University of California, Riverside

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About University of California, Riverside

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).

According to Wikipedia, The University of California, Riverside is a public land-grant research university in Riverside, California. It is one of the ten campuses of the University of California system. The main campus sits on in a suburban district of Riverside with a branch campus of in Palm Desert. In 1907, the predecessor to UCR was founded as the UC Citrus Experiment Station, Riverside which pioneered research in biological pest control and the use of growth regulators responsible for extending the citrus growing season in California from four to nine months. Some of the world's most important research collections on citrus diversity and entomology, as well as science fiction and photography, are located at Riverside.

University of California, Riverside's Online Degrees

Certificate in Accounting

Required Credits: 36
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Certificate in Accounting for Governmental and Nonprofit Organizations

Required Credits: 12
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Certificate in Business Management

Required Credits: 12
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Certificate in Chief Business Officials

Required Credits: 35
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Certificate in Fiduciary Management

Required Credits: 14
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Certificate in Human Resources Management

Required Credits: 15
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Certificate in Project Management

Required Credits: 18
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Certificate in Project Management for Business

Required Credits: 9
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Certificate in Bilingual Authorization

Required Credits: 18
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Certificate in Civic Education for the Digital Age

Required Credits: 8
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Certificate in CLAD through CTEL

Required Credits: 18
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Certificate in College Admissions Counseling

Required Credits: 18
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Certificate in Education for the Gifted and Talented GATE

Required Credits: 15
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Certificate in Educational Therapy

Required Credits: 22
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Certificate in Introductory Supplementary Authorization in Computer Science Education

Required Credits: 15
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Certificate in Professional Certificate in STEM Education

Required Credits: 16
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Certificate in Specific Supplementary Authorization in Computer Science Education

Required Credits: 19
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Certificate in Supplementary Authorization in Introductory English

Required Credits: 16
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Certificate in Supplementary Authorization in Introductory Mathematics

Required Credits: 16
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Certificate in Teaching in a Common Core Classroom

Required Credits: 14
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Certificate in Technical Communication

Required Credits: 18
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Certificate in Forensic Nursing

Required Credits: 16
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Certificate in Medical Case Management

Required Credits: 12
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Certificate in Nurse Death Investigation

Required Credits: 16
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Certificate in Turfgrass Management

Required Credits: 30
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University of California, Riverside Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information

Annual Applications	Acceptance	Graduation Rate	Median SAT Score	Median ACT Score
52,672	65%	76%	1180	26

How Much Does University of California, Riverside Cost To Attend?

Tuition (in-state)	Fees (in-state)
$11,442	$2,312

How Much Do University of California, Riverside Graduates Make?

If you graduate from University of California, Riverside, then you can expect to earn an average of $55,300 per year. You also have a 90% chance of being employed after 10 years.

University of California, Riverside's Demographics

Demographic data is for full-time, on-campus students.

Student Body	Under-Grads	Graduates
26,143	22,653	3,490

Where is University of California, Riverside?

University of California, Riverside is located at 900 University Ave, Riverside CA 92521

How Safe is University of California, Riverside?

Riverside has a violent crime rate of less than .01% and a property crime rate of less than .01%.

What Is University of California, Riverside Known For?

University of California, Riverside is known for it's academic work in the following disciplines: