For the 2022-2023 academic year: The average cost of attendance of an international student (Tuition Cost + Living Expenses) for graduate student varies from $51,858 - $89,104.
University of California, Riverside
Riverside, California
$51,858 - $89,104
UC Riverside represents and enables the California Dream within Inland Southern California on expansive 1,200-acre campus. It follows a quarter-based academic calendar. In the 2022-2023 edition of Best Colleges rankings, it is placed at #89 among National Universities. It is also ranked among the top 1.3 percent of universities globally by the Center for World University Rankings and consistently recognized as the leading public university in the United States for promoting social mobility, as acknowledged by U.S. News and World Report.
Points of Pride
- UCR is a top-ranked research university and one of the ten campuses of the University of California system. UC Riverside has been classified as R1, indicating its status as a university with very high research activity, according to the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.
- UC Riverside (UCR) is situated in Riverside, a city located approximately 40 miles east of Los Angeles and 75 miles north of San Diego. The university benefits from its location, as it offers students the opportunity to enjoy both the charm of a small city and the proximity to bustling metropolitan areas.
- Riverside, like the rest of Southern California, boasts a pleasant climate characterized by mild and sunny weather. In fact, it was recently recognized as one of America's top ten Most Livable Communities.
- The campus is conveniently located about an hour's drive west from the Pacific Ocean, while the San Bernardino Mountains and ski areas can be reached within an hour's drive east. This ideal location allows UCR students to partake in a wide range of recreational activities near the campus.
- Riverside has been ranked #34 for Safety and #33 for Prosperity. Additionally, the city has been ranked #50 with metro populations of 500,000 people or more. (America's Best Cities, 2021).
University Highlights
- #89 in National Universities
- #38 in Top Public Schools
- UC Riverside is a new member of the Association of American Universities, which is comprised of the country’s leading research universities.
- #2 in the country for financial aid – Business Insider
- Top #12 public university – Forbes "America's Best Value Colleges."
- #14 public university – CNBC "Colleges That Pay Off the Most."
- #20 public university – Princeton Review Best Schools for Making a Public Impact.
- #4 for Pell Grant student performance – Washington Monthly
- #5 most diverse medical school – U.S. News
- #31 in the world in plant and animal sciences – U.S. News & World Report
- UC Riverside, being the sole public research university in Inland Southern California, is at the forefront of groundbreaking research that has significant influence both locally and globally.
- According to the Center for World University Rankings, it is ranked in the top 1.3% of universities globally. Additionally, U.S. News consistently recognizes us as the leading public university in the country for promoting social mobility.
- The library at UC Riverside contains an extensive collection of approximately 3 million books, 30,000 titles of print and electronic serials, 2.2 million microforms, 300,000 government information sources, and nearly 50,000 audiovisual materials.
- No. 26 Most Innovative University, U.S. News & World Report, 2022.
- America’s Fastest Rising University, U.S. News & World Report, 2020.
- #77 UT Dallas’s - School of Business, North America Research Ranking, 2020.
- #16 UT Dallas, Research Ranking, Operations & Supply Chain Research.
- #27 Top Marketing Colleges, University HQ, 2021.
- Best Master of Finance Programs are offered by UCR’s School of Business, 2022 - TFE Times.
- Marlan and Rosemary Bourns College of Engineering has around 141 award winning faculty.
- The College of Engineering has the world's largest indoor atmospheric chamber with a $10M nanofabrication cleanroom. It also has a 13-ton 3 Tesla Siemens Prisma MRI machine.
- BCOE is among the top 50 public engineering colleges in the nation. U.S. News & World Report, 2020).
- School of Business Graduates employed at EY, Deloitte, Disney, Target, Amazon, E&J Gallo Winery, etc.
- Our Graduates have found careers at companies including IBM, AT&T, Google, Intel, Microsoft, Qualcomm, ESRI, and eBay and faculty positions including UC Irvine, Simon Fraser University, University of Massachusetts, Case Western Reserve University, George Mason University, Florida Atlantic University, University of Houston, University of Arizona, Dalhousie University and Northeastern University.
- UCR is the 33rd Best College in California by Salary Potential, with graduates' mid-career pay averaging $113,200. (PayScale 2022 College Salary Report)
- UCR is ranked 37th in CSRankings; CSRankings is a ranking of CS Departments in the US and globally based on publications in the topmost venues in different areas of CS. It is a strong indicator of high research quality.
- 20thBest Global University for engineering in the United States. U.S. News & World Report, 2020.
- 30th Best School for Engineering Majors by Salary Potential in the United States.
- (PayScale's 2019–20 College Salary Report)
- No. 1 Public University in the U.S. for Social Mobility; Four Years in a Row - US News, Best Colleges, 2023
- The country’s most transformative public university, Money Magazine, 2020.
US News & World Report Rankings – Graduate
- #90 in Best Engineering Schools
- #79 in Biomedical Engineering / Bioengineering
- #55 in Chemical Engineering
- #47 in Computer Engineering
- #66 in Electrical / Electronic / Communications Engineering
- #59 in Environmental / Environmental Health Engineering
- #67 in Materials Engineering
- #80 in Mechanical Engineering
- Best Master of Finance Programs 2022 - TFE Times
Programs
Graduate
- Bioengineering – Biomaterials and Regenerative Medicine – STEM Designated
- Bioengineering – Biomedical Imaging – STEM Designated
- Bioengineering – Computational Bioengineering – STEM Designated
- Bioengineering – Molecular and cellular Engineering – STEM Designated
- Bioengineering – Neuroengineering – STEM Designated
- Chemical & Environmental Engineering - Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology – STEM Designated
- Chemical & Environmental Engineering - Air Quality Systems Engineering – STEM Designated
- Chemical & Environmental Engineering - Biotechnology and Biomolecular Engineering – STEM Designated
- Chemical & Environmental Engineering - Computation and Molecular Engineering – STEM Designated
- Chemical & Environmental Engineering - Energy Conversion and Storage – STEM Designated
- Chemical & Environmental Engineering - Water Quality System Engineering – STEM Designated
- Computer Engineering - Compilers and Software Systems – STEM Designated
- Computer Engineering - Computer Architecture – STEM Designated
- Computer Engineering - Digital Design and Design Automation – STEM Designated
- Computer Engineering - Embedded and Real-Time Systems – STEM Designated
- Computer Engineering - High-Performance Computing – STEM Designated
- Computer Engineering - VLSI Circuits and Systems – STEM Designated
- Electrical Engineering - Advanced Materials and Devices – STEM Designated
- Electrical Engineering - Communications and Signal Processing – STEM Designated
- Electrical Engineering - Embedded Real-Time Systems – STEM Designated
- Electrical Engineering - Internet of Things – STEM Designated
- Electrical Engineering - Nanoscience and Nanotechnology – STEM Designated
- Electrical Engineering - Robotics and Computer Vision – STEM Designated
- Electrical Engineering - Smart Grids and Power Systems – STEM Designated
- Finance – STEM designated
- Materials Science and Engineering – STEM Designated
- MBA - Accounting & Auditing– STEM Designated
- MBA - Business Analytics – STEM Designated
- MBA - Information Systems – STEM Designated
- MBA - Operations & Supply Chain Management – STEM Designated
- MBA - Professional MBA - Business Analytics – STEM Designated
- MBA - Professional MBA - Information Systems – STEM Designated
- MBA - Professional MBA - Operations & Supply Chain Management – STEM Designated
- MBA - Professional MBA – Finance – STEM Designated
- MBA - Professional MBA – Marketing – STEM Designated
- MBA - Professional MBA – STEM Designated
- MBA - Professional MBA- Accounting & Auditing– STEM Designated
- MBA - Professional MBA- Management – STEM Designated
- MBA Management – STEM Designated
- MBA – Finance – STEM Designated
- MBA – Marketing – STEM Designated
- Mechanical Engineering - Air Quality and Fire Engineering – STEM Designated
- Mechanical Engineering - Controls, Robotics and Automation – STEM Designated
- Mechanical Engineering - Mechanics, Advanced Materials and Manufacturing – STEM Designated
- Mechanical Engineering - Nanoscale Design and Micro-Device Engineering – STEM Designated
- Mechanical Engineering - Thermal Systems and Multiphase Flows – STEM Designated
- Mechanical Engineering – Bioapplications – STEM Designated
- MSBA - Business Analytics – STEM Designated
- MSBA – Finance Analytics – STEM Designated
- MSBA – Marketing Analytics – STEM Designated
- MSBA – Operations Analytics – STEM Designated
- Professional Accountancy – STEM Designated
For a complete list of majors please visit the URL:
graduate.ucr.edu/programs Graduate
- IELTS: 7.0 (With no score less than 6.0.)
- TOEFL: 80
- GRE/GMAT: Varies by program
- Application Fee: $155 - $180
