University of California, Riverside
Public research university in Riverside, California, USA
University of California, Riverside Rankings
The University of California, Riverside (UC-Riverside), was founded in 1954. It is one of the 10 component campuses of the University of California System. The university is organized into three academic colleges, two graduate schools, and two professional schools, which together provide 81 undergraduate majors, 48 master’s degree programs, and 42 PhD programs.
The campus is best known for its programs in biological and biomedical sciences and in business, management, marketing, and related support services.
The university’s distance learning program provides over 400 online classes per year to nearly 6000 students.
UC-Riverside is associated with two Nobel laureates: Barry C. Barish (physics) and Richard R. Schrock (chemistry).
Other distinguished UC-Riverside associated individuals include the following:
- Astrophysicist, John Baez
- Computer programmer and blogger, Matthew Haughey
- Philosophers—John Martin Fischer, Eric Schwitzgebel, Mark A. Wrathall, Georgia Warnke, and Peter Steinberger
- Poet, Billy Collins
- Fiction writer and literary critic, Rigoberto González
- Mystery writer, Elizabeth George
- Science fiction writers, Barbara Hambly and Howard Hendrix
- Cartoonist, Steve Breen
- Film directors, Patricia Cardoso and Steve Nguyen
- Actors—Stephen Bishop, Lindsay Ridgeway, and Philip Michael Thomas
- Actor and producer, Sung Kang
- Singer, Lisa Kekaula
- Artist, Earl W. Bascom
- Bollywood dancer and choreographer, Nakul Dev Mahajan
- Electrical engineer, Alexander A. Balandin
- Professor of engineering and entrepreneurship, Peter Adriaens
- Biologist, Neil Campbell
- Geneticist, Arthur Briggs
- Plant pathologist, Harmohinder Singh Gill
- Cognitive psychologist, Marigold Linton
- Paleoanthropologist, Tim D. White
- Geographers, Bradley Garrett and Martin J. Pasqualetti
- Psychologists, David C. Geary and Robert Rosenthal
- Sociologists—Robert Nisbet, Jonathan H. Turner, and Leonard Beeghley
- Economists, Mason Gaffney and Gary North
- Sinologist, Perry Link
- Current US Representatives, Paul Cook and Mark Takano
- Former US Senator, John V. Tunney
UC-Riverside is regionally accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC).
Admissions
What does this school look for?
Annual Applications
49,079
Acceptance
51%
Graduation Rate
73%
Median SAT Score
1220
Median ACT Score
26
Costs
How much does it cost to attend?
Tuition (in-state)
$11,442
Fees (in-state)
$2,385
After Graduation
Averages for 10 years after enrolling
Avg Earnings
$55,300
Employed
90%
Campus Life
What's it like to attend this school?
The People
Full time on-campus stats
Student Body
23K
Under-Grads
20K
Graduates
3K
The Campus
Where will you be attending?
Location
900 University Ave,
Riverside CA
92521
City Crime Rates
Property Crime
35 per 100k
Violent Crime
5 per 100k
What is University of California, Riverside known for?
Our answer to this is to show you the disciplines in which a school's faculty and alumni have had the highest historical influence. A school may be influential in a discipline even if they do not offer degrees in that area. We've organized two lists to show where they are influential and offer corresponding degrees, and where they are influential through scholarship although they don't offer degrees in the disciplines.
Top areas of influence with degrees offered
Other areas of influence
Influential People
Who are University of California, Riverside's Most influential alumni?
University of California, Riverside's most influential alumni faculty include professors and professionals in the fields of Sociology, Religious Studies, and Biology. University of California, Riverside’s most academically influential people include James Eagan Holmes, Gary North, and Billy Collins.
James Eagan Holmes
American mass murderer, perpetrator of the July 20, 2012 mass shooting at a Century movie theater in Aurora, Colorado
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