University of California-Riverside
Riverside, California · Also known as UC Riverside · Website
$67,699
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$67,699
median earnings, 10 years after starting
University of California-Riverside is a public 4-year college in Riverside, California with 22,593 undergraduates and 3,784 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $14,304 a year (tuition and fees $15,606 in-state, $49,806 out-of-state). It admits 76% of applicants and 76% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $67,699 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $17,500 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$14,304
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$15,606
Out-of-state $49,806
Admission rate
76%
US median 78%
Completion rate
76%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$17,500
About $186 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$67,699
Rank 441 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $14,304
- Tuition in-state
- $15,606
- Tuition out-of-state
- $49,806
- Cost of attendance
- $38,942
- Students with a need-based grant
- 47%
- Students with federal loans
- 31%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $8,852
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $9,840
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $13,111
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $16,571
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $30,393
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $13,527 in 2015-16 to $15,606 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 76%
- Undergraduates
- 22,593
- Graduate students
- 3,784
- Part-time students
- 2.2%
- Women
- 53%
- Students per teacher
- 22
- Completion rate
- 76%
- Retention rate
- 88%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 160
- Endowment
- $277.1M
- Other
- Hispanic-serving
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 441 of 5,094 US colleges and 71 of 494 in California (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | CA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $14,304 | $20,161 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $15,606 | $8,086 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 76% | 76% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 76% | 64% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 88% | 80% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $17,500 | $11,537 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $48,593 | $36,048 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $67,699 | $41,472 | $50,314 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 67% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 73% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
160 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 836 | $16,500 | $43,213 | $72,027 | $68,257 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 705 | $19,000 | $26,863 | $58,339 | $57,214 |
| Research and Experimental PsychologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 597 | $17,746 | $25,654 | $49,947 | $55,695 |
| SociologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 325 | $16,300 | $29,367 | $55,682 | $52,657 |
| Computer ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 310 | $19,000 | $81,034 | $117,705 | $107,009 |
| EconomicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 299 | $17,666 | $37,149 | $66,682 | $82,686 |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 265 | $18,000 | $30,060 | $56,740 | $63,293 |
| Social and Philosophical Foundations of EducationBachelor's | Bachelor's | 203 | $15,000 | $23,447 | $57,847 | $60,360 |
| Film/Video and Photographic ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 190 | $20,472 | $24,840 | $52,699 | $43,765 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 188 | $76,013 | Withheld | $90,857 | $103,485 |
| MathematicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 172 | $18,100 | $27,227 | $63,596 | $69,562 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 163 | $16,958 | $30,077 | $59,549 | $65,466 |
| Computer ScienceMaster's | Master's | 159 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $145,571 |
| Education, GeneralMaster's | Master's | 149 | $25,601 | $61,108 | $77,408 | $65,824 |
| Neurobiology and NeurosciencesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 136 | $19,000 | $19,286 | $51,865 | $62,451 |
| Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 120 | $21,000 | $62,554 | $93,721 | $92,135 |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 111 | $18,052 | $23,139 | $50,712 | $48,590 |
| HistoryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 103 | $19,317 | $29,824 | $51,913 | $50,680 |
| AnthropologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 90 | $21,250 | $26,178 | $45,821 | $46,676 |
| Public Policy AnalysisBachelor's | Bachelor's | 87 | $19,161 | $39,867 | $58,504 | $73,721 |
| Biomedical/Medical EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 84 | $19,954 | $61,342 | $90,041 | $93,451 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 80 | $15,625 | $23,203 | $62,211 | $53,072 |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical SciencesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 76 | $18,000 | $31,148 | $65,813 | $66,697 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsMaster's | Master's | 70 | $77,170 | $55,862 | Withheld | $124,807 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 66 | $20,783 | $21,765 | $35,583 | $48,471 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: California on Local Economy
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Questions and answers
How much does University of California-Riverside cost?
$14,304 a year is the average net price at University of California-Riverside after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $15,606 for in-state students and $49,806 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $38,942. Families earning under $30,000 pay $8,852 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at University of California-Riverside?
76% of applicants are admitted to University of California-Riverside. The median admission rate of colleges in California is 76%.
How much do University of California-Riverside graduates earn?
$67,699 a year is the median pay of former University of California-Riverside students who work, 10 years after they started ($48,593 after 6 years). That ranks 441 of 5,094 US colleges and 71 of 494 in California. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Materials Engineering (Doctoral) at $111,998.
How much student debt do University of California-Riverside graduates have?
$17,500 is the median federal student loan debt of University of California-Riverside graduates, about $186 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 31% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at University of California-Riverside?
76% of first-time, full-time students at University of California-Riverside finish within 6 years. 88% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 4-year colleges is 46%.
What are the most popular majors at University of California-Riverside?
Business Administration, Management and Operations (836 bachelor's graduates), Biology, General (705 bachelor's graduates), Research and Experimental Psychology (597 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 160 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.