900 University Avenue
Riverside, CA 92521
General Information
Type: Public institution
Year Founded: 1954
Religious Affilation: None
Academic Calendar: Quarter
Size of Undergraduate Student Body: 14,571
Geographical Setting: Urban
Endowment: $165,671,000
Admissions
Application Fee: $60
Application Deadline: November 30
Selectivity: More selective
Expenses
Tuition and Fees: $6,680 in-state, 25,365 out-of-state
Room/Board: $10,200
Student Services
Basic Services Offered: nonremedial tutoring, women’s center, placement service, day care, health service, health insurance
Remedial Services Offered: reading, math, writing, study skills
Counseling Services Offered: minority student, career, military, personal, veteran student, academic, older student, psychological, birth control, religious
Careers
Career Services Offered: on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training
Students That Enter the Job Market…
Within 6 Months of Graduation: 31%
Within 1 Year of Graduation: N/A
Within 2 Years of Graduation: N/A
Firms that Hire Most Graduates: 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
Does the school have a library on campus? – Yes
Is it a member of a library consortia? – Yes
Number of books, serial backfiles, and other material including government documents: 2,305,526
Number of current serial subscriptions: 28,151
Number of microforms: 1,772,053
Number of audiovisuals: 153,944
Number of ebooks: 195,753
Other 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 or other Special Academic Buildings on Campus: 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
Technology
Is a computer course required? – No
Is a computer required? – No
Number of available computers for all students: 408
Available internet access? – Yes
Available email accounts? – Yes
Computers available in: computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center
Number of available wired connections available in…
The Library (not including computer labs): 50
Classrooms: 0
Labs: 0
Other areas: 0
Is there a wireless network? – Yes
Where is wireless available? – in all the libraries, in computer labs, in administrative/faculty offices and work areas
Wireless simultaneous connection capacity: 22,500
Recommended operating system: Microsoft
Percentage of hosting units owned by college for internet access: 100%
Are students permitted to have webpages? – Yes
Is there online registration? – Yes
Safety
Campus Safety Services Offered: 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 Overview
Percentage of undergrads that live in college-owned housing: 27%
Percentage of Male Undergrads Living in Fraternities: 7.5%
Percentage of Female Undergrads Living in Sororities: 7.3%
Percentage of students on campus on weekends: 30%
College Housing
Does the school offer students housing? – Yes
Percentage of students living in college-owned housing: 27%
Housing available for all unmarried students? – Yes
If on-campus housing is unavailable, does school provide assistance? – Yes
Available types of campus housing: coed dorms (69%), apartments for married students (3%), apartment for single students (28%)
Percentage of college-owned housing units that are…
Singles: 0%
Doubles: 42%
Triples or Suites: 28%
Apartments: 30%
Other: 0%
Number of college-owned housing buildings: 7
Percentage of college-owned housing units that have…
A sprinkler system: 43%
Fire alarms: 100%
Wired high-speed internet access: 100%
Campus Size: 1,200 acres
Transportation (distances in miles)
Nearest airport(s): Ontario (15), Ontario (15)
Nearest train station: Riverside (2)
Nearest bus station: Riverside (2)
Does public transportation serve campus? – Yes
Are all students allowed to have cars on campus? – Yes
Percentage of students with cars on campus: 90%
Student Employment
Is there school employment? – Yes
Percent of undergraduates that worked on campus in 2005-2006: – 14%
Average undergraduate wage: 2,380
Are freshmen discouraged from working their first term? – Yes
Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC)
Army ROTC: Offered at cooperating institution (California State University, San Bernardino)
Navy ROTC Not offered
Air Force ROTC: Offered at cooperating institution (California State University, San Bernardino, Claremont McKenna C
Rules and Regulations
Is legal alcohol permitted on campus? – No
Other policies: class attendance mandatory, class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited, other
Campus
Most popular events: Frequent and ongoing cultural and campus events.