For the academic year 2024-2025, University of California-Riverside has a total enrollment of 26,384 students, including 22,600 undergraduate and 3,784 graduate students.
Compared to similar public Research University (very high research activity) - which average 34,856 - UC Riverside's body is smaller.
Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.
By gender, 12,810 male (48.55%) and 13,574 female (51.45%) students are attending University of California-Riverside. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 94.37.
By class level, 22,600 (85.66%) are undergraduate students and 3,784 (14.34%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 47.40% are male and 52.60% are female, while among graduate students, 55.42% are male and 44.58% are female.
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 26,384 | 22,600 | 3,784 |
| Men | 12,810 | 10,713 | 2,097 |
| Women | 13,574 | 11,887 | 1,687 |
By race/ethnicity, 3,087 White, 931 Black, and 8,682 Asian students out of a total of 26,384 are attending at University of California-Riverside. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).
University of California-Riverside is quite diverse with a diversity index of 73.9% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Native American | 38 | 21 | 17 |
| Asian | 8,682 | 4,506 | 4,176 |
| Black | 931 | 346 | 585 |
| Hispanic | 9,697 | 3,985 | 5,712 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 41 | 14 | 27 |
| White | 3,087 | 1,647 | 1,440 |
| Two or more races | 1,167 | 637 | 530 |
| Race Unknown | 415 | 206 | 209 |
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Native American | 20 | 9 | 11 |
| Asian | 8,110 | 4,188 | 3,922 |
| Black | 800 | 302 | 498 |
| Hispanic | 9,013 | 3,655 | 5,358 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 33 | 10 | 23 |
| White | 2,333 | 1,232 | 1,101 |
| Two or more races | 1,105 | 605 | 500 |
| Race Unknown | 350 | 179 | 171 |
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Native American | 18 | 12 | 6 |
| Asian | 572 | 318 | 254 |
| Black | 131 | 44 | 87 |
| Hispanic | 684 | 330 | 354 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| White | 754 | 415 | 339 |
| Two or more races | 62 | 32 | 30 |
| Race Unknown | 65 | 27 | 38 |
By age, UC Riverside has 796 students under 18 years old and 8 students over 65 years old. There are 22,839 students under 25 years old, and 3,545 students over 25 years old out of 26,384 total students.
In undergraduate programs, 796 students are younger than 18 and 2 students are older than 65. UC Riverside has 21,614 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 986 students aged 25 and over.
It has 1,225 graduate students aged under 25 and 2,559 students aged 25 and over.
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 796 | 476 | 320 |
| 18-19 | 9,997 | 5,444 | 4,553 |
| 20-21 | 8,718 | 4,582 | 4,136 |
| 22-24 | 3,328 | 1,440 | 1,888 |
| 25-29 | 2,232 | 1,017 | 1,215 |
| 30-34 | 756 | 332 | 424 |
| 35-39 | 282 | 154 | 128 |
| 40-49 | 197 | 95 | 102 |
| 50-64 | 70 | 31 | 39 |
| Over 65 | 8 | 3 | 5 |
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 796 | 476 | 320 |
| 18-19 | 9,995 | 5,443 | 4,552 |
| 20-21 | 8,620 | 4,542 | 4,078 |
| 22-24 | 2,203 | 978 | 1,225 |
| 25-29 | 629 | 278 | 351 |
| 30-34 | 187 | 83 | 104 |
| 35-39 | 80 | 45 | 35 |
| 40-49 | 65 | 34 | 31 |
| 50-64 | 23 | 8 | 15 |
| Over 65 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18-19 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 20-21 | 98 | 40 | 58 |
| 22-24 | 1,125 | 462 | 663 |
| 25-29 | 1,603 | 739 | 864 |
| 30-34 | 569 | 249 | 320 |
| 35-39 | 202 | 109 | 93 |
| 40-49 | 132 | 61 | 71 |
| 50-64 | 47 | 23 | 24 |
| Over 65 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At University of California-Riverside, 263 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 9,377 students are enrolled in some online courses.
247 students who live in California or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 16 students live in another State or outside of the United States.
| All Students | Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Students | 26,384 | 263 | 9,377 |
| Undergraduate | 22,600 | 147 | 9,296 |
| Graduate | 3,784 | 116 | 81 |
| California Residents | Other States in U.S. | Outside of U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Students | 247 | 15 | 1 |
| Undergraduate | 145 | 1 | 1 |
| Graduate | 102 | 14 | 0 |
Among 22,600 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 1,269 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 5.62%.1,251 students have transferred in as full-time status and 18 students transferred in as part-time status.
| Number of Students | |
|---|---|
| Regular Full-time | 20,844 |
| Transfer-in Full-time | 1,251 |
| Regular Part-time | 487 |
| Transfer-in Part-time | 18 |
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