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University of California-Riverside
University of California-Riverside publishes an acceptance rate of 76%. These figures come from the federal College Scorecard. We haven't checked them against University of California-Riverside's own filings yet.
Acceptance rate
76%
College Scorecard, latest cycle
SAT middle 50%
Not published
ACT middle 50%
Not published
Avg. HS GPA
3.66–4.17 (weighted)
Fall 2026 admitted first-year applicants (UC systemwide first-year admit data)
Test policy
Not published
Regular deadline
Not published
Testing
Test scores at University of California-Riverside
- SAT middle 50%
- Not reported
- ACT middle 50%
- Not reported
- Average HS GPA
- 3.66–4.17 (weighted)Fall 2026 admitted first-year applicants (UC systemwide first-year admit data) · Source
At a glance
Size and cost
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 22,593
- Tuition (out-of-state)
- $49,806
- Category
- Public
- Admissions site
- www.ucr.edu
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Sources
- University of California-Riverside GPA (Fall 2026 admitted first-year applicants (UC systemwide first-year admit data))
- Acceptance rate, test-score percentiles, enrollment and tuition: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, pulled 2026-08-19.
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