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University of California-Riverside

Riverside, CAMain CampusLarge city (population over 250,000)Visit WebsiteWikipedia

Admission Factor Importance

Academic

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Application EssayVery Important
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Cost & Tuition

In-State Tuition: $14,170

In-State Cost of Attendance: $34,975

Out-of-State Tuition: $44,947

Out-of-State Cost of Attendance: $65,752

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Scholarships & Grants

Students with need-based aid: 4,584

Average need-based scholarship/grant: $28,704

Students with non-need merit aid: 176

Average non-need merit scholarship/grant: $12,152

Student Debt

Median total debt: $14,944

Students with federal loans: 32.8%

Students with Pell grants: 46.7%

Career Outcomes

All graduates median earnings:

After 1 year: $33,932

After 5 years: $63,411

Majors(60 programs)

  1. Business Administration, Management and Operations.(715 graduates)
  2. Research and Experimental Psychology.(600 graduates)
  3. Biology, General.(543 graduates)
  4. Sociology.(339 graduates)
  5. Economics.(263 graduates)
  6. Political Science and Government.(247 graduates)
  7. Mathematics.(187 graduates)
  8. Film/Video and Photographic Arts.(185 graduates)
  9. Computer Science.(165 graduates)
  10. English Language and Literature, General.(158 graduates)
  11. Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education.(153 graduates)
  12. Business/Managerial Economics.(153 graduates)
  13. Mechanical Engineering.(145 graduates)
  14. Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.(142 graduates)
  15. Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology.(121 graduates)
  16. Neurobiology and Neurosciences.(111 graduates)
  17. Anthropology.(105 graduates)
  18. History.(97 graduates)
  19. Public Policy Analysis.(83 graduates)
  20. International Relations and National Security Studies.(79 graduates)
  21. Biomedical/Medical Engineering.(76 graduates)
  22. Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering.(73 graduates)
  23. Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies.(71 graduates)
  24. Chemical Engineering.(69 graduates)
  25. Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.(63 graduates)
  26. Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services.(60 graduates)
  27. Fine and Studio Arts.(55 graduates)
  28. Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies.(54 graduates)
  29. Sustainability Studies.(51 graduates)
  30. Chemistry.(51 graduates)
  31. Computer Engineering.(49 graduates)
  32. Natural Resources Conservation and Research.(47 graduates)
  33. Philosophy.(47 graduates)
  34. Physics.(38 graduates)
  35. Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences.(35 graduates)
  36. Statistics.(31 graduates)
  37. Social Sciences, Other.(31 graduates)
  38. Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering.(29 graduates)
  39. Information Science/Studies.(26 graduates)
  40. International/Global Studies.(26 graduates)
  41. Microbiological Sciences and Immunology.(24 graduates)
  42. Music.(23 graduates)
  43. Area Studies.(20 graduates)
  44. Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences.(16 graduates)
  45. Materials Engineering(14 graduates)
  46. Botany/Plant Biology.(14 graduates)
  47. Public Administration.(13 graduates)
  48. East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.(10 graduates)
  49. Dance.(9 graduates)
  50. Zoology/Animal Biology.(7 graduates)
  51. Religion/Religious Studies.(6 graduates)
  52. Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other.(5 graduates)
  53. Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.(2 graduates)
  54. Engineering, General.
  55. Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.
  56. Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other.
  57. Physical Sciences.
  58. Psychology, General.
  59. Psychology, Other.
  60. Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft.

Institution Details

Undergraduate Enrollment: 22,644 students

Admission Rate: 63.3%

Retention Rate: 88.2%

Graduation Rate: 76.6%

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Student Demographics

White (10.5%)
Hispanic (40.1%)
Black (3.4%)
Asian (35.8%)
Two or More (4.7%)
International (4.0%)

Gender Distribution

Men (47.8%)
Women (52.2%)

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