Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at UC Riverside

At University of California-Riverside, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 60.82%, and 2024's acceptance rate is 63.00%. For 2024 admission, it was slightly harder to get into University of California-Riverside than the previous year.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 17.45%, and the 2024 yield is 14.00%. The number of UC Riverside applicants increased by 14.86% (8,124 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 60.82%, and this year's acceptance rate is 63.00% at University of California-Riverside. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 58.71% and women students' rate is 62.68%. For 2024 admission, it was slightly harder to get into University of California-Riverside than the previous year.

The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at University of California-Riverside over the past 11 years (2013-2024).

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	62.00%	62.53%	61.56%
2014-15	58.29% -3.71%	56.96% -2.17%	59.40% -2.17%
2015-16	55.60% -2.69%	53.28% -1.86%	57.53% -1.86%
2016-17	66.34% 10.74%	63.26% 11.36%	68.89% 11.36%
2017-18	57.23% -9.11%	55.46% -10.27%	58.62% -10.27%
2018-19	50.57% -6.66%	48.87% -6.74%	51.88% -6.74%
2019-20	56.52% 5.94%	55.06% 5.79%	57.67% 5.79%
2020-21	65.78% 9.26%	64.76% 8.91%	66.59% 8.91%
2021-22	65.00% -0.78%	62.00% 1.41%	68.00% 1.41%
2022-23	68.69% 3.69%	63.60% 5.29%	73.29% 5.29%
2023-24	63.00% -5.69%	60.00% -7.29%	66.00% -7.29%
Average	60.82%	58.71%	62.68%

University of California-Riverside Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 17.45% where the current academic year yield is 14.00%.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at University of California-Riverside from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	21.41%	22.43%	20.55%
2014-15	20.33% -1.07%	20.87% -0.65%	19.91% -0.65%
2015-16	18.89% -1.45%	20.02% -1.89%	18.02% -1.89%
2016-17	18.95% 0.06%	18.22% 1.48%	19.50% 1.48%
2017-18	18.39% -0.56%	18.88% -1.47%	18.03% -1.47%
2018-19	18.25% -0.14%	19.13% -0.43%	17.60% -0.43%
2019-20	17.03% -1.22%	18.29% -1.52%	16.08% -1.52%
2020-21	14.91% -2.12%	15.04% -1.26%	14.82% -1.26%
2021-22	15.00% 0.09%	16.00% -0.82%	14.00% -0.82%
2022-23	14.84% -0.16%	16.00% -0.07%	13.93% -0.07%
2023-24	14.00% -0.84%	14.00% 0.07%	14.00% 0.07%
Average	17.45%	18.08%	16.95%

University of California-Riverside Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 46,319, the average number of admitted is 28,298, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 4,792. The number of UC Riverside applicants increased by 14.86% (8,124 applicants) compared to the previous year.

The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at University of California-Riverside from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	30,391	18,843	4,034
2014-15	36,101 5,710	21,044 245	4,279 245
2015-16	38,511 2,410	21,412 -235	4,044 -235
2016-17	42,629 4,118	28,280 1,314	5,358 1,314
2017-18	43,682 1,053	25,001 -760	4,598 -760
2018-19	49,079 5,397	24,820 -69	4,529 -69
2019-20	49,515 436	27,984 237	4,766 237
2020-21	49,442 -73	32,522 84	4,850 84
2021-22	52,672 3,230	34,237 286	5,136 286
2022-23	54,683 2,011	37,563 437	5,573 437
2023-24	62,807 8,124	39,568 -33	5,540 -33
Average	46,319	28,298	4,792

University of California-Riverside Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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