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A UNIVERSITY AND COLLEGE
ON THE RISE

TOP 50
Public Research Engineering Universities US News & World Report, 2024
NO. 1
University in the U.S. for Social Mobility; US News & World Report, Best Colleges, 2024
NO. 28
Computer Science Institution, U.S., csrankings.org, 2024

Five programs move up in 2023 U.S. News rankings

All seven programs are among the top 50 public programs in their respective categories

BEST RETURN ON YOUR INVESTMENT

TOP 40
Best Engineering Schools by Salary Potential, Payscale.com, 2023
NO. 6
Public Universities Making an Impact, Princeton Review, 2024
TOP 20
America's Best Value Colleges Among Public Universities Princeton Review, 2024

DISTINGUISHED FACULTY MEMBERS

75+
Fellows of Professional Societies
57
National Science Foundation CAREER Awards since 1997
3
National Academy of Inventors fellowships

Professor Eamonn Keogh

Receives Prestigious Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) St. Patrick’s Day Science Medal

HOME TO WORLD-CLASS RESEARCH FACILITIES

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World's largest indoor atmospheric chamber 
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$10M nanofabrication cleanroom
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4,300 sq. ft. machine shop 
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13-ton 3 Tesla Siemens Prisma MRI machine

FAST FACTS

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Award-Winning Faculty
3,800+
Undergraduate Students
1,200+
Graduate Students
2,200
International Students at UCR
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