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| accreditation = [[WASC Senior College and University Commission|WSCUC]]
| academic_affiliation = {{hlist|[[Association of American Universities|AAU]]|[[Association of Pacific Rim Universities|APRU]]|[[Universities Research Association|URA]]|[[National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program|Space-grant]]}}
| endowment = $
| budget = $1.
| chancellor = [[Kim A. Wilcox]]
| provost = Elizabeth Watkins<ref>{{cite web |title=Office of the Provost |url=http://provost.ucr.edu |publisher=University of California, Riverside |access-date=November 17, 2020}}</ref>
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| country = United States
| campus = [[Urban area|Large city]]
| campus_size = {{convert|2131|acre|ha}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://finreports.universityofcalifornia.edu/index.php?file=18-19/pdf/fullreport-1819.pdf |title=University of California Annual Financial Report 18/19 |publisher=University of California |page=9 |access-date=October 12, 2020}}</ref>
| colors = Blue and gold<ref>{{cite web |title=UC Riverside Colors {{!}} Brand Identity |url=https://brand.ucr.edu/ucr-colors |date=June 13, 2020 |access-date=July 13, 2020}}</ref><br />{{college color boxes|UC Riverside Highlanders}}
| nickname = [[UC Riverside Highlanders|Highlanders]]
| sporting_affiliations = {{hlist|[[NCAA Division I]] – [[Big West Conference|Big West]]|[[Mountain Pacific Sports Federation|MPSF]]}}
| mascot = Scotty Highlander
| website = {{
| logo = UC Riverside logo.svg
| logo_upright = 1.0
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The '''University of California, Riverside''' ('''UCR''' or '''UC Riverside''') is a [[public university|public]] [[Land-grant university|land-grant]] [[research university]] in [[Riverside, California]]. It is one of the ten campuses of the [[University of California]] system. The main campus sits on {{convert|1900|acre|ha|0|sp=us}} in a suburban district of Riverside with a branch campus of {{convert|20|acre|ha|0|sp=us}} in [[Palm Desert, California|Palm Desert]]. In 1907, the predecessor to UCR was founded as the [[UC Citrus Experiment Station]], Riverside which pioneered research in [[biological pest control]] and the use of [[plant hormone|growth regulators]].
UCR's undergraduate [[UCR College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences|College of Letters and Science]] opened in 1954. The [[Regents of the University of California]] declared UCR a general campus of the system in 1959, and graduate students were admitted in 1961. To accommodate an enrollment of 21,000
In 2000, UC Riverside was [[Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education|classified]] as an "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity."<ref>{{Cite report |date=2001 |title=The Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education |edition=2000 |publisher=The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching |url=https://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/document?repid=rep1&type=pdf&doi=63bd8901d8c5b771e0fdb2d7bb4891a5211be515 |access-date=April 15, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Carnegie Classifications Institution Lookup |url=https://carnegieclassifications.iu.edu/lookup/view_institution.php?unit_id=110671 |publisher=Center for Postsecondary Education |website=carnegieclassifications.iu.edu |access-date=19 July 2020}}</ref> UCR's sports teams are known as the Highlanders and play in the [[Big West Conference]] of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) [[Division I (NCAA)|Division I]]. Their nickname was inspired by the high altitude of the campus, which lies on the foothills of [[Box Springs Mountain]]. The UCR women's basketball team won back-to-back Big West championships in 2006 and 2007.
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[[File:UCR University Ave entrance.JPG|thumb|Entrance along University Avenue. The Arts Building is visible in the background. (2007)|alt=UC Riverside entrance sign with flowers]]
In the 1990s, UC experienced a new surge of enrollment applications, now known as "Tidal Wave II".<ref>{{cite web |title=Tidal Wave II Revisited, A Review of Earlier Enrollment Projections For CA Higher Education|last1= Hayward|first1= Gerald C.|last2= Brenman|first2= David W.|last3= Estrada|first3= Leobardo F.|publisher= National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education|location=[[San Jose, California|San Jose]] and [[Washington, D.C.]] |date=September 1998|url=http://www.highereducation.org/reports/tidalwave/wave.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000818201500/http://www.highereducation.org/reports/tidalwave/wave.pdf |url-status=usurped |archive-date=August 18, 2000 |access-date= August 21, 2007}}</ref> The Regents targeted UCR for an annual growth rate of 6.3%, the fastest in the UC system, and anticipated 19,900 students at UCR by 2010.<ref name="enrollment rate">{{cite press release|title=UC Enrollment Growth|publisher=News and Communications, University of California, Office of the President|url=http://www.ucop.edu/ucophome/commserv/FS000302Enroll.pdf|access-date=August 22, 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070808175051/http://www.ucop.edu/ucophome/commserv/FS000302Enroll.pdf|archive-date=August 8, 2007}}</ref> By 1995, African American, American Indian, and Latino student enrollments accounted for 30% of the UCR student body, the highest proportion of any UC campus at the time.<ref>{{cite web|last=Robinson|first=Nina|title=Undergraduate Access to the University of California After the Elimination of Race Conscious Policies|location=Oakland|publisher=UC Office of the President|date=March 2003|url=http://www.ucop.edu/sas/publish/aa_final2.pdf|access-date=August 21, 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070808175053/http://www.ucop.edu/sas/publish/aa_final2.pdf|archive-date=August 8, 2007}}</ref> The 1997 implementation of [[Proposition 209]]—which banned the use of [[affirmative action]] by state agencies—reduced the ethnic diversity at the more selective UC campuses but further increased it at UCR.<ref name="Diversity in the affirmative">{{cite news|title=Diversity in the affirmative, Some point to UCR as an example of why race-based policies are not necessary.|last=Knott Ahern|first=Louise|work=[[Press-Enterprise (California)|Press Enterprise]]|date=May 5, 2003|url=http://www.inthenews.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/display.cgi?id=3472|access-date=August 21, 2007}}{{dead link|date=September 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes}}</ref>
With UCR scheduled for dramatic population growth, efforts have been made to increase its popular and academic recognition.<ref name="LongRangePlan2005">{{cite web |title=UCR's Long Range Development Plan|date=October 2005 |url=http://www.lrdp.ucr.edu/LRDP05-Oct2005.pdf |publisher=University of California, Riverside, Office of Academic Planning & Budget, Capital & Physical Planning |access-date=August 10, 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100816173859/http://lrdp.ucr.edu/LRDP05-Oct2005.pdf|archive-date=August 16, 2010}}</ref> The students voted for a fee increase to move UCR athletics into [[NCAA Division I]] standing in 1998.<ref name="Division I">{{cite press release |title=UCR Invited to Join Big West Conference, Clearing Major Hurdle in Division I Bid|date=October 1, 1999 |url=http://www.athletics.ucr.edu/pressreleasearchives/9900prarchives.html |publisher=UC Riverside Athletics |access-date=February 6, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080112115315/http://www.athletics.ucr.edu/pressreleasearchives/9900prarchives.html|archive-date=January 12, 2008}}</ref> In the 1990s, proposals were made to establish a law school, a medical school, and a school of public policy at UCR, with the UCR School of Medicine and the School of Public Policy becoming reality in 2012.<ref>{{cite press release|title=UC Riverside Updates Plan for Future Law School, Campus has long-range plans for a medical school, a law school and a school of public policy|publisher=University of California, Riverside, Office of Strategic Communications|date=May 19, 2006 |url=http://www.newsroom.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/display.cgi?id=1347|access-date=August 21, 2007|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 22, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070622051903/http://www.newsroom.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/display.cgi?id=1347}}</ref> In June 2006, UCR received its largest gift, 15.5 million from two local couples, in trust towards building its medical school.<ref>{{cite news |last=Agha |first=Marisa |author2=Quan, Douglas |title=UC Riverside receives its largest gift, $15.5 million |work=[[Press-Enterprise (California)|The Press Enterprise]] |date=June 16, 2006 |url=http://www.pe.com/localnews/inland/stories/PE_News_Local_R_donor17.1d1979b.html |access-date=August 21, 2007 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070526062228/http://www.pe.com/localnews/inland/stories/PE_News_Local_R_donor17.1d1979b.html <!--Added by H3llBot-->|archive-date= May 26, 2007}}</ref> The Regents formally approved [[UC Riverside School of Medicine|UCR's medical school]] proposal in 2006. Upon its completion in 2013, it was the first new medical school built in California in 40 years.<ref>{{cite news |last=Agha|first=Marisa|title=Regent's ratify Med School |work=[[Press-Enterprise (California)|The Press Enterprise]] |date=November 16, 2006 |url=http://www.pe.com/localnews/riverside/stories/PE_News_Local_D_ucrmed17.371bb52.html |access-date=August 21, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070528112003/http://www.pe.com/localnews/riverside/stories/PE_News_Local_D_ucrmed17.371bb52.html |archive-date=May 28, 2007}}</ref><ref name="UC Riverside taking final steps in planning medical school">{{cite news|last=Regus |first=Elaine |title=UC Riverside taking final steps in planning medical school |work=[[Press-Enterprise (California)|The Press Enterprise]] |date=October 29, 2007 |url=http://www.pe.com/localnews/inland/stories/PE_News_Local_D_medskl23.368812d.html |access-date=October 29, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090213202355/http://www.pe.com/localnews/inland/stories/PE_News_Local_D_medskl23.368812d.html |archive-date=February 13, 2009}}</ref>
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{{Infobox US university ranking
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| USNWR_NU = 76 <small>(tie)</small>
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| WSJ_NU = 108
| THES_W = 251–300▼
<!-- Global rankings -->
| QS_W = 497 <small>(tie)</small>
| USNWR_W = 223 <small>(tie)</small>
}}
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! colspan=4 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|UC Riverside Highlanders|color=white}}" |National Program Rankings<ref name="USNWR Grad School Rankings">{{cite magazine|title=University of California Riverside – U.S. News Best Grad School Rankings|magazine=U.S. News & World Report|access-date=
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|[[Earth Sciences]] ||
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|[[English language|English]] ||
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|[[Political Science]] ||48
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|[[Physics]] ||
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|[[Sociology]] ||
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|[[Chemistry]] ||
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|[[Computer Science]] ||
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|[[Economics]] ||
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|[[Psychology]] ||
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|[[Mathematics]] ||
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|[[Biological Sciences]] ||
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|[[Statistics]] ||
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|[[History]] ||
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|[[Education]] ||
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|[[Engineering]] ||
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|[[Medicine]]: [[Research]] ||
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|Medicine: [[Primary Care]] ||
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|[[Business]] ||
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! colspan=4 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|UC Riverside Highlanders|color=white}}" |Global Subject Rankings<ref name="USNWR Global Univ Rankings">{{cite magazine|title=University of California Riverside – U.S. News Best Global University Rankings|magazine=U.S. News & World Report|access-date=
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|Agricultural Sciences ||280
|Plant & Animal Science ||26▼
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|Computer Science ||303
|Environment/Ecology ||111▼
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|Condensed Matter Physics ||171
|Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology || 113▼
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|Geosciences ||151
|Nanoscience & Nanotechnology ||115▼
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|Engineering ||123▼
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|Space Science ||128
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|Psychiatry/Psychology ||
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|Materials Science ||
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|Mathematics ||383
|Electrical & Electronic Engineering ||160▼
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|Molecular Biology & Genetics ||195▼
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|Physics ||202▼
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[[College and university rankings|Institutional rankings]] of UC Riverside vary widely, depending on the criteria of the publication. For instance, ''U.S. News & World Report'' has named UC Riverside the top university in the nation for social mobility in 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, and 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.ucr.edu/articles/2021/09/12/its-three-peat-ucr-again-tops-social-mobility-ranking|title=It's a three-peat: UCR again tops social mobility ranking|publisher=UCR|access-date=September 21, 2021}}</ref> In the
=== Historical rankings ===
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|''ARWU''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.shanghairanking.com|title=Academic Ranking of World Universities}}</ref>
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|''Forbes''
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|''Money''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://money.com/money/best-colleges/|title=Best Colleges for your Money}}</ref>
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|4.5/5.0
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|''Wall Street Journal''
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|''Washington Monthly''
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In 2006, 43.4 percent of admitted students were first generation college students, 38.7 percent came from low family income backgrounds, and 24 percent graduated from low-performing high schools as measured by [[Academic Performance Index]] (API) scores.<ref>{{cite web |title=California Freshman Admit Profile Fall 2004, 2005, 2006 |publisher=University of California |url-status=dead |url=http://www.ucop.edu/news/factsheets/2006/freshman_admit_profile_2006.pdf |access-date=August 22, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060906040309/http://www.ucop.edu/news/factsheets/2006/freshman_admit_profile_2006.pdf |archive-date=September 6, 2006}}</ref> In 2007, ''[[U.S. News]]'' ranked UCR as the third most ethnically diverse and, by the number of undergraduates receiving [[Pell Grants]] (42 percent), the 15th most economically diverse student body in the nation.<ref name="ethnic diversity">{{cite web |title=Ethnic Diversity: National Universities |url=http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/usnews/edu/college/rankings/brief/natudoc_campdiv_brief.php |access-date=August 10, 2007 |work=[[U.S. News & World Report]]}}</ref><ref name="economic diversity">{{cite web |title=Economic Diversity Among All National Universities |url=http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/usnews/edu/college/rankings/brief/natudoc_ecodiv_brief.php |access-date=August 10, 2007 |work=[[U.S. News & World Report]]}}</ref>
According to statistics released by the Education Trust, a national nonprofit, in 2005 UC Riverside graduated 65.3 percent of its students in six years, a figure consistent with national averages but behind the average set by the top five public research universities by as much as 22 percent.<ref>{{cite web|title=Measuring Up 2006, The National Report Card on Higher Education |url=http://measuringup.highereducation.org/_docs/2006/NationalReport_2006.pdf|publisher=The National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education|access-date=August 10, 2007|url-status=
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Riverside enrolls the highest percentage of African American students of any of the 10 UC campuses and the second highest percentage of Latino students after Merced, prompting the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' and ''[[New York Times]]'' to run stories stating that UCR is a "campus of choice" for minority students.<ref name="LAT011507">{{cite news |last=Paddock |first=Richard C. |date=January 15, 2007 |title=Diversity works at UC Riverside |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |url=
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