University of California - Riverside Business Programs

Located in Riverside, California, University of California - Riverside is a public institution. The city atmosphere of Riverside makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

University of California - Riverside Rankings

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at UCR.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#21	Most Popular Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#23	Most Popular Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#34	Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards UCR has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#188	Best General Business Administration and Management Schools	College Factual
#193	Best Business Administration & Management Schools	College Factual

Where Is University of California - Riverside?

Contact details for UCR are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	900 University Ave, Riverside, CA 92521
Phone:	951-827-1012
Website:	WWW.UCR.EDU
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/UCRiverside
Twitter:	http://twitter.com/UCRiverside

How Do I Get Into UCR?

You can apply to UCR online at: admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/apply-now.html

Admission Requirements for UCR

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	required
Recommendations	neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into UCR?

UCR has an acceptance rate of 66%, which means it is fairly selective. Take that into account when you are working on your application and gathering requested materials. Do what you can to stand out among other applicants.

Approximately 44% of accepted students are men and 56% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 65%, and the acceptance rate for women is 67%.

Average Test Scores

About 95% of students accepted to UCR submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 540 and 630. Math scores were between 540 and 650.

UCR received ACT scores from 30% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 20 and 26. Math scores were between 19 and 26. Composite scores were between 22 and 31.

Can I Afford University of California - Riverside?

The overall average net price of UCR is $40,447. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At UCR, approximately 43% of students took out student loans averaging $5,185 a year. That adds up to $20,740 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at UCR is 2.3%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

University of California - Riverside Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 22,693 undergraduate students at UCR, with 22,056 being full-time and 637 being part-time.

There are also 3,741 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 22,056 full-time undergraduates at UCR, 46% are male and 54% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of University of California - Riverside students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	7,664
Black or African American	776
Hispanic or Latino	9,144
White	2,453
International Students	787
Other Races/Ethnicities	1,232

Geographic Diversity

California students aren't the only ones who study at University of California - Riverside. At this time, 25 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 79 countries are represented at UCR. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and Taiwan.

Online Learning at University of California - Riverside

In 2019-2020, 25,825 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at UCR has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of UCR

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at University of California - Riverside was 8,457.9%. This is the #28 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at UCR regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

University of California - Riverside Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	863	84	4	951
Other Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	0	45	0	45
Finance	0	39	0	39
Other Economics	4	0	0	4
Accounting	0	0	0	0
Business Economics	0	0	0	0
General Economics	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	867	168	4	1,039

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Amerique under License

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