UC Riverside vs UCI Academic Comparison

The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.

Both schools are four-years, public schools.
UCI has more expensive tuition & fees ($45,014) than UC Riverside ($44,947).
It is harder to admit to UCI than UC Riverside.
UCI has more students with 35,937 students while UC Riverside has 26,809 students.
UCI has a lower number of students per faculty with 18 to 1 while UC Riverside's ratio is 24 to 1.
UCI has more full-time faculties with 2,125 faculties while UC Riverside has 1,051 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - University of California-Riverside and University of California-Irvine.

UC Riverside	vs.	UCI
Riverside, California	Location	Irvine, California
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Public
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Research University (very high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	Research University (very high research activity)
In-State$14,170 Out-Of-State$44,947	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$14,237 Out-Of-State$45,014
78%	% Receiving Financial Aid	74%
$20,324	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$18,266

63.00 %	Acceptance Rates	26.00 %
14.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	22.00 %
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
76 %	Graduation Rate	86 %
15 %	Transfer-out Rate	6 %
87 %	Retention Rate	91 %
26,809	Student Population	35,937
1,051	Number of Faculties	2,125
24 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	18 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare

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UC Riverside vs UCI

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