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University of California-Riverside

Riverside, CA 4 year Public

Acceptance Rate

Fall 2021 admitted students

65.4%

Application Fees

Fall 2021

$70

Undergraduate

$120

Graduate

Applicants Stats

The following table details the number of students who applied, admitted, and enrolled in UC Riverside during the Fall 2021 enrollment season.

Total Men Women
Applicants 52,672 24,425 28,247
Admitted students 34,437 15,149 19,288
Enrolled students 5,203 2,439 2,764
Acceptance rate 65% 62% 68%
Yield rate 15% 16% 14%

    • Total Applicants

      During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, UC Riverside received a total of 52,672 applications. These applications included 24,425 male applicants and 28,247 female applicants.

    • Admitted Students

      Out of the 52,672 applicants, UC Riverside admitted 34,437 students. Among the admitted students, there were 15,149 males and 19,288 females who received offers of admission.

    • Enrolled Students

      Among the admitted students, 5,203 students chose to enroll at UC Riverside. This means that 5,203 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 2,439 were male and 2,764 were female.

    • Acceptance Rate

      The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, UC Riverside had an overall acceptance rate of 65% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 62% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 68%.

    • Yield Rate

      The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. UC Riverside had an overall yield rate of 15% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 16%, and for female admitted students, it was 14%.

Admission and Enrollment Trends

The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for UC Riverside over the past 7 years.

Applicants Admitted Students Acceptance Rate Enrolled Students Yield Rate
Year Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women
2015 38,511 17,490 21,021 21,412 9,318 12,094 56% 53% 58% 4,044 1,865 2,179 19% 20% 18%
2016 42,629 19,322 23,307 28,280 12,224 16,056 66% 63% 69% 5,358 2,227 3,131 19% 18% 20%
2017 43,671 19,209 24,462 24,674 10,477 14,197 56% 54% 58% 4,596 2,047 2,549 19% 20% 18%
2018 49,079 21,375 27,704 24,820 10,447 14,373 51% 49% 52% 4,529 1,999 2,530 18% 19% 18%
2019 49,515 21,898 27,617 27,984 12,056 15,928 56% 55% 58% 4,766 2,205 2,561 17% 18% 16%
2020 49,442 21,853 27,589 32,522 14,151 18,371 66% 65% 67% 4,850 2,128 2,722 15% 15% 15%
2021 52,672 24,425 28,247 34,437 15,149 19,288 65% 62% 68% 5,203 2,439 2,764 15% 16% 14%

Admission Requirements

Fall 2021

University of California-Riverside uses the following list of admission requirements and recommended documents when evaluating students' applications. All documents listed under the Required sections must be submitted with your application, but those listed under the Recommended section are optional.

In contrast to the most common test-optional policies, UC Riverside operates as a test-blind college. This means that it does not consider or require SAT or ACT scores for admission purposes. Regardless of whether applicants submit test scores or not, they will not be factored into the admissions evaluation. However, in the 1 enrollment season, 1 of admitted students submitted SAT scores, and 1 submitted ACT scores for admission. The primary motivation behind test-blind policies is to promote equity and inclusivity in the admissions process. Please double-check with the school to verify the current and complete admission requirements.

Required

  • Secondary school GPA
  • Secondary school record
  • Completion of college-preparatory program
  • TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)

Neither required nor recommended

  • Secondary school rank
  • Recommendation letters
  • Formal demonstration of competencies
  • Test scores (SAT/ACT)
  • Other tests (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)

Accepted Credits

Fall 2021

The following is a list of college preparatory work and life experience that are accepted at University of California-Riverside.

  • Credit for life experiences

    Not Accepted

  • Advanced placement (AP) credits

    Accepted

  • Dual credit (college credit earned while in high school)

    Accepted

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