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Back on Top: U.S. News names UCR No. 1 for social mobility

UC Riverside has again been named the No. 1 university in the nation for social mobility by U.S. News & World Report. This is the sixth year that U.S. News has featured a breakout category for social mobility, which considers the degree to which a university elevates its low-income graduates...

By John Warren | September 20, 2024 | University
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Forbes ranks UC Riverside as a leading public university

UC Riverside is the No. 37 public university in a 2024-25 college ranking from Forbes magazine. The methodology for the Forbes America’s Top Colleges list relies on data from the federal Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System and the College Scorecard; the Seattle-based software and data company Payscale, which tracks graduates’...

By John Warren | September 4, 2024 | University
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UCR among top U.S. universities serving low-income students

UC Riverside is the No. 16 university in the country for its Pell Grant student performance, according to Washington Monthly’s newly released 2024 National University rankings. The accolade notes UCR’s Pell performance in several categories including that it is among the top 20 universities for the number of Pell Grant...

By John Warren | August 29, 2024 | University
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U.S. News 2023 college rankings are out, and UCR surges

Once again, U.S. News & World Report has named UC Riverside the No. 2 university in the nation for social mobility. UCR also climbed 13 spots in the overall rankings, to No. 76 among the top 435 private and public universities. This is the second consecutive year that UCR has...

By John Warren | September 17, 2023 | University
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U.S. News names UCR No. 1 public for social mobility

UC Riverside is the top public university in the U.S. for social mobility, according to the just-released 2022-23 U.S. News & World Report college rankings.

By John Warren | September 12, 2022 | University
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Forbes magazine ranks UC Riverside No. 33 public university

UC Riverside is the No. 33 public university in a college ranking from Forbes magazine. UCR was among several UC campuses and 17 public universities in the top 50. The methodology for the Forbes list relies on data from two federal databases, the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, or IPEDS...

By John Warren | September 7, 2022 | University

Money magazine ranks UCR No. 40 among 623 colleges

UC Riverside was ranked No. 40 on Money magazine’s latest “Best Values” college ranking, released May 16. It represents an increase of eight places over Money's last best value list, on which UCR ranked No. 48. Among public universities, UCR ranked No. 31 on the list, up from No. 32...

By John Warren | May 18, 2022 | University
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In new economic index, UCR is No. 18 nationally

Anew measure of higher education excellence called the Economic Mobility Index, or EMI, ranks UCR No. 18 nationally. The ranking is from a non-profit think tank named Third Way, and aims to measure the role universities play in catalyzing the economy. In the ranking, Third Way acknowledges the move toward...

By John Warren | February 2, 2022 | University
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In new economic index, UCR is No. 18 nationally

A new measure of higher education excellence called the Economic Mobility Index, or EMI, ranks UCR No. 18 nationally. The ranking is from a non-profit think tank named Third Way, and aims to measure the role universities play in catalyzing the economy. In the ranking, Third Way acknowledges the move...

By John Warren | February 2, 2022 | University
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It's a three-peat: UCR again tops social mobility ranking

For the third consecutive year, U.S. News & World Report has named UC Riverside the top university in the nation for social mobility. The social mobility category considers the degree to which a university elevates its low-income graduates to a higher standard of living. As rankings leaders such as U.S...

By John Warren | September 12, 2021 | University
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UC Riverside is No. 1 in Pell Grant performance

A dive into Washington Monthly’s recent ranking of 393 four-year universities reveals an important success: UC Riverside is the No. 1 university in the nation for Pell Grant performance. The measure considers how many low-income students a university serves compared with statewide earnings. The Pell Grant is the largest federal...

By John Warren | September 8, 2021 | University
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Washington Monthly ranks UCR No. 28 public university

In its 2021 ranking of top national universities, Washington Monthly magazine has named UC Riverside No. 28 among public universities in the U.S. In the subcategory of social mobility, UCR was No. 29 among the 380 four-year universities ranked in Washington Monthly’s 2021 list. UCR’s social mobility ranking was No...

By John Warren | September 1, 2021 | University
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UC Riverside reaches 77.3% for six-year graduation rate

UC Riverside’s six-year graduation rate — considered a leading measure of higher education excellence — has realized a new record. According to new numbers from UCR’s Office of Institutional Research, among freshmen who entered UCR in 2014, 77.3% graduated by 2020. That breaks the previous record of 76%, set last...

By John Warren | March 10, 2021 | University, Students
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UCR again named a top social mobility university

UCR was named the No. 4 university in the country in terms of social mobility, which gauges a school's success in elevating its graduates to higher income brackets.

By John Warren | December 8, 2020 | University

UCR among national leaders in degrees that 'pay off'

UC Riverside ranked No. 14 among universities nationally in CNBC Make It’s annual “50 Colleges that Pay Off the Most” list. Editors for CNBC Make-It, which is a business-news site, said the ranking carries greater weight due to scrutiny of higher education costs-benefits in the COVID-19 pandemic. “These past several...

By John Warren | July 29, 2020 | University

UC Riverside registers greatest gain in U.S. News rankings

UC Riverside made larger gains than any university in the United States in the 2019 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges rankings. UCR jumped 39 positions in the 2019 rankings, from No. 124 in 2018, to No. 85. UCR is ranked the No. 35 public university in the nation...

By John Warren | September 10, 2018 | University

UC Riverside among Washington Monthly’s Top 30

University achieves high marks for social mobility, research, and public service

By John Warren | August 28, 2018 | University
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