Division I · Big West Conference
University of California, Riverside · Campus
Riverside, CA · City · Public · Research university · the Highlanders · Website ↗
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.
Large city
Setting
250,000+
22,646
Undergraduates
+ 3,780 graduate students
23:1
Student–faculty
Division I median 16:1
88%
Return for year two
Division I median 83%
2%
From out of state
+ 5% from abroad
$19k
Food & housing
on campus · median $13k
The place
- SettingLarge city (250,000+) Riverside, CA
- TypePublic · Research university
- Part ofUniversity of California
- CalendarQuarter
- DesignationsLand-grant
- MedicalGrants medical degrees · Runs a hospital
- Admissions63% admitted · admissions
Setting is the NCES locale of the campus address. Schools within 100 miles are on the overview.
Who is on campus
Students
22,6463,780
Undergraduates 22,646Graduate students 3,780
Where first-years come from
94%
In state 94%Other states 2%Abroad 5%
Division I median: 72% in state.
Undergraduates by race and ethnicity
11%40%36%
White 11%Hispanic 40%Black 3%Asian 36%Two or more 5%International 4%Not reported 1%
- Women50%
- Full-time97% of undergraduates · median 89%
- First-year class5,521 entered last fall
- Transfers in1,249 6% of undergraduates, last fall
- Online36% take some classes online 1% fully online
- Registered with disability services3% or fewer of undergraduates
Living there
| Where you live | Food & housing | Other expenses | A year |
|---|---|---|---|
| On campus | $19,433 | $4,934 | $24,367 |
| Off campus | $13,781 | $5,752 | $19,533 |
| With family | — | $14,130 | $14,130 |
The school's own budget figures for a year, on top of tuition and fees — the Division I median for on-campus food and housing is $13,310. Athletic aid can cover room and board; the full cost picture.
Services a recruit asks about
- ROTCNot offered
- Study abroadOffered
- Veteran and military supportDedicated services
- Campus safety0.78 violent / 1,000 a year · the safety page upper half for safety in Division I
- Degrees offeredBachelor's · doctoral · Master's · majors
Division I campuses
66%19%13%
City 66%Suburb 19%Town 13%Rural 3%
66% of the 366 Division I schools are public; the median has 9,822 undergraduates and a 16:1 student-faculty ratio.
Where it ranks
Among Division I schools; every list University of California, Riverside is on.
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