Welcome to the University of California, Riverside! UC Riverside is one of the ten campuses of the prestigious University of California and one of the most highly ranked universities in the world. UC Riverside is also home to one of the most diverse student bodies in the nation. Walk across campus, and one will hear a number of different languages spoken, including Spanish and Portuguese!

UC RIVERSIDE AT A GLANCE

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Over 1000 international students from more than 65 countries currently attend UC Riverside!

Riverside, California - home of UC Riverside - is 60 miles (96 km) east of Los Angeles. It is ranked the “8th Coolest City” in the U.S. for entertainment, diversity, and recreation. Riverside is also “California’s Coolest City” for its reduced carbon footprint efforts. (Forbes, 2014/Energy Services, 2014).

We are close to Los Angeles, Hollywood, Disneyland, winter resorts, and California's world famous beaches.

We have a vibrant campus life featuring world-class, on-campus concerts from popular U.S. performers such as Moby, Radiohead, Steve Aoki, and Far East Movement.

Our beautiful 1200-acre (485-hectare) campus at the foot of the Box Springs Mountains features an abundance of trees and flowers, citrus groves, blue skies, and our breathtaking Botanic Gardens.

UC Riverside offers over 400 student organizations in which students can get involved with campus activities and meet new friends!

Our newly expanded 160,000 ft2 (14,864 m2) Student Recreation Center includes a swimming pool, tennis courts, expansive rooms with cardio and free weight equipment, group workout rooms, basketball courts, and a full menu of intramural sports. The Outdoor Excursions program offers hiking, surfing, snowboarding, sandboarding and many other outdoor activities, including trips to the rivers, lakes, mountains, and deserts of California.

UC Riverside launched its prestigious School of Medicine in Fall 2013. It is the first new school of medicine in the state of California in over 40 years!

The UC Riverside campus is fully contained with dining, housing, shopping, banking, and medical services within walking distance. World-class shopping is also available with nearby malls and outlets. (Plus, the world-famous Rodeo Drive is just a quick drive to Los Angeles!)

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08/15UNDERGRADUATE ADMISSIONS900 University Avenue | 3106 Student Services Building | Riverside, CA 92521, USATel: +1-951-827-3411 | Fax: +1-951-827-6344 | Email: internationalinfo@ucr.edu

INTERNATIONALSTUDENT PROFILE

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A view above the University of California, Riverside campus, looking northwest across the San Bernardino Valley.

Disneyland,41 miles,66 km

Hollywood/ Los Angeles,

63 miles, 101 km

Huntington Beach (Surf City, USA), 54 miles, 87 km

Mountain Resorts (Big Bear),

48 miles, 77 km

Las Vegas, NV,236 miles380 km

San Francisco,435 miles 155 km

Joshua Tree National Park,

103 miles, 166 km

Sea WorldSan Diego, 96 miles

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LIVE AND LEARN IN EXCITING SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA!

BEAUTIFUL SCENERY, BEAUTIFUL PEOPLECalifornia holds so much diversity, not only within our cultures, but in our environment. You can drive in any direction and find yourself near water, or in the middle of a desert, or national forest. It truly is a beautiful reflection of everything California has to offer, and its beautiful people that inhabit it.

DREAMS COME TRUEI never imagined myself in the United States, let alone at an institution of such prestige. My life has led me on an incredible journey. I learned a new language, culture, mindset, and I grew as an individual, more than I could have believed possible.

HOME AWAY FROM HOME UC Riverside has given me a home away from home and is making each of my dreams a reality. Coming from a single parent home, UCR gave me the opportunity to afford a University of California education. My father attended a Spanish-speaking seminar, which provided information to help me succeed.

NEVER AN OUTSIDER Every day at UC Riverside, I am exposed to so many different backgrounds and cultures. It reminds me that my background does not limit me, nor does it make me feel alone. UC Riverside creates a feeling of comfort and welcome for all of its students. It makes me so proud to know I am not only representing my family but my country as well, and that UCR is also proud to host me.

LUIS ACCIOLYGASTAO

VALERIA ORUÉ MAJOR SOCIOLOGY/ LAW AND SOCIETYFROM PARANA, ARGENTINAEDUCATION LOS OSOS HIGH SCHOOL

MAJOR MECHANICAL ENGINEERING FROM VITORIA, BRAZIL EDUCATION LEONARDO DA VINCI

98 % OF FACULTY WITH PH.D. OR EQUIVALENT19:1 STUDENT TO FACULTY RATIO

Work closely with an award-winning faculty!UC Riverside professors rank 6th in the nation for the most significant awards and recognition. (Washington Monthly, 2014)

WHY I CHOSE UCRI chose to attend UC Riverside because it has a great mechanical engineering program. Additionally, I was offered an athletics scholarship to play NCAA Division 1 tennis at UCR. Riverside is also very close to many attractive places such as San Diego and Los Angeles.

INVALUABLE MENTORSHIPDr. Lorenzo Mangolini is my favorite professor at UC Riverside. I had two classes with him. He pushes his students to work hard, and he does everything in his power to help students learn.

BEYOND ACADEMICSI play tennis for the men's tennis team, hang out with my friends, work out, and travel to cities like Las Vegas and Big Bear. My two favorite places are San Diego and Santa Barbara. In addition to California, I have also been to Miami and New York to watch the US Open.

HANDS-ON RESEARCHOne of my mechanical engineering classes required the design and development of paper-based devices, including paper-based analytical devices (PADs), paper microscopes foldscope, paper robots/actuators, and origami microfluidics.

UCR: BEST VALUE SCHOOL

*Fees are as of June 2015, and are subject to change. Visit financialaid.ucr.edu/ucrcost for updates.

Tuition and Fees*

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Transportation

Personal Expenses

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$39,727

$15,700

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$850

$1,950

$59,927

2015-2016 ESTIMATED COSTS FOR INTERNATIONAL UNDERGRADUATES

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We rank 1st in the nation by Time magazine, based on graduation rates, affordability, and percentage of Pell Grant Recipients. (Time Magazine, 2014)

UC Riverside is ranked among the top national universities for our contribution to the public good. (Washington Monthly, 2014)

We are ranked 3rd in the nation for Hispanic, Latino/a and Chicano/a students based on academics, tuition, a cultural center, degree programs, and scholarships. (BestColleges.com, 2015)

We are 14th in the world for plant research, pathology, and nutrition as well as zoology, marine and freshwater biology, and veterinary medicine. (U.S. News and World Report, 2014)

Our student-body has a wide range of racial and ethnic backgrounds. (U.S. News and World Report, 2015)

We rank 17th out of the top 750 major universities worldwide for physical sciences and engineering. (Leiden University, 2015)

One of the Top 150 Universities Worldwide – UCR is globally recognized for academics, research, and having an international outlook. (Times Higher Education, 2015; and Shanghai Jiao Tong University Academic Ranking of World Universities, 2014)

“…(UC Riverside Students are) as bright and engaged as any students I’ve taught at Harvard or Berkeley, and also determined to give back to their communities and their society. UCR has the energy of an underdog that knows it’s winning the race that’s worth winning. I wish we could clone UCR all over America.”

- Robert B. Reich, UC Berkeley professor and Former U.S. Secretary of Labor

RANKINGS UC RIVERSIDE: HIGHLY RANKED. HIGHLY RESPECTED.

WITH THESE CAREER CENTER SERVICES:

• Drop-in counseling • Internships • Grad school guidance • Job search strategies

YOUR FUTURE STARTS TODAY

• Career planning • How-to workshops • Online resources • Career fairs NOTABLE UCR PROFESSORS

GABRIELA CANALIZO,PHYSICS & ASTRONOMY Ph.D., University of Hawaii Native of México

Dr. Canalizo studies supermassive black holes and the galaxies in which they live. Her work seeks to answer the question: “How did the universe get to be the way it is today?”

LAURA SALES,PHYSICS & ASTRONOMY Ph.D., Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Argentina (UNC), Native of Argentina

Dr. Sales works to understand the creation of galaxies by studying cosmology, gas cooling, heating and shocks, star formation, and more.

NOTABLE UCR PROFESSORS

GUILLERMO AGUILAR, MECHANICAL ENGINEERING Ph.D., University of California, Santa BarbaraB.S. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)

Dr. Aguilar has developed a brain implant that will help physiciansbetter treat chronic disorders, suchas brain cancer, traumatic brain injury, and edema.

JUAN FELIPE HERRERA,PROFESSOR EMERITUSCREATIVE WRITINGM.F.A., University of IowaM.A., Stanford University

Juan Felipe Herrera – son of migrant workers and author of 28 books of poetry, novels, and children’s collections – is the first Latino poet laureate of the United States.#17

The ISRC supports the success of international students from over 65 countries. Some of the services provided include:

• International student orientation• Adjustment to campus culture• International student peer mentors• Visa maintenance and advisement, and much more! internationalcenter.ucr.edu

INTERNATIONAL STUDENT RESOURCE CENTER (ISRC)

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