2025-2026
Accept rate
86.1%
- Applicants
- 61,184
- Admits
- 52,676
- Enrolled
- 6,686
- Yield
- 12.7%
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University of California, Riverside
Admissions Data Dashboard | Common Data Set 2016-2026
Total Applications
61,184
2025-2026
Acceptance Rate
86.1%
2025-2026
Enrolled Students
6,686
2025-2026
SAT Middle 50%
1080-1280
2020-2021
University of California, Riverside Admissions at a Glance
University of California, Riverside received 61,184 applications for 2025-2026 and admitted 86.1% of applicants; 6,686 admitted students enrolled (a 12.7% yield). That compares with an acceptance rate of 66.3% in 2016-2017. The total cost of attendance was $37,833, and the average need-based grant was $26,593.
Applications & Acceptance Rate Over Time
ApplicationsAcceptance Rate
Complete Admissions Data
2024-2025
Accept rate
76.8%
- Applicants
- 57,714
- Admits
- 44,356
- Enrolled
- 5,419
- Yield
- 12.2%
2023-2024
Accept rate
70.4%
- Applicants
- 56,883
- Admits
- 40,032
- Enrolled
- 5,525
- Yield
- 13.8%
2022-2023
Accept rate
69.2%
- Applicants
- 54,685
- Admits
- 37,853
- Enrolled
- 5,574
- Yield
- 14.7%
| Year | Applications | Admits | Enrolled | Accept Rate | Yield Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-2026 | 61,184 | 52,676 | 6,686 | 86.1% | 12.7% |
| 2024-2025 | 57,714 | 44,356 | 5,419 | 76.8% | 12.2% |
| 2023-2024 | 56,883 | 40,032 | 5,525 | 70.4% | 13.8% |
| 2022-2023 | 54,685 | 37,853 | 5,574 | 69.2% | 14.7% |
| 2021-2022 | 52,675 | 34,683 | 5,203 | 65.8% | 15.0% |
| 2020-2021 | 49,434 | 32,786 | 4,857 | 66.3% | 14.8% |
| 2019-2020 | 49,518 | 28,224 | 4,778 | 57.0% | 16.9% |
| 2018-2019 | 49,082 | 25,259 | 4,530 | 51.5% | 17.9% |
| 2017-2018 | 43,682 | 25,001 | 4,598 | 57.2% | 18.4% |
| 2016-2017 | 42,629 | 28,280 | 5,358 | 66.3% | 18.9% |
SAT Score Trends (Middle 50%)
MedianMiddle 50% Range
25th Percentile
1080
50th Percentile
1180
75th Percentile
1280
Financial Aid Overview
Avg Aid PackageTotal CostAvg Net Price
Students Receiving Aid
65%
Need Fully Met
13%
Cost of Attendance Over Time
$37,833
2025-2026 Total COA
TuitionFeesRoom & Board
Tuition
$15,588
Fees
$1,170
Room & Board
$21,075
Change Since 2016
+15%
Student Demographics
Enrollment Over Time
UndergraduateGraduate
Demographics Over Time (% of Undergraduates)
WhiteAsianHispanic/LatinoBlack/African AmericanInternationalTwo or More
Undergraduates
24,034
Total Enrollment
27,633
International
3%
Students of Color
90%
Admissions Factors
Relative importance reported in the latest available Common Data Set.
Academic
- Rigor of secondary school record
- Important
- Class rank
- Not Considered
- Academic GPA
- Very Important
- Standardized test scores
- Not Considered
- Application essay
- Very Important
- Recommendation(s)
- Not Considered
Nonacademic
- Interview
- Not Considered
- Extracurricular activities
- Not Considered
- Talent/ability
- Considered
- Character/personal qualities
- Not Considered
- First generation
- Considered
- Alumni/ae relation
- Not Considered
- Geographical residence
- Not Considered
- State residency
- Considered
- Religious affiliation/commitment
- Not Considered
- Volunteer work
- Not Considered
- Work experience
- Not Considered
- Level of applicant's interest
- Not Considered
| Factor | Very Important | Important | Considered | Not Considered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Academic | ||||
| Rigor of secondary school record | ✓ | |||
| Class rank | ✓ | |||
| Academic GPA | ✓ | |||
| Standardized test scores | ✓ | |||
| Application essay | ✓ | |||
| Recommendation(s) | ✓ | |||
| Nonacademic | ||||
| Interview | ✓ | |||
| Extracurricular activities | ✓ | |||
| Talent/ability | ✓ | |||
| Character/personal qualities | ✓ | |||
| First generation | ✓ | |||
| Alumni/ae relation | ✓ | |||
| Geographical residence | ✓ | |||
| State residency | ✓ | |||
| Religious affiliation/commitment | ✓ | |||
| Volunteer work | ✓ | |||
| Work experience | ✓ | |||
| Level of applicant's interest | ✓ | |||