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UC Riverside
900 University Avenue
Riverside, CA 92521

Official telephone: (951) 827-1012

Website: www.ucr.edu

Screen last updated on: January 22, 2010

STUDENT PROFILE

Total undergraduates:

7,545 men, 8,163 women, 15,708 total

Full-time undergraduates:

7,351 men, 7,979 women, 15,330 total

Part-time undergraduates:

194 men, 184 women, 378 total

Total graduate students:

1,204 men, 1,113 women, 2,317 total

Full-time graduate students:

1,174 men, 1,095 women, 2,269 total

Part-time graduate students:

30 men, 18 women, 48 total

Average age of full-time undergraduates:

U.S. region where majority of students come from:

West

First-year student breakdown:


8.0%	Black (non-Hispanic)
0.4%	American Indian or Alaskan Native
40.1%	Asian or Pacific Islander
31.2%	Hispanic
14.6%	White (non-Hispanic)
1.6%	total international (nonresident aliens)
4.1%	race/ethnicity unreported/unknown

Undergraduate breakdown:


7.8%	Black (non-Hispanic)
0.4%	American Indian or Alaskan Native
40.2%	Asian or Pacific Islander
27.8%	Hispanic
17.1%	White (non-Hispanic)
1.7%	total international (nonresident aliens)
5.0%	race/ethnicity unreported/unknown

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT

Campus size:

1,200 acres

City or town school is located in:

Riverside, CA

Population of city/town:

260,000

Locations of branch/satellite campuses:

Branch campuses in Temecula and Palm Springs, CA.

Nearest major city:

Los Angeles

Distance of nearest major city:

50 miles

Population of nearest major city:

4,000,000

Online campus map:

www.campusmap.ucr.edu/
cgi-bin/mapit.cgi

LIVING ON CAMPUS

Institution offers housing:

yes

Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year:

yes

Housing types (% in housing type, if given):

coed dorms (60%)
single-student apartments (38%)
married-student apartments (5%)

Percent of freshmen who live in school housing:

70%

Percent of students who live in school housing:

30%

Percent of students who live off campus:

70%

Percent of all students who have cars on campus:

90%

Student conduct policies:

class attendance mandatory, class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited, Sexual harassment policy. Physical, verbal, and substance abuse policies. Smoking prohibited in non-designated areas.

Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age:

STUDY FACILITIES

Every student is required to lease or own a computer:

Every student is required to take a computer course:

Computer equipment is provided in:

residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s), student center

Total number of microcomputers available to students:

1006

Internet access provided to all students:

yes

E-mail services/accounts provided to all students:

yes

School has a library on campus:

yes

Additional library facilities/collections:

Libraries. Special collections. Archives.

Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus:

Art gallery, museum, research centers, agricultural research institute, gardens, salinity laboratory.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES

Remedial learning services:

reading, writing, math, study skills

Additional services offered:

nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, women's center, day care, health insurance

Counseling services:

minority student, military, veteran student, older student, birth control, career, personal, academic, psychological, religious

Career placement services:

internships, career/job search classes, interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training

Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped:

fully

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES

Number of social fraternities on campus:

Percent of men who join fraternities:

Number of social sororities on campus:

Percent of women who join sororities:

Student activities:

student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, radio station

School newspaper(s):

Asian Community Times
The Highlander
Indian Times
Nuestra Cosa
Queeriosity
X Factor Student Newspaper

Number of honor societies:

Total number of registered organizations:

203

Campus-based religious organizations:

several religious groups

Minority student organizations:

numerous ethnic groups

Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:

Bagpipe and pep bands, jazz ensemble, drill team, performing arts program, film society, folk dance club, chess, team managers, service groups, human corps program, academic, environmental, and recreational clubs.

ATHLETICS

School has an athletic program:

yes

Athletic director:

Stan Morrison,
Director of Athletics

Director of women's athletics:

Janet Lucas,
Executive Associate Director of Athletics/SWA

School colors:

blue and gold

School mascot:

Highlanders

Athletic conference memberships:

Big West Conference (Division I)

Sports offered	Scholarships?	Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseball	yes	NCAA Div. I
Men's basketball	yes	NCAA Div. I
Men's cross-country	no	NCAA Div. I
Men's golf	yes	NCAA Div. I
Men's soccer	yes	NCAA Div. I
Men's tennis	yes	NCAA Div. I
Men's track and field (indoor)	yes	NCAA Div. I
Men's track and field (outdoor)	yes	NCAA Div. I
Women's basketball	yes	NCAA Div. I
Women's cross-country	yes	NCAA Div. I
Women's golf	yes	NCAA Div. I
Women's soccer	yes	NCAA Div. I
Women's softball	yes	NCAA Div. I
Women's tennis	yes	NCAA Div. I
Women's track and field (indoor)	yes	NCAA Div. I
Women's track and field (outdoor)	yes	NCAA Div. I
Women's volleyball	yes	NCAA Div. I

Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports:

Percent of students in intramural/recreational sports:

12%

Athletic facilities:

baseball stadium, recreation center, softball and soccer fields, track, and tennis courts

Intramural/Recreational sports:

badminton, basketball, bowling, flag football, hockey, in-line skating, racquetball, soccer, softball, table tennis, tennis, volleyball

Club sports for men:

soccer

GETTING AWAY

Public transportation serves campus:

yes

Nearest international airport:

Ontario, CA (15 miles)

Nearest other airport:

Santa Ana, CA (34 miles)

Nearest passenger train service:

Riverside, CA (2 miles)

Nearest passenger bus service:

Riverside, CA (2 miles)

PAYING THE BILLS

Institutional employment is available:

yes

Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are:

excellent

Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term:

yes

AFTER GRADUATION

Percent of graduates who pursue further study:

30% immediately, 39% within one year of graduation

List of graduate schools most often selected by recent graduates:

University of California--Los Angeles, University of California--Riverside, University of Southern California, University of California--Berkeley.

Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major:

70% within six months of graduation

List of firms that most frequently hire graduates:

Abbott Vascular, Anheuser Busch Sales Co., BDO Seidman, CIA, Cintas Corporation, Countrywide Financial, Deloitte & Touche, Eli Lilly and Company, Enterprise Rent-a-Car, Ernst and Young, ESRI, FedEX Ground, GlaxoSmithKline, Grant Thornton, IRS, Jacobs Engineering, Kaiser Permanente, KPMG, Maxim Healthcare Services, Merck, Northrup Grumman, Novartis Pharmaceuticals, Pacific Life, Pepsi Bottling Group, Schlumberger Technology, Sherwin-Williams Company, Southern California Gas Company, Target Corporation, Walt Disney, Washington Mutual, Wells Fargo, Wolseley North America-Fergusun, Verizon.

List of most prominent alumni/ae:

Stephen Breen, Pulitzer Prize-Editorial Cartoonist
Billy Collins, Poet Laureate
Richard Schrock, Nobel Prize recipient, chemistry.

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