2. Type Of School Main Address 900 University Avenue Riverside, CA 92521 900 University Avenue Riverside, CA 92521 Public non-religious Public non-religious Four-year University or more Four-year University or more Quarter year Quarter year

3. Basic Information Colors: Blue and Gold Colors: Blue and Gold Mascot: Highlanders/Scotty the Bear Mascot: Highlanders/Scotty the Bear

4. Location UC Riverside is centrally located between the mountains, desert, Los Angeles, and San Diego. Relax in the sun at Palm Springs or catch the waves at the beaches in Huntington, Laguna, or Newport. Experience the roar of NASCAR at California Speedway. Enjoy the day (and stay for the evening fireworks) at Disneyland. Check out top-name shopping and entertainment at the upscale, outdoor Victoria Gardens or the mile-long Ontario Mills malls. UC Riverside is centrally located between the mountains, desert, Los Angeles, and San Diego. Relax in the sun at Palm Springs or catch the waves at the beaches in Huntington, Laguna, or Newport. Experience the roar of NASCAR at California Speedway. Enjoy the day (and stay for the evening fireworks) at Disneyland. Check out top-name shopping and entertainment at the upscale, outdoor Victoria Gardens or the mile-long Ontario Mills malls.

6. Basic Information Setting Suburban setting Suburban setting Large city (250,000 - 499,999) Large city (250,000 - 499,999) Residential campus Residential campus

7. Aplication fee: Regular application fee:$60 Out-of-state application:$70 Online application fee:$60 Acceptance and retentions Percent applicants admitted: 83% Percent of students who return for sophomore year: 86% Transfer students Total number of transfer students who applied: 4,857 Total number of transfer students who were admitted: 3,508

8. Admission Policies and Factors Admission requirements: Essay(s) required Essay(s) required Required: SAT Reasoning Test or ACT Required: SAT Reasoning Test or ACT If submitting ACT, the writing section is required If submitting ACT, the writing section is required Required: SAT Subject Tests Required: SAT Subject Tests Very important admission factors: Rigor of secondary school record Rigor of secondary school record Standardized Test Scores Standardized Test Scores Academic GPA Academic GPA First generation college student First generation college studentConsidere: Application Essay Application Essay State Residency State Residency

9. Test Scores Middle 50% of First-Year Students Percent Who Submitted Scores SAT Critical Reading: 440 - 56099% SAT Math: 470 - 61099% SAT Writing: 450 - 57099% ACT Composite: 18 - 2325%

10. High school preperation High school diploma required Required units: 15 total Electives2 English4 Foreign Language 2 History2 Math3 Science2 Science Lab Science Lab2

11. High school preperation Recommended units: 18 total Foreign Language 3 Math4 Science3 Science Lab Science Lab3

12. In-state tuition and fees: $6,590$6,590$6,590 Out-of-state tuition and fees: $25,264$25,264$25,264 Room and board: $10,200$3,100$7,900 Books and supplies: $1,700$1,700$1,700 Estimated personal expenses: $1,700$1,800$2,000 Transportation expense: $1,300$2,000$2,000 Living Living Commuting, on-campus at not living home at home Living Living Commuting, on-campus at not living home at home TUITION AND COST

14. Financial Aid Forms FAFSA FAFSA State aid form State aid form Scholarship opportunities Regents and Chancellor's Scholarships : Regents and Chancellor's Scholarships : available to top-ranked incoming freshman, including international and homeschooled admits. available to top-ranked incoming freshman, including international and homeschooled admits.

15. Student Body 1% Part-time students 1% Part-time students 53% Women 53% Women 47% Men 47% Men 1% American Indian/Alaskan Native 1% American Indian/Alaskan Native 40% Asian/Pacific Islander 40% Asian/Pacific Islander 8% Black/Non-Hispanic 8% Black/Non-Hispanic 28% Hispanic 28% Hispanic 16% White/Non-Hispanic 16% White/Non-Hispanic 2% Non-Resident Alien 2% Non-Resident Alien 5% Race/ethnicity unreported 5% Race/ethnicity unreported

16. Degrees offered: Degrees offered: Bachelor's Bachelor's Master's Master's Doctoral DoctoralSize Total undergrads: 14,792 Total undergrads: 14,792 Degree-seeking undergrads: 14,792 Degree-seeking undergrads: 14,792 First-time degree-seeking freshmen: 3,594 First-time degree-seeking freshmen: 3,594 Graduate enrollment: 2,034 Graduate enrollment: 2,034

17. Most popular Majors For Bachelors degrees: Bussiness/marketing:22% Bussiness/marketing:22% Social sciences:19% Social sciences:19% Biology:13% Biology:13% Psychology:9% Psychology:9% Engeneering:7% Engeneering:7% Liberal arts:7% Liberal arts:7%

18. Sports for both female and male Badminton Badminton Baseball Baseball Basketball Basketball Bowling Bowling Cheerleadiing Cheerleadiing Cross-Country Cross-Country Field Hokey Field Hokey Football (non-tackle) Football (non-tackle) Golf Golf Lacrosse Lacrosse Raquetball Raquetball Rugby Rugby Skiing Skiing Soccer Soccer Softball Softball Squash Squash Table tennis Table tennis Tennis Tennis Track and Field Track and Field Volley ball Volley ball

19. Perspectives Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine ranked UCR the 100th Best Value in Public Higher Education in the nation. Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine ranked UCR the 100th Best Value in Public Higher Education in the nation. Academic Analytic's 2005 Faculty Scholarly Productivity Index ranked UCR's faculty: 1st in soil science 5th in Environmental Health Engineering 8th in Environmental Sciences 10th in Plant Pathology 10th in Botany and Plant Biology