Public · Riverside, California
University of California-Riverside: cost, debt and earnings by major
63 programs with reported graduate earnings. Click one for net cost, payback and 10-year return.
- Average net price, all families
- $12,672
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Odds of finishing
- 75%
- Within 150% of normal time · Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Admission rate
- 76%
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Undergraduates
- 22,593
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Median debt of graduates
- $16,368
- NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
- Borrowers in default after 2 years
- 2.0%
- NSLDS AY2016-17, AY2017-18 pooled cohorts measured in 2018-2019, 2019-2020
Net price by family income
| $0–30,000 | $6,871 |
|---|---|
| $30,001–48,000 | $7,549 |
| $48,001–75,000 | $9,099 |
| $75,001–110,000 | $13,190 |
| $110,000+ | $30,021 |
What families paid per year after grants, AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.
Bachelor's programs (47)
- Computer Science$117,705
- Computer Engineering$107,193
- Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$102,630
- Mechanical Engineering$93,721
- Chemical Engineering$91,457
- Information Science/Studies$90,235 (1 yr)
- Biomedical/Medical Engineering$90,041
- Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering$84,300
- Statistics$78,492
- Physics$74,410
- Microbiological Sciences and Immunology$72,295
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$72,027
- Economics$66,682
- Materials Engineering$66,124 (1 yr)
- Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences$65,813
- Natural Resources Conservation and Research$64,944
- Business/Managerial Economics$64,147
- Chemistry$64,131
- Mathematics$63,596
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$62,211
- Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$59,677
- Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$59,549
- Public Policy Analysis$58,504
- Sustainability Studies$58,463
- Biology, General$58,339
- International/Globalization Studies$57,959
- Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education$57,847
- Political Science and Government$56,740
- Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies$56,555
- International Relations and National Security Studies$56,108
- Sociology$55,682
- Social Sciences, Other$55,087
- Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other$54,090
- Film/Video and Photographic Arts$52,699
- History$51,913
- Neurobiology and Neurosciences$51,865
- Philosophy$51,402
- English Language and Literature, General$50,712
- Research and Experimental Psychology$49,947
- Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services$46,306
- Anthropology$45,821
- Dance$45,804
- Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$42,692
- Fine and Studio Arts$40,774
- Area Studies$39,039
- Music$38,187 (1 yr)
- Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$35,583
Master's programs (10)
- Computer Science$127,113 (1 yr)
- Engineering, General$122,820
- Biomedical/Medical Engineering$109,400
- Mechanical Engineering$106,742
- Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$101,455 (1 yr)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$90,857
- Education, General$77,408
- Public Policy Analysis$76,103
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$73,780 (1 yr)
- Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$60,371
Doctoral programs (5)
- Medicine$128,469
- Research and Experimental Psychology$119,816
- Chemistry$118,789
- Education, General$105,195
- English Language and Literature, General$67,356
First professional programs (1)
- Medicine$126,607