10-yr median earnings
$67,699
Federal aid recipients only
Public · Riverside, California
University of California-Riverside
University of California-Riverside is a public institution in Riverside, California. as a public institution, published Scorecard outcomes are the federal Title-IV cohort view of former students — not every graduate and not a guarantee for any one enrollee.
- $14,304
- Avg net price / yr
- $67,699
- 10-yr median earnings
- 76.3%
- 150%-time completion
- 76.4%
- Acceptance rate
The verdict
University of California-Riverside pairs top-10% former-student earnings with a moderately open admit.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- Top 9%
- former-student earnings, US
- 76.4%
- acceptance rate
- 76.3%
- 150%-time completion
- +39%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
City: Large
Carnegie: R1
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this University of California-Riverside profile
Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class ("Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity"), and locale, not an editorial shortlist.
Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.
Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.
College Value Score
B
College Value Score
72/100
University of California-Riverside
A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.
Earnings A+
$67,699
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price C+
$14,304
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate B+
76.3%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt F
$17,500
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment B+
72.7%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention B+
87.6%
First-year students returning for year two
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
$14,304
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
76.3%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 76.3%
Four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - University of California-Riverside vs peers
Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.
How University of California-Riverside ranks nationally
Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.
University of California-Riverside: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$67,699 Top 9% higher than 91% of 5,103 US colleges
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals
| Metric | University of California-Riverside | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $67,699 | #441 of 5103 | 91st |
| Average net price | $14,304 | #1957 of 5020 | 61st (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 76.3% | #931 of 4858 | 81st |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 22,593 | #105 of 5462 | 98th |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
22,593
Undergraduate enrollment
76.4%
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
76.3%
150%-time completion
$67,699
10-yr median earnings
87.6%
First-year retention
How University of California-Riverside ranks in California
State rank among 493 reporting California colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | University of California-Riverside | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $67,699 | #70 of 493 | 86th |
| Average net price | $14,304 | #169 of 495 | 66th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 76.3% | #124 of 483 | 74th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 22,593 | #18 of 553 | 97th |
Highest former-student earnings in California
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samuel Merritt University | $143,238 | - |
| 2 | Harvey Mudd College | $138,687 | $35,924 |
| 3 | California Institute of Technology | $128,566 | $16,075 |
| 4 | Stanford University | $124,080 | $13,807 |
| 5 | Los Angeles County College of Nursing and Allied Health | $115,318 | - |
| 6 | Gnomon | $114,785 | $51,949 |
| 7 | Santa Clara University | $109,183 | $50,062 |
| 8 | Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University | $109,183 | - |
| 9 | Touro University California | $104,805 | - |
| 10 | Claremont McKenna College | $104,736 | $28,849 |
| 11 | West Coast University-Anaheim-Orange County | $102,672 | $32,879 |
| 12 | West Coast University-Ontario | $102,672 | $49,590 |
| 70 | University of California-RiversideThis school | $67,699 | $14,304 |
Admissions
| Admission Rate | 76.4% |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at University of California-Riverside
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k $8,852
$0 – $30k
$8,852 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k $9,840
$30k – $48k
$9,840 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$13,111 net price / yr
- $110k+
$110k+
$30,393 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at University of California-Riverside - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $15,606 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $49,806 |
| Average Net Price | $14,304 |
46.9%
Pell Grant Rate
31.0%
Federal Loan Rate
$17,500
Median Debt
$186/mo
Monthly Payment
2013–2023: what University of California-Riverside costs has stayed close to flat
Average net price moved +19.5% over 10 years, from $11,473 to $13,707 in nominal dollars. The median college measured over the same span moved +14.6%.
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $11,4732023 · $13,707
Over the same years, enrollment went +21.7% (18,612 → 22,644 students).
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2013–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
Student body at a glance
57.7%
Female
48.3%
First Generation
Outcomes
87.6%
Retention Rate
$48,593
Median Earnings (6yr)
63.8%
Earning Over $25K
72.7%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 76.3% |
| First-year retention | First-time, full-time freshmen | 87.6% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $48,593 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $67,699 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 63.8% |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 72.7% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $17,500 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $186/mo |
Programs & Earnings
Field-of-study summary by credential
| Credential | Programs | Award count | Avg earnings | Top earnings | Avg debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor's | 48 | 5,807 | $63,294 | $117,705 | $18,953 |
| Doctoral | 8 | 67 | $107,925 | $128,469 | $141,628 |
| Master's | 8 | 497 | $91,957 | $122,820 | $50,074 |
| First Professional | 1 | 69 | $126,607 | $126,607 | - |
Top programs at University of California-Riverside by completer earnings
Median earnings of program completers, College Scorecard field-of-study file
- Medicine
Medicine
$128,469 median earnings
- Medicine
Medicine
$126,607 median earnings
- Engineering, General
Engineering, General
$122,820 median earnings
- Research and Experimental …
Research and Experimental Psychology
$119,816 median earnings
- Chemistry
Chemistry
$118,789 median earnings
- Computer Science
Computer Science
$117,705 median earnings
- Biomedical/Medical Enginee…
Biomedical/Medical Engineering
$109,400 median earnings
- Computer Engineering
Computer Engineering
$107,193 median earnings
What this shows The highest-earning programs at a school are not necessarily its most popular ones - a small specialized program can post strong median earnings without reflecting the outcome most students here actually see.
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medicine | Doctoral | - | $128,469 | $141,628 |
| Medicine | First Professional | 69 | $126,607 | - |
| Engineering, General | Master's | 46 | $122,820 | $31,250 |
| Research and Experimental Psychology | Doctoral | 13 | $119,816 | - |
| Chemistry | Doctoral | 26 | $118,789 | - |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's | 212 | $117,705 | $19,000 |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | Master's | 17 | $109,400 | - |
| Computer Engineering | Bachelor's | 48 | $107,193 | $25,083 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Master's | 15 | $106,742 | - |
| Education, General | Doctoral | 10 | $105,195 | - |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | Bachelor's | 65 | $102,630 | $19,250 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Bachelor's | 94 | $93,721 | $21,000 |
| Chemical Engineering | Bachelor's | 63 | $91,457 | $17,182 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Master's | 166 | $90,857 | $76,013 |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | Bachelor's | 67 | $90,041 | $19,954 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the acceptance rate at University of California-Riverside? ▼
University of California-Riverside is a public institution in Riverside, California. The acceptance rate is 76.4%. Undergraduate enrollment is 22,593 students.
How much do University of California-Riverside former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at University of California-Riverside who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $67,699 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $48,593.
How much does University of California-Riverside cost? ▼
The average net price at University of California-Riverside is $14,304. In-state tuition is $15,606 and out-of-state tuition is $49,806. Median student debt at graduation is $17,500.
What is the graduation rate at University of California-Riverside? ▼
University of California-Riverside has a 76.3% completion rate within 150% of normal time at a four-year institution (typically six years for a bachelor’s program). The first-year retention rate is 87.6%.
Is University of California-Riverside worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at University of California-Riverside is $17,500, while former students earn a median of $67,699 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 26% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 72.7% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $186.
Sources & methodology
Public-college profiles lean on IPEDS enrollment and Scorecard Title-IV outcomes. State appropriations are outside this page; the figures below are the federal cohort measures only.
Every number is read live from the Mar–Jul 2026 Scorecard/IPEDS retrievals. Public institutions often enroll large Title-IV cohorts, so medians can be stable — still cohort averages, never a personal forecast. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
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