Apply to UC Riverside

Application Fee

$70

Graduate Application Fee

$80

Acceptance Rate

57%

Yield (Enrollment Rate)

17%

Freshmen Enrollment

4,766

SAT Scores

1,230

ACT Scores

2020 Acceptance Rate

A total of 49,515 students have applied and 27,984 students have allowed to admit to University of California-Riverside (Acceptance rate: 56.52%). The yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 17.03 % where 4,766 students have finally enrolled out of 27,984 admitted students.

The acceptance rate of the school is lower (tighter to admit) compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in California. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as University of Arkansas and University of New Hampshire-Main Campus, its acceptance rate is lower (difficult to get in) (the average acceptance rate of the schools is 76.40%).

The yield of the school is lower (less admitted-students enrolled) compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in California. Compared to similar schools in rankings, its yield is lower (admitted, but not enrolled) (average yield is 28.40%).

Admission Statistics Charts

2020 Test Scores Comparison

For the academic year 2019-2020, the average SAT score is 1,230 and the average ACT score is 27 over scores submitted by enrolled first-time students. Compared to similar schools in college rankings, the admission score of University of California-Riverside is average than the schools (average score is 1,229). You can check and compare the SAT and ACT scores by subject with tables and charts.

SAT/ACT Scores Comparison
	SAT Average	ACT Average
University of California-Riverside	1,230	27
Similarly Colleges in Rankings	1,203	26
All U.S. Colleges	1123	68
Public, 4-Years Colleges	1112	67
4-Years Colleges	1124	68
Public, 4-Years Colleges in California	1167	70

SAT/ACT Scores by Subject

At University of California-Riverside, 4,464 students submitted SAT scores (94% of enrolled students).

The average SAT score is about 1,230 and it is average than average for Public, 4-Years Colleges in California. The following table shows the SAT average scores by subject and 25^th/75^th percentile.

SAT Scores by Subject
	25^th percentile	75^th percentile
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing	570	650
Mathematics	560	680
Total	1,130	1,330

At University of California-Riverside, 1,646 students submitted ACT scores (35% of enrolled students).

The average ACT score is about 27 and it is lower than average for Public, 4-Years Colleges in California. The next table shows the ACT average scores by subject and 25^th/75^th percentile.

ACT Scores by Subject
	25^th percentile	75^th percentile
Reading	23	30
English	21	29
Mathematics	21	28
Total	65	87

Admission Requirements

The following table summarizes the admission requirement to apply to University of California-Riverside. The school requires 5 items to submit - Secondary school GPA, Secondary school record, Completion of college-preparatory program, Admission test scores and TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language).

Admission Requirements for Applying to University of California-Riverside
Secondary school GPA	Required
Secondary school rank	Neither required nor recommended
Secondary school record	Required
Completion of college-preparatory program	Required
Recommendations	Neither required nor recommended
Formal demonstration of competencies	Neither required nor recommended
Admission test scores	Required
TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)	Required
Other Test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)	Neither required nor recommended