Academics
Majors and faculty
The most popular major is Business Administration and Management, General (16% of graduates). 22 students for every faculty member, more than at 95% of colleges. 89% of faculty are full-time. Spends $16,225 a year on instruction per student.
Most popular majors
5,555 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates
The top 5 programs account for 49% of graduates; 73 programs in 19 fields awarded at least one.
- Business Administration and Management, General 52.020116% 870Graduates in this field earn $72,027 4 years out
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General 26.010112% 665Graduates in this field earn $58,339 4 years out
- Research and Experimental Psychology, Other 42.27999.7% 539Graduates in this field earn $49,947 4 years out
- Econometrics and Quantitative Economics 45.06036.6% 369Graduates in this field earn $66,682 4 years out
- Computer Science 11.07014.8% 264Graduates in this field earn $117,705 4 years out
Fastest-growing field: Computer science, 1.7% → 6.8% of graduates since 2014–15 (375 graduates in 2024–25).
Source:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2014–15 to 2024–25About the data(built 2026-10-12; CPI retrieved 2026-10-12)
Bachelor's degrees awarded July through June, by federal program name (), which can differ from what the college calls a major. A double major counts once, under the ; its other field is a . Earnings are College Scorecard's median for graduates of the program's broader field (), 4 years after completion; see Top-earning majors below.
Top-earning majors here
By earnings 4 years after completion
Computer Science$117,705 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $81,034
4 years after completion$117,705National median: $107,009Above typicalMedian federal debt: $19,000 · 522 graduates, two most recent years combined
Computer Engineering$107,193 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $65,049
4 years after completion$107,193National median: $109,015About typical4 years out, Pell: $100,815 · Non-Pell: $98,657(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)
Median federal debt: $25,083 · 93 graduates, two most recent years combined
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$102,630 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $66,430
4 years after completion$102,630National median: $100,647About typical4 years out, Pell: $90,528 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)
Median federal debt: $19,250 · 123 graduates, two most recent years combined
Mechanical Engineering$93,721 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $62,554
4 years after completion$93,721National median: $92,135About typical4 years out, Pell: $73,182 · Non-Pell: $85,396(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)
Median federal debt: $21,000 · 214 graduates, two most recent years combined
Chemical Engineering$91,457 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $68,245
4 years after completion$91,457National median: $98,158Below typical4 years out, Pell: $77,124 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)
Median federal debt: $17,182 · 113 graduates, two most recent years combined
Bachelor's programs only, among graduates who received federal financial aid and were working (not enrolled in school) in the measurement year.
The college also reports 22 to 1 in its Common Data Set (23,641 students, 1,054 faculty).
Not the average class size: faculty also teach graduate students and do research, and large lectures can sit alongside small seminars.
Class sizes
29%
of classes have fewer than 20 students; 31% have 50 or more
| Students | sections | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2–9 | 118 | 7% |
| 10–19 | 344 | 22% |
| 20–29 | 458 | 29% |
| 30–39 | 111 | 7% |
| 40–49 | 63 | 4% |
| 50–99 | 238 | 15% |
| 100+ | 253 | 16% |
This counts class sections, not students: a lecture of 300 is one section, so a student is more likely to sit in a large class than the share of sections suggests. Labs and discussion sections are counted separately and left out here.
Programs & curriculum
- Accelerated program
- Cross-registration
- Distance learning
- Double major
- English as a Second Language
- Domestic exchange program
- Honors program
- Independent study
- Internships
- Teacher certification
- Study abroad
Requires coursework in English composition, a foreign language, history, humanities, math, a natural science, and social science.
$153,881
9-month equated, all ranks combined. Pay tracks local cost of living as much as a college's generosity.
Spending and endowment
Fiscal 2023–24. Compared only against other public colleges: public and private colleges report finances on different accounting forms that aren't comparable. Many public universities' endowments sit mostly in a separate foundation this survey doesn't count, so this likely understates what's actually available.
Sources:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard Field of Study data, most recent release;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Salaries survey (SAL, instructional staff, all ranks), Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;IPEDS Finance survey, derived per-student figures, 2023–24;University of California-Riverside Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025;University of California-Riverside Common Data Set 2025–26, 2025–26;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)