College Overview
Type: |
Public institution |
Year Founded: |
1954 |
Religious Affiliation: |
None |
Academic Calendar: |
Quarter |
Undergrad Student Body: |
14,571 |
Local Setting: |
Urban |
Endowment: |
$165,671,000 |
Application Deadline: |
November 30 |
Application Fee: |
$60 |
Selectivity: |
More selective |
Tuition Costs: |
$6,680 in-state, 25,365 out-of-state |
Room & Board Costs: |
$10,200 |
Extracurricular Activites
Student Activities: |
choral groups, concert band, dance, drama/theater, jazz band, literary magazine, music ensembles, musical theater, pep band, radio station, student government, student newspaper, student film society |
Student Organizations: |
279 |
Honor Societies: |
Phi Beta Kappa, Golden Key International Honor Society, Omicron Delta Kappa, Alpha Lambda Delta, Gamma Beta Phi Society, Gamma Sigma Delta, Theta Alpha Kappa, Phi Alpha Theta, Psi Chi, Pi Sigma Alpha, Sigma Xi, Omicron Delta Epsilon, National Society of Collegiate Scholars |
Religious Organizations: |
(Appears as submitted by school) Asian American Christian Fellowship; (AACF), Campus Crusade for Christ, Christians on Campus, Coptic Club, Empire Campus Ministry, Intervarsity Christian Fellowship, Korean; American Campus Mission (KCM), Korean Campus Crusade for Christ, Kyrie-Catholic Student Fellowship, Latter-Day Saint Student Association, Muslim Student Union, Sikh Student Association (SSA), Studies in the; Bible, United Campus Ministry, Asian Baptist Student Koinonia (ABSK), CFC Youth for Christ Campus Based, Bahai Campus Association at UCR, Buddhist Student Association, University Christian Fellowship (UCF), Living it For The Eternity Bible Study, Hindu Students Council, Etcetera, Interfaith Dialogue Student Association, College Remnant; Regional Church in Riverside, Riverside Regional Community; |
International Organizations: |
(Appears as submitted by school) Afrikan Student Alliance, Arab Student Union, Hong Kong Student Association, International Multicultural Club, Katipunan, Khmer Organization for Students (KOS), Korean American Student Association (KASA), Mexican Student Association at UCR, Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlan (MEChA), Native American Student Association (NASA), Nichibei Bunka Kai (Nikkei Student Union), Nigerian Student Association, Pakistani Student Organization, Persian Culture Club, Riverside Indonesian American Students (RIASA), Senryu Taiko, Shernia Di Shaan, Taiwan Culture Club, Taiwanese Student Association, Armenian Student Association, Asian Indian Student Association (AISA), Chinese American Alliance, Riverside (CAAR), Chinese Student Association (CSA), Hillel-Jewish Student Union, Indian Student Association, International Chinese Association, Iranian Student Association, Korean Graduate Students Association (KGSA), Vietnamese Student Association (VSA), African Americans in Humanities (AAH), African Americans United in Science (AAUS), Association of Latino Professionals in Finance and Accounting (ALPFA), Latino Business Student Association (LBSA), Latinos in Science, National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE), Nuestra Cosa, Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE), Asian Community Times, Ballet Folklorico At UCR, Teatro Quinto Sol, Mexican American Political Association (MAPA), Raza Assembly, Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), Tang Soo Do Congress, Afrikan Unity Day Coalition, Chicano/Latino for Community Medicine (CCM), Multicultural Organization, Highlanders For Israel (HFI), Mujeres Unidas, Musicicos Unidos de Latino America (MULA), Organizacion Estudiantil Universitaria de Espanol (OEUE), Womyn of Color |
Other Organizations: |
(Appears as submitted by school) Academic Association of Medical Sciences (AAMS), Accounting Society of UC Riverside, AfterMath, AGSM MBA Student Association, Alpha Kappa Psi, Alpha Sigma Omicron, American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), American Marketing Association, American Medical Student Association (AMSA), American Society of Mechanical Engineers at UCR (ASME), Anthropology Club, Association For Computing Machinery, Association for Women in Science, Biomedical Science Medical Student Association, Cadet Recruiting Team (CRT), Campus Tours, Delta Sigma Pi, Filmmakers Association, Future Business Leaders of America (Phi Beta Lambda), Future Dentist Club, Future P. I. L. L. S, History Club, Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE), Investment Club, Omega Phi Zeta, Phi Alpha Delta Pre-Law Fraternity, Phi Delta Epsilon, Society of Women Engineers, Student Alumni Mentorship Program, Students Interested in The Medical Sciences (SIMS), Tomas Rivera Teachers Association, Women in Science and Engineering (WISE), Young Entrepreneurs Seeking Success, Yuan Ai Association (Life Academy), 909 Hip Hop Dance Troupe, Associated Students Program Board (ASPB), Collage Writer's Club, Dynasty Dance Troop, Greenwood Film Society, Highlander Girls, Hip Hop Congress, MonkeyBranch Art Appreciation Club, Salsa Performance Team, See Monkey, The Gospel Choir at UCR, The Ink Blot, Videoburn Club of Japanese Animation, X - Factor Student Newspaper, College of Engineering Leadership Council, Interfraternity Council (IFC), National Panhellenic Council, National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC), Residence Halls Association (RHA), College Democrats at UCR, College Republicans at UCR, Feminist Majority Leadership Alliance at UCR, Student Coalition for Peace and Human Rights, Students for the Equality of Queers (SEQs), AAA Paintball, Aikido Organization at UCR (AOU), All-Wheel Addicts, Australian Rules Football Club. Balls, Rings, and Strings Juggling Club, Beach Empire Volleyball Club, Club Lacrosse, Cricket Association at UCR, Golf Club Association at UCR, Grad Student Soccer, Grappling 101, Hockey Club of UCR, Iron Chefs of Riverside, Karate Club of UCR, League of Tabletop Gamers of Riverside, Men's Soccer Club at UCR, Riverside Tennis Associiation, Running Club at UCR, Salsa Club of UCR, Ski & Snowboard Club at UCR, Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) at UCR, Spirit Leaders of the Blue & Gold, Surf Club at UCR, Tang Soo Do Congress, Ultimate Frisbee Club at UCR, World Soccer Club, Yarn Tales, Alpha Phi Omega, American Red Cross at UCR, Best Buddies, Beta Phi Delta, California Public Interest Research Group (Calpirg), Campus Safety Escort Service (CSES), Circle K International, Coalition of Students in Support of Orphans (CSSO), Habitat for Humanity, Hand in Hand, Health Careers Organization, Rotaract @UCR, Student Homeless Aid Relief Project (SHARP), Student Run Health Clinic, Unite for Sight. United Students for Veteran's Health (USVH), Young at Heart, Advocates for National Greek Leadership Education (ANGLE), Colleges Against Cancer, E. M. E. R. G. E, Environmental Conciousness Organization (ECO), Multicultural Organization, Peer Health Educators (PHE), Queer Alliance, Riverside Campaign to End the Death Penalty, Social Environmental Political Action, Student Athlete Mentors (SAMs), Student Coalition Against Homelessness, Sustainable UCR, The, Self-Defense Club, United Students Against Sweatshops, Voice of Invisible Children, American Comic Book Club of UCR, Big Brothers-Big Sisters at UCR, College Bowl, Commuters at Riverside (C. A. R. ), Dance Sport Team at UCR, Divine Youth Associates (DYA), Fanatic BraveHeart Intimidators (FBI), Highland Debate, Men Achieving and Networking, Model United Nations (MUN), Philosophy Club, Pretty Young Thangz (PYT), Queer Conference Committee (QCC), Students Funding Students, Swing Club of UCR, Vegetarian Student Union (VEG-U) |
Student Papers: |
(Appears as submitted by school) The Highlander (weekly), X Factor Student Newspaper (monthly), Asian Community Times (monthly), Nuestra Cosa (quarterly), Indian Times (quarterly), Queeriosity (quarterly) |
Number of Fraternities: |
21 |
Fraternity Chapter Houses |
0 |
Percent Fraternity Members: |
8% |
Number of Sororities: |
21 |
Sorority Chapter Houses |
0 |
Percent Sorority Members: |
7% |
College Services
Basic: |
nonremedial tutoring, women's center, placement service, day care, health service, health insurance |
Remedial: |
reading, math, writing, study skills |
Counseling: |
minority student, career, military, personal, veteran student, academic, older student, psychological, birth control, religious |
Career: |
on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training |
Local Hiring Firms: |
Wells Fargo Financial, Ernst and Young, Deloitte, KPMG, Target, Union Pacific, Cintas, Eli Lilly, Cardinal Health, Jacobs Engineering, Enterprise Rent-a-Car, ABF Freight, Countrywide Financial, Parco, Northrop Grumman, ESRI, Centex Homes, AFLAC, Merck, Bo |
Library: |
Yes |
# of Library Books: |
2,305,526 |
Library Facilities: |
Main library and 4 branch libraries. Home of the world's largest science fiction collection (the Eaton Collection of Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, and Utopia; the Ezra Pound Collection; the Paraguay Collection; B. Traven Collection; Costo Library of the American Indian; Thomas Hardy Collection; Boy Series Books Collection; William Walker Collection; Sadakicki Hartmann Collection; Thomas Rivera Archive; Western Region Tuskegee Airmen Archive; selective Federal Depository Library, etc. |
Museums |
Sweeney Art Gallery; UCR/California Museum of Photography; Air Pollution Research Center; Agricultural Research Institute for Deserts; Citrus Research Center; Agricultural Experiment Station; Botanical Gardens; George E. Brown Salinity Lab; Core Instrumentation Facility for genomics research, which is very high end and unusual; audio/visual resource center/studios; bibliographical studies; dry lands research; environmental research/technology; geophysics/planetary physics; social/behavioral science research; statistical consulting; and water resources centers |
Computers Available: |
408 |
Computers At: |
computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center |
Wired Classrooms |
0 |
Wired Labs: |
0 |
On-Campus Wireless Network: |
Yes |
Wireless Areas: |
in all the libraries, in computer labs, in administrative/faculty offices and work areas |
Wireless Capacity: |
22,500 |
Online Registration: |
Yes |
Campus Safety: |
24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, student patrols, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc) |
Campus Life
Offers Housing: |
Yes |
Campus Housing: |
Yes |
Off Campus Assistance: |
Yes |
Housing Types Available: |
coed dorms (69%), apartments for married students (3%), apartment for single students (28%) |
Sprinkler System: |
43% |
Fire Alarms: |
100% |
Campus Size: |
1,200 acres |
Nearest Airports (miles): |
Ontario (15), Ontario (15) |
Nearest Train Stations(miles) |
Riverside (2) |
Nearest Bus Stations (miles): |
Riverside (2) |
Cars Permittedt: |
Yes |
Army ROTC |
Offered at cooperating institution (California State University, San Bernardino) |
Navy ROTC: |
Not offered |
Airforce ROTC: |
Offered at cooperating institution (California State University, San Bernardino, Claremont McKenna C |
Alcohol Permitted: |
No |
Additional Policies: |
class attendance mandatory, class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited, other |
Popular Events: |
Frequent and ongoing cultural and campus events. |
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