Studies	8 —	25% / 75%	0%	$46,488
Interdisciplinary Studies	2 —	0% / 100%	0%	—
International Relations and Affairs	56 +1	39% / 61%	2%	$50,228
Japanese	4 —	100% / 0%	0%	—
Latin American Studies	2 +1	100% / 0%	0%	$39,358
Liberal Studies	83 +15	14% / 86%	0%	$54,593
Linguistics	40 +4	18% / 82%	0%	$35,669
Middle Eastern Studies
Native American Studies	1 —	0% / 100%	0%	$47,160
Philosophy	24 +2	58% / 42%	0%	$54,816
Philosophy	4 +1	50% / 50%	0%	$54,816
Political Science	196 +8	44% / 56%	2%	$52,297
Political Science and Government	28 —	21% / 79%	0%	$52,297
Psychology	586 +13	26% / 74%	2%	—
Religious Studies	2 +1	50% / 50%	0%	—
Russian Studies	2 —	100% / 0%	0%	$39,358
Social Sciences	20 —	35% / 65%	0%	$54,696
Sociology	247 +5	23% / 77%	5%	$47,609
Spanish	33 +16	15% / 85%	0%	$48,279
Sustainability Studies	25 —	32% / 68%	0%	—
Art	30 —	27% / 73%	10%	$36,724
Art History	23 —	26% / 74%	0%	$36,724
Cinematography and Film/Video Production	113 +5	51% / 49%	4%	$41,934
Dance	11 —	18% / 82%	9%	—
Film and Visual Culture	72 +6	47% / 53%	15%	$41,934
Music	1 +1	0% / 100%	0%	—
Music	20 +1	70% / 30%	5%	—

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	5yr Earn
College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences	1,235	42% / 58%	2%	$56,874
Mathematics	129 +1	64% / 36%	8%	$56,084
Physics	42 +1	74% / 26%	10%	—
Statistics	22 —	73% / 27%	14%	—
Biochemistry	111 +1	48% / 52%	2%	$60,512
Biology	582 +1	38% / 62%	1%	$54,645
Cell, Molecular, and Developmental Biology	64 +1	34% / 66%	3%	$64,955
Chemistry	59 —	51% / 49%	2%	$65,110
Earth and Planetary Sciences	13 —	46% / 54%	0%	—
Entomology	11 —	45% / 55%	0%	—
Environmental Sciences	49 +1	29% / 71%	0%	$54,812
Geophysics	3 —	67% / 33%	0%	—
Microbiology	35 —	31% / 69%	0%	—
Neuroscience	107 +1	22% / 78%	1%	$57,753
Plant Biology	8 —	50% / 50%	0%	—

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	5yr Earn
Marlan and Rosemary Bourns College of Engineering	776	78% / 22%	5%	$85,757
Bioengineering	74 —	55% / 45%	0%	$84,221
Chemical Engineering	48 —	67% / 33%	0%	$80,340
Computer Engineering	41 +1	88% / 12%	2%	$104,143
Computer Science	301 —	84% / 16%	10%	—
Electrical Engineering	62 —	82% / 18%	3%	$90,768
Environmental Engineering	23 —	43% / 57%	0%	$72,548
Information Science/Studies	52 —	67% / 33%	6%	—
Information Technology	33 —	73% / 27%	12%	—
Materials Science and Engineering	21 —	76% / 24%	5%	—
Mechanical Engineering	121 —	85% / 15%	1%	$82,561

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	5yr Earn
School of Business	815	54% / 46%	6%	$73,838
Actuarial Science	3 —	33% / 67%	0%	—
Business Administration	812 —	55% / 45%	6%	$73,838

⇅	Trends	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	5yr Earn
School of Education		160	18% / 82%	3%
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education		160 +19	18% / 82%	3%	—

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	5yr Earn
School of Public Policy	95	37% / 63%	1%	$54,770
Public Administration	11 +1	36% / 64%	9%	—
Public Policy	84 +5	37% / 63%	0%	$54,770

Rankings

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