Located in the Inland Empire of Southern California, the 1,200-acre campus lies at the foot of the Box Springs Mountains in Riverside, a city of about 255,000 people.
The origins of the campus date back to 1907 when the University of California Citrus Experiment Station was established in Riverside to conduct research benefiting Southern California agriculture.
They offer studies in the Colleges of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences; Natural and Agricultural Sciences and Engineering as well as the School of Education and the Graduate School of Management. These break down into 96 undergraduate majors, 41 master's degree programs, 37 Ph.D. programs, and seven state teaching and administrative credentials.
UCRiverside is located in Riverside County. Total enrollment is approximately 14,500 and, with recent expansion plans, may reach nearly 21,000 by 2010.
Athletic scholarships are given in basketball, baseball and track/cross country and student housing is available for 1800.