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UC Riverside was ranked No. 24 among public universities, an increase from No. 45 this past year, and No. 18 for social mobility in the 2026 Wall Street Journal/College Pulse rankings. This year’s Journal rankings represented a notable increase for UCR, climbing 51 positions to No. 57 in the overall...

UC Riverside has been ranked No. 12 in the nation for social mobility by the Wall Street Journal in rankings released this week. The social mobility ranking factors graduation rate, post-graduation salaries, and return on investment. For graduation rate, UCR scored 98 out of a possible 100. The Journal’s 2025...

UCR Riverside moved into the top 50 public universities in a college rankings system from The Wall Street Journal and Times Higher Education. With the 2022 WSJ/THE report, UCR has climbed 184 positions in the overall rankings in the past five years. Even as other college rankings afford greater weight...