A COLLEGE ON THE RISE
University Rankings
No. 1
Top Performers on Social Mobility
U.S. News & World Report, Best Colleges, 2026
No. 36
Top Public Schools
U.S. News & World Report, 2026
No. 75
National Universities
U.S. News & World Report, 2026
Top-Ranked Engineering Programs
No. 28
Computer Science Institution, U.S.
csrankings.org, 2026
No. 53
Best Chemical Engineering Programs
U.S. News & World Report, 2026
No. 62
Best Environmental / Environmental Health Engineering Programs
U.S. News & World Report, 2026
No. 64
Best Biomedical Engineering / Bioengineering Programs
U.S. News & World Report, 2026
No. 78
Best Mechanical Engineering Programs
U.S. News & World Report, 2026
Best Return on Your Investment
No. 5
Best Schools for Making an Impact (Public Schools)
The Princeton Review, 2025
No. 11
Best Schools for Financial Aid (Public Schools)
The Princeton Review, 2025
No. 33
Best Value Public Universities
The Princeton Review, 2025
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