Riverside City Rankings and Evaluation

Community Colleges

#12 in Community Colleges

Riverside City College is ranked 12^nd in Community Colleges.

The following statements evaluate Riverside City College by comparing key academic facts to Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in California.

Its tuition & fees of $12,498 is expensive compared to similar schools.
It has very large number of students of 21,730.
The financial aid amount ($4,162) is lower.
It offers very diverse area of study (169 programs).

Undergraduate Tuition & Fees

The 2025 undergraduate tuition & fees of Riverside City are $12,498 (out-of-state rate) and it is expensive compared to Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in California.

Riverside City College $12,498

All U.S. Colleges $17,692

Public, 2-4 Years Colleges $8,177

2-4 Years Colleges $13,123

Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in California $7,935

Graduation Rate

The average graduation rate at Riverside City is 37% and it is average compared to Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in California.

Riverside City College 37%

All U.S. Colleges 56%

Public, 2-4 Years Colleges 34%

2-4 Years Colleges 47%

Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in California 33%

Transfer-out Rate

The average transfer-out rate at Riverside City is 8% and it is lower (small number of students transferred-out) compared to Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in California.

Riverside City College 8%

All U.S. Colleges 21%

Public, 2-4 Years Colleges 17%

2-4 Years Colleges 16%

Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in California 10%

Retention Rate

The average retention rate at Riverside City is 70% and it is average compared to Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in California.

Riverside City College 70%

All U.S. Colleges 69%

Public, 2-4 Years Colleges 61%

2-4 Years Colleges 65%

Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in California 70%

Student Population

The total student population at Riverside City is 21,730 and its population very large compared to Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in California.

Riverside City College 21,730

All U.S. Colleges 2,931

Public, 2-4 Years Colleges 5,796

2-4 Years Colleges 3,035

Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in California 11,761

Financial Aid Amount

The average amount of financial aid received at Riverside City is $4,162 which is 33.30% of tuition & fees. The rate of the financial aid over its tuition is lower compared to Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in California.

Riverside City College $4,162

All U.S. Colleges $7,676

Public, 2-4 Years Colleges $4,837

2-4 Years Colleges $4,948

Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in California $4,718

Student to Faculty Ratio

The students to faculty ratio at Riverside City is 26 to 1 and the ratio is average compared to Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in California.

Riverside City College 26 to 1

All U.S. Colleges 15 to 1

Public, 2-4 Years Colleges 18 to 1

2-4 Years Colleges 17 to 1

Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in California 25 to 1

Number of Programs

Riverside City offers 169 programs and it means very diverse area of study compared to Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in California.