Applying to UC Riverside

University of California-Riverside's acceptance rate is 63.30% for 2023-2024 admission. A total of 62,807 students applied and 39,758 were admitted to the school. Judging by the acceptance rate, it is relatively easy (higher than the national average) to get into UC Riverside.

UC Riverside's acceptance rate places 35th out of 119 California colleges with competitive admission.

To apply to UC Riverside, it is required to submit high school GPA and record. The SAT and ACT score is not considered for admission at University of California-Riverside.

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Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2023-24, the acceptance rate of University of California-Riverside is 63.30% and the yield (also known as enrollment rate) is 13.89%. 29,509 men and 33,298 women applied to UC Riverside and 17,615 men and 22,143 women students were accepted.

Among them, 2,519 men and 3,002 women were enrolled in the school (Fall 2023). The following table and chart show the admission statistics including the number of applicants, acceptance rate, and yield at UC Riverside.

Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics at UC Riverside
	Total	Men	Women	Another Gender	Gender Unknown
Applicants	62,807	29,509	33,298	0	0
Admitted	39,758	17,615	22,143	0	0
Enrolled	5,521	2,519	3,002	0	0
Acceptance Rate	63.30%	59.69%	66.50%	-	-
Yield	13.89%	14.30%	13.56%	-	-

Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2023)

University of California-Riverside 2023 Acceptance Rate By Gender chart

First-year Enrollment by Gender and Enrolled Type

For the academic year 2023-24, total 5,521 first-year students enrolled in UC Riverside. The proportion of full-time students is 99.37% and part-time students is 0.63%.

By gender, the proportion of men students is 45.63% and women students is 54.37%.

The following table and chart visualize the first-year students by gender and enrolled type at UC Riverside.

First-Year Students by Gender and Enrolled Type at UC Riverside
	Total	Men	Women
Total	5,521	2,519	3,002
Full-time	5,486	2,503	2,983
Part-time	35	16	19

Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2023)

Application Requirements

It requires to submit High School GPA, High School Record (or Transcript), Completion of College Preparatory Program, and English Proficiency Test to its applicants.

The SAT and ACT test score is not considered in admission process at UC Riverside. The english proficiency test is reqired .

The next table summarizes the application requirements to apply University of California-Riverside.

For more admission information such as minimum GPA and deadlines, see its online application page .

UC Riverside Admission Requirements
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Not Considered
High School Record (or Transcript)	Required
Completion of College Preparatory Program	Required
Recommendations	Not Considered
Formal Demonstration of Competencies	Not Considered
SAT / ACT	Not Considered
English Proficiency Test	Required
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)	Not Considered
Work experience	Not Considered
Personal statement or essay	Not Considered
Legacy status	Not Considered

General Admissions Information

The application fee is $80 for undergraduate schools and $135 for graduate schools of University of California-Riverside. The next table provides general admission information for applying to UC Riverside.

Admission Information for Applying to UC Riverside
Open Admission Policy	No
Undergraduate Application Fees	$80
Graduate Application Fees	$135
Admission Information	admissions.ucr.edu/
Online Application	admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/apply-now.html
Calendar System	Quarter
Course for High School Students	Not Offered
Credits Accepted	Advanced placement (AP) Credits
Degree Offered	Bachelor, Master, Doctoral (Research), Doctoral (Professional Practice)

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