How many students at UC Riverside? For the academic year 2024-2025, a total of 26,384 students have enrolled in University of California-Riverside with 22,600 undergraduate and 3,784 graduate students.
By gender, 12,810 male and 13,574 female students are attending the school.
It has fewer students compared to similar colleges (34,856 students on average - public Research University (very high research activity)).
263 students are enrolled exclusively, and 9,377 students are enrolled in some online courses.
You can check the student demographics by gender ratio, race/ethnicity, age distribution, and online enrollment.
Student Population by Gender
University of California-Riverside has a total of 26,384 enrolled students for the academic year 2024-2025. 22,600 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 3,784 students joined graduate programs.
By gender, 12,810 male and 13,574 female students (the male-female ratio is 49:51) are attending the school.
Total Student Enrolled By Gender
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate |
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| Total | 26,384 | 22,600 | 3,784 |
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| Men | 12,810 | 10,713 | 2,097 |
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| Women | 13,574 | 11,887 | 1,687 |
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Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity
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/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 38 | 21 | 17 |
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| Asian | 8,682 | 4,506 | 4,176 |
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| Black | 931 | 346 | 585 |
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| Hispanic | 9,697 | 3,985 | 5,712 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 41 | 14 | 27 |
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| White | 3,087 | 1,647 | 1,440 |
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| Two or more races | 1,167 | 637 | 530 |
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| Race Unknown | 415 | 206 | 209 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 20 | 9 | 11 |
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| Asian | 8,110 | 4,188 | 3,922 |
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| Black | 800 | 302 | 498 |
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| Hispanic | 9,013 | 3,655 | 5,358 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 33 | 10 | 23 |
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| White | 2,333 | 1,232 | 1,101 |
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| Two or more races | 1,105 | 605 | 500 |
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| Race Unknown | 350 | 179 | 171 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 18 | 12 | 6 |
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| Asian | 572 | 318 | 254 |
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| Black | 131 | 44 | 87 |
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| Hispanic | 684 | 330 | 354 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 8 | 4 | 4 |
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| White | 754 | 415 | 339 |
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| Two or more races | 62 | 32 | 30 |
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| Race Unknown | 65 | 27 | 38 |
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Student Age Distribution
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.
Student Age Distribution (Total)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 796 | 476 | 320 |
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| 18-19 | 9,997 | 5,444 | 4,553 |
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| 20-21 | 8,718 | 4,582 | 4,136 |
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| 22-24 | 3,328 | 1,440 | 1,888 |
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| 25-29 | 2,232 | 1,017 | 1,215 |
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| 30-34 | 756 | 332 | 424 |
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| 35-39 | 282 | 154 | 128 |
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| 40-49 | 197 | 95 | 102 |
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| 50-64 | 70 | 31 | 39 |
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| Over 65 | 8 | 3 | 5 |
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Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 796 | 476 | 320 |
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| 18-19 | 9,995 | 5,443 | 4,552 |
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| 20-21 | 8,620 | 4,542 | 4,078 |
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| 22-24 | 2,203 | 978 | 1,225 |
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| 25-29 | 629 | 278 | 351 |
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| 30-34 | 187 | 83 | 104 |
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| 35-39 | 80 | 45 | 35 |
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| 40-49 | 65 | 34 | 31 |
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| 50-64 | 23 | 8 | 15 |
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| Over 65 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| 18-19 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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| 20-21 | 98 | 40 | 58 |
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| 22-24 | 1,125 | 462 | 663 |
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| 25-29 | 1,603 | 739 | 864 |
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| 30-34 | 569 | 249 | 320 |
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| 35-39 | 202 | 109 | 93 |
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| 40-49 | 132 | 61 | 71 |
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| 50-64 | 47 | 23 | 24 |
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| Over 65 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
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Online Student Enrollment
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.
Online Student Population
| All Students | Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses | Enrolled in Some Online Courses |
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| All Students | 26,384 | 263 | 9,377 |
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| Undergraduate | 22,600 | 147 | 9,296 |
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| Graduate | 3,784 | 116 | 81 |
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Online Student Population by Locality
| California Residents | Other States in U.S. | Outside of U.S. |
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| All Students | 247 | 15 | 1 |
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| Undergraduate | 145 | 1 | 1 |
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| Graduate | 102 | 14 | 0 |
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Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
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.
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
| Number of Students |
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| Regular Full-time | 20,844 |
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| Transfer-in Full-time | 1,251 |
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| Regular Part-time | 487 |
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| Transfer-in Part-time | 18 |
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UC Riverside Enrollment Frequently Asked Questions
For the academic year 2024-2025, 26,384 students are enrolled at UC Riverside.
22,600 undergraduate and 3,784 graduate students are enrolled at UC Riverside.
12,810 male (48.55%) and 13,574 female (51.45%) students are attending UC Riverside.
2,326 international students (8.82%) are enrolled at UC Riverside, including 836 undergraduate and 1,490 graduate students.
UC Riverside has a student population that is notably includes a large Asian student body: 3,087 White (11.70%), 931 Black (3.53%), and 8,682 Asian (32.91%) students are enrolled.
796 students are under 18 and 8 students are over 65 years old.
263 students are enrolled exclusively online, and 9,377 students take some online courses.