Facts and Figures
College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
Fall 2023
| Undergraduate students | 6,184 |
| Graduate students | 904 |
| Ladder-rank faculty members | 284 |
| Permanent staff | 346 |
| Alumni | 36,683 |
| Research grant expenditures | $78.6M* *Includes Direct and Indirect expenditures for the fiscal year. |
| Nobel Laureates | 2 |
| Members of the National Academy of Sciences | 17 |
| Academic Departments | 13 |
| Research institutes, centers, and collections | 20 |
| Contract and grant awards | $72M |
| Agricultural Operations Station | 2 field stations Citrus Research Center & Agricultural Experiment Station (CRC-AES): 480 acres Coachella Valley Agricultural Research Station (CVARS): 540 acres |
| Agricultural Operations Plant Species/Varieties | 50+ |
| Natural Reserves | 6 reserves, 17,184 acres of land |
Key Collections
| Citrus Variety Collection The UCR Citrus Variety Collection, initiated in 1910 for the UC Citrus Experiment Station, is now one of the most extensive living collections of citrus diversity globally, encompassing approximately 4500 trees representing more than 1,000 accessions of citrus and citrus relatives. |
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Botanic Gardens The UCR Botanic Gardens includes 40 hilly acres and more than 3500 plants with emphasis on native plants from California, Mexico, and other Mediterranean and desert climates. |
| Nematode Comprises ~370,000 mounted specimens and thousands of original types. Worldwide, it is among the two or three largest and most important collections to the discipline of nematology. |
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Entomology The UCR Entomology Research Museum is the second oldest UC collection of insects and other arthropods and contains ~3 million curated specimens, making it one of the 10 largest University-based collections in North America. |
| Earth Sciences Earth Sciences Collections curates several worldwide collections including fossils (~100,000 specimens) of invertebrates, vertebrates and plants as well as several thousand minerals and rocks. |
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Herbarium The UCR Herbarium serves as an important source of information for the Southern California regional community as well as for botanists from around the world. UCR specimens and records are used by academic researchers, biological consulting firms, farmers and other individuals involved with plants as a business, research topic, management concern, or just a personal interest. |
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Date Palm Collection The UCR desert research station has one of the largest germplasm collections of date palms in the world. This collection contains approximately 130 accessions, many of which are unique and no longer available in the Middle East. |
Rankings and Acknowledgements
| No. 2 in Entomology research in the world – Center for World University Rankings |
| “California’s top choice for citrus research” – Citrus Research Board 2018 |
| “In the race to protect its citrus, vineyards, and native landscapes, UCR is California’s top resource for invasive species research.” – Citrus Research Board 2018 |
Research Highlights
| A global leader in agricultural research, UCR has produced more than 40 different citrus varieties, including the popular Tango mandarin. |
| UCR invented and is the world’s leader in Integrated Pest Management research, equipping growers to combat crop-destroying insects through innovative biocontrol technologies. |
| Our world-class genetics experts lead the global fight against mosquito-borne illness, saving millions of lives around the world. |
| Faculty in our Physics and Astronomy department recently discovered the most distant galaxy ever found. |
| CNAS is a leading center of research on the interactions of food supply and global climate. |
| Mathematics is used to understand proteins critical to the spread of ovarian cancer, blood clotting. |
Students
| CNAS has received national attention for its First-Year Learning Communities. |
| CNAs offers unparalleled hands-on learning opportunities for undergraduates and graduates. |
General UCR Stats
University of California, Riverside, Fall 2023
| Total Students Enrolled | 26,426 (100%) |
| Undergraduates | 22,646 (85.7%) |
| Graduates | 3,780 (14.3%) |
| First-generation Undergraduates | 11,471 (43.4%) |
| Pell Grant Recipients | 10,287 (38.9%) |
UCR Undergraduate Enrollment
University of California, Riverside, Fall 2023
| Total | 22,646 (100%) |
| African/African-American | 748 (3.3%) |
| Asian/Asian-American | 8,094 (35.7%) |
| Chicano and Latino | 9,122 (40.3%) |
| Native American or Alaskan Native | 12 (<1%) |
| White/Caucasian | 2,370 (10.5%) |
| International | 856 (3.8%) |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 29 (<1%) |
| Two or more races | 1,127 (5%) |
| Unknown | 288 (1.3%) |
UCR Transfer Student Enrollment
University of California, Riverside, Fall 2023
| Total Applicants | 12,101 (100%) |
| Admitted | 6,911 (61.4%) |