Students
Who's on campus
A large campus of 22,593 undergrads, where 47% receive Pell Grants, a high share compared to other colleges.
Race & ethnicity
Diversity index0.70
Economic access
Campus size
Where first-years come from
5,422 first-time students
1.4% came from other states and 2.9% from abroad; 96% are from California. Fewer from other states than at 88% of colleges.
- In-state (California)96%
- Other states1.4%
- Abroad2.9%
Top home states
- California(home state)96% 5,184
- Texas0.3% 17
- Washington0.2% 11
- Illinois0.1% 7
- Connecticut0.1% 4
From 25 states (counting DC) and 1 from U.S. territories.
Students starting college for the first time, by where they lived when admitted. Colleges report it every other fall.
Transfers in and out
Transferring in, fall 2024
1,269
new transfer students, 19% of new undergraduates. A larger transfer share than at 36% of colleges.
1,251 full-time, 18 part-time.
Going on to another college
7.5%
of students who entered in fall 2016 had left without a degree and were enrolled at another college 8 years later (about 497 students).
Federal data doesn't count students leaving in a given year; this follows one entering class.
Who they are
Almost everyone studies full-time.
53% women
Another gender: 746 undergraduates (3.3%)
Degree-seeking undergraduates. Men and women add up to 100% because federal data has colleges count each student of another or unknown gender as a man or a woman.
Campus life
Housing, sports, faith, Greek life, and LGBTQ+ life
Housing for 8,700 students.
Housing
Beds
8,700
About 39 for every 100 undergrads (median college: 59). Can include graduate housing.
First-years
Not required to live on campus
Many colleges still expect it, with exceptions such as for local students.
Meal plans
Offered
Athletics & programs
Athletics
NCAA Division I · Big West Conference
Of the four sports the federal survey asks about, it plays basketball, baseball, cross country/track (no football).
How the Big West Conference comparesROTC
Not listed
Study abroad
Offered
Undergraduate research
Not listed
Calendar
Quarters
Student services
- Academic and career counseling
- Help finding a job while enrolled
- Job placement after graduating
- On-campus child care for students' children
- 3% or fewer of undergrads registered with disability services· Disability services office
Religious life
Affiliation
No religious affiliation
Campus ministries
Listed among campus activities
Faith communities · 2
- Jewish 1
- Christian 1
Christian
Greek life
On the national organizations' own chapter lists.
Among first-years: 3.0% of men, 4.0% of women.
Councils and chapters
3listedPanhellenic sororities (NPC)Show chaptersHide
From each organization's own chapter list.
2listedInterfraternity (NIC and IFC)Show chaptersHide
From each organization's own chapter list.
Sigma-Upsilon
Lambda Gamma
LGBTQ+ life
Support on campus
Founded 1993
Policies
- Nondiscrimination policy covers gender identity or expression
- Gender-inclusive housing
- Chosen name and pronouns on campus records
- Gender-inclusive restrooms listed online
- Student health plan covers transition-related care
Listed by Trans Policy Clearinghouse, read October 2026; not confirmed by the college.
Undergraduates of another gender, fall 2024
Gender unknown: 591
Colleges record gender so differently that these counts can't be compared between colleges.
Sources:College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (distance education), Fall 2024;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;University of California-Riverside Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025;University of California-Riverside Common Data Set 2025–26, 2025–26;IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)