University of California, Riverside

The University of California, Riverside, commonly known as UCR or UC Riverside, is a public research university and one of the ten general campuses of the University of California system. UCR is consistently ranked as one of the most ethnically and economically diverse universities in the United States.

Ranking

Institutional rankings of UC Riverside vary widely, depending on the criteria of the publication. For instance, in the 2010 issue of US News and World Report's "America's Best Colleges", UCR was ranked in the top tier (97th) among national universities; criteria include peer assessment, student selectivity and retention, as well as faculty and financial resources. In the 2011 edition of the Washington Monthly college rankings, UCR ranked 5th among national universities.

Colleges & Programs

• Bourns College of Engineering
• College of Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences
• College of Natural & Agricultural Sciences
• School of Business Administration
• Graduate School of education

Campus

UCR's main campus sits at an elevation of 1,100 ft (340 m) to 1,450 ft (440 m) near Box Springs Mountain, 3 miles (5 km) east of downtown Riverside, and comprises 1,112 acres (450 ha) divided into eastern and western areas by the State Route 60 freeway.

East Campus, occupying approximately 600 acres (243 ha), hosts the core cluster of academic buildings and services. The original buildings that formed the earliest kernel of the campus included the UC Citrus Experiment Station, residential buildings, and barn, all of which are still in use. They were designed by Lester H. Hibbard, in association with H.B. Cody. Built by 1917 at a cost of $165,000, the architecture of the major buildings followed the Mission Revival style suggesting the Spanish colonial heritage of Southern California.

2011-2012 Catalog

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