College Factual has released it’s Best Colleges Rankings for 2025 and University of California - Riverside has received a top ranking. You can read more about this year’s release or scroll down for details on how UCR did in this year’s report.
This page was created to give you an overview of how UCR fared in College Factual’s Best Colleges Rankings.
2025 Ranking Overview
Nationwide Ranking
UCR placed #219 out of 2,152 schools analyzed in the 2025 Best Colleges Ranking. This places it in the top of higher education institutions in the country for students!
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This report features highlighted rankings from the following degree levels:
Bachelor’s Degree Rankings
Rankings by Major
In addition to the top overall ranking, UCR has been ranked for quality bachelor’s degree programs:
Ranking Name
Rank
Out Of
Percentile
Best Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools 4
96
95.8%
Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools 87
816
89.3%
Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 132
1,187
88.9%
Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools 70
609
88.5%
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 111
933
88.1%
Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools 73
556
86.9%
Best Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 40
460
91.3%
Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 76
883
91.4%
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools 51
378
86.5%
Best Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools 57
573
90.1%
Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools 118
1,150
89.7%
Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools 23
189
87.8%
Best Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 31
255
87.8%
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools 51
416
87.7%
Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools 76
481
84.2%
Best Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region 1
12
91.7%
Best Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California 1
10
90.0%
Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region 1
3
66.7%
Best Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools 79
384
79.4%
Best English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools 116
471
75.4%
Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools 92
437
79.0%
Best Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 57
265
78.5%
Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools 26
99
73.7%
Best Child Development & Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 27
115
76.5%
Best Philosophy Bachelor’s Degree Schools 25
101
75.3%
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region 7
53
86.8%
Best Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools 175
597
70.7%
Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools 91
345
73.6%
Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region 12
82
85.4%
Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region 13
89
85.4%
Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region 19
132
85.6%
Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region 10
89
88.8%
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region 18
111
83.8%
Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region 5
26
80.8%
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region 7
53
86.8%
Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region 14
82
82.9%
Best Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools 78
235
66.8%
Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools 51
171
70.2%
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California 6
30
80.0%
Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region 15
112
86.6%
Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region 9
64
85.9%
Best Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region 10
71
85.9%
Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools 97
318
69.5%
Best Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region 10
69
85.5%
Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California 4
17
76.5%
Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools 33
104
68.3%
Best Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools 89
280
68.2%
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California 6
34
82.4%
Best Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region 7
40
82.5%
Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California 9
53
83.0%
Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California 11
50
78.0%
Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California 11
63
82.5%
Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California 15
68
77.9%
Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California 8
42
81.0%
Best Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California 9
47
80.9%
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California 14
61
77.1%
Best Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California 9
46
80.4%
Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California 11
46
76.1%
Best Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region 9
44
79.6%
Best English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region 16
66
75.8%
Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region 8
37
78.4%
Best Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California 6
26
76.9%
Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California 12
47
74.5%
Best Mathematics & Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region 11
41
73.2%
Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California 7
28
75.0%
Best Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California 7
28
75.0%
Best Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region 13
55
76.4%
Best Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region 22
78
71.8%
Best Philosophy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region 7
25
72.0%
Best Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region 11
39
71.8%
Best Philosophy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California 6
19
68.4%
Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region 17
59
71.2%
Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region 18
59
69.5%
Best Ethnic Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region 10
30
66.7%
Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California 13
39
66.7%
Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region 15
45
66.7%
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