A COLLEGE ON THE RISE
National Recognition
Top 50
Public Research Engineering Universities
U.S. News & World Report, 2024
No. 1
University in the U.S. for Social Mobility
U.S. News & World Report, Best Colleges, 2024
No. 28
Computer Science Institution, U.S.
csrankings.org, 2024
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
75+
Fellows of Professional Societies
57
National Science Foundation CAREER Awards (since 1997)
3
National Academy of Inventors Fellowships
149
Award-Winning Faculty
Fast Facts
3,800+
Undergraduate Students
1,200+
Graduate Students
2,200
International Students at UCR
25+
Engineering Degree Programs
11
Research Centers
12
Areas of Impact
Every eligible undergraduate engineering program is accredited by ABET.
Home to World-Class Research Facilities
World’s largest indoor atmospheric simulation chamber
$10 million nanofabrication cleanroom
4,300-square-foot machine shop
13-ton 3 Tesla Siemens Prisma MRI system