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Acceptance Rate 76.39%
Yield 12.23%
Applicants 58,048
Admitted 44,343
Enrolled 5,422

UC Riverside Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 76.39% at University of California-Riverside. Total 58,048 students applied and 44,343 were accepted.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$70
Graduate Application Fees$120
Admission Informationadmissions.ucr.edu/
Online Applicationadmission.universityofcalifornia.edu/apply-now.html
Acceptance Rate76.39%
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 76.39%. A total of 58,048 students (27,684 men and 30,364 women) have applied to and 44,343 (20,031 men and 24,312 women) students admitted to University of California-Riverside.
Among them, 2,512 male and 2,910 female students have enrolled into UC Riverside and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 12.23%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at UC Riverside
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants58,04827,68430,36400
Admitted44,34320,03124,31200
Enrolled5,4222,5122,91000
Acceptance Rate 76.39% 72.36% 80.07% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 12.23% 12.54% 11.97% - -
[Chart] University of California-Riverside Acceptance Rate and Yield

Application Requirements

For applying to University of California-Riverside, applicants require to submit 4 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, Completion of College Preparatory Program, English Proficiency Test.
Application Requirements for UC Riverside
High School GPA✔
High School Rank✗
High School Record✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✔
Recommendations✗
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✗
Admission Test Scores✗
English Proficiency Test✔
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)✗
Work experience✗
Personal statement or essay✗
Legacy status✗
✔ Required ✓ Considered (not Required) ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Accepted Credits at UC Riverside

The calendar system at University of California-Riverside is Quarter. University of California-Riverside accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credit for Military Training. Next table describes credits that University of California-Riverside accepts.
Calendar SystemQuarter
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✗
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✔
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