How UC Riverside's Acceptance Rate Changes

Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 61.29%, and this year's acceptance rate is 68.69% at University of California-Riverside. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 59.41% and women students' rate is 62.90%.

The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at University of California-Riverside over the past 11 years (2012-2023).

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2012-13	68.16%	67.75%	68.50%
2013-14	62.00% -6.16%	62.53% -6.93%	61.56% -6.93%
2014-15	58.29% -3.71%	56.96% -2.17%	59.40% -2.17%
2015-16	55.60% -2.69%	53.28% -1.86%	57.53% -1.86%
2016-17	66.34% 10.74%	63.26% 11.36%	68.89% 11.36%
2017-18	57.23% -9.11%	55.46% -10.27%	58.62% -10.27%
2018-19	50.57% -6.66%	48.87% -6.74%	51.88% -6.74%
2019-20	56.52% 5.94%	55.06% 5.79%	57.67% 5.79%
2020-21	65.78% 9.26%	64.76% 8.91%	66.59% 8.91%
2021-22	65.00% -0.78%	62.00% 1.41%	68.00% 1.41%
2022-23	68.69% 3.69%	63.60% 5.29%	73.29% 5.29%
Average	61.29%	59.41%	62.90%

University of California-Riverside Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 17.92% where the current academic year yield is 14.84%.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at University of California-Riverside from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	19.13%	19.32%	18.98%
2013-14	21.41% 2.28%	22.43% 1.57%	20.55% 1.57%
2014-15	20.33% -1.07%	20.87% -0.65%	19.91% -0.65%
2015-16	18.89% -1.45%	20.02% -1.89%	18.02% -1.89%
2016-17	18.95% 0.06%	18.22% 1.48%	19.50% 1.48%
2017-18	18.39% -0.56%	18.88% -1.47%	18.03% -1.47%
2018-19	18.25% -0.14%	19.13% -0.43%	17.60% -0.43%
2019-20	17.03% -1.22%	18.29% -1.52%	16.08% -1.52%
2020-21	14.91% -2.12%	15.04% -1.26%	14.82% -1.26%
2021-22	15.00% 0.09%	16.00% -0.82%	14.00% -0.82%
2022-23	14.84% -0.16%	16.00% -0.07%	13.93% -0.07%
Average	17.92%	18.56%	17.40%

University of California-Riverside Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 43,164, the average number of admitted is 26,442, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 4,621. The number of UC Riverside applicants increased by 3.82% (2,011 applicants) compared to the previous year.

The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at University of California-Riverside from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2012-13	28,099	19,152	3,664
2013-14	30,391 2,292	18,843 370	4,034 370
2014-15	36,101 5,710	21,044 245	4,279 245
2015-16	38,511 2,410	21,412 -235	4,044 -235
2016-17	42,629 4,118	28,280 1,314	5,358 1,314
2017-18	43,682 1,053	25,001 -760	4,598 -760
2018-19	49,079 5,397	24,820 -69	4,529 -69
2019-20	49,515 436	27,984 237	4,766 237
2020-21	49,442 -73	32,522 84	4,850 84
2021-22	52,672 3,230	34,237 286	5,136 286
2022-23	54,683 2,011	37,563 437	5,573 437
Average	43,164	26,442	4,621

University of California-Riverside Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at UC Riverside

Acceptance Rate Changes

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes