University of California, Riverside
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
University of California, Riverside is a public research university in Riverside, CA (city setting), with 22,646 undergraduates (50% women). It admitted 63% of 62,807 applicants — upper half for selectivity among Division I schools (scores not considered). Cost of attendance is $71,062 a year for out-of-state students and $40,285 in-state; aided first-year students paid $13,533 on average after grants (top quarter for affordability in its division). 77% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in social sciences, biological sciences, business. The campus reported 0.78 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — upper half for safety among Division I schools.
Against Division I schools
Percentile among 366 Division I institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where University of California, Riverside ranks
1 top-ten finish among Division I schools, across 63 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 77%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $14,170 in-state · $44,947 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 44 burglaries · 37 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 4 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research University of California, Riverside
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
University of California, Riverside teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Big West Conference | 28 | at cap | 4 | $872k | $31,125 | 978 | |
| Baseball | Big West Conference | 38 | 4 over | 3 | $1.5M | $39,760 | 969 | |
| Men's Basketball | Big West Conference | 15 | at cap | 6 | $2.9M | $194,484 | 958 | |
| Women's Basketball | Big West Conference | 16 | 1 over | 5 | $2.3M | $144,848 | 953 | |
| Men's Cross Country | Big West Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1000 | |
| Women's Cross Country | Big West Conference | — | — | 3 | — | — | 979 | |
| Men's Golf | Big West Conference | 9 | at cap | 1 | $308k | $34,252 | 1000 | |
| Women's Golf | Big West Conference | 8 | room 1 | 1 | $359k | $44,850 | 992 | |
| Men's Soccer | Pac-12 Conference | 30 | 2 over | 4 | $1M | $34,673 | 987 | |
| Softball | Big West Conference | 24 | room 1 | 3 | $886k | $36,930 | 967 | |
| Men's Tennis | Big West Conference | 10 | at cap | 3 | $250k | $25,016 | 967 | |
| Women's Tennis | Big West Conference | 7 | room 3 | 3 | $293k | $41,916 | 1000 | |
| Men's Track & Field | Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Men's Track, Indoor | 78 | 33 over | 5 | $662k | $8,484 | 973 | |
| Women's Track & Field | Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Women's Track, Indoor | 112 | 67 over | 5 | $757k | $6,755 | 980 | |
| Women's Volleyball | Big West Conference | 19 | 1 over | 3 | $1.1M | $57,945 | 980 |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.