Riverside: Freshman admission profile

This is a snapshot of the admitted freshman class for fall 2019.

Please be cautious in drawing conclusions from this information. Use it as a general guide to selectivity and not as a predictor of your chance for admission to UC Riverside.

Admit data

Applicants:

49,509

Admits:

27,886

Overall admit rate:

56.3 %



GPA and test scores of middle 25%-75% students

High School GPA 3.69 - 4.11
ACT Composite Score 21 - 29
ACT English Language Arts  22 - 30
SAT Evidence Based Reading & Writing 560 - 670
SAT Mathematics 570 - 730
SAT Essay 14 - 17