Riverside, CA
Founded in 1954
The University of California, Riverside (UCR), established in 1954, is a public research university located in Riverside, California. It is one of the top ten campuses in the University of California system. The main campus is situated at the foot of Box Springs Mountain in Riverside, with another campus located in Palm Desert. The campus is considered one of the most beautiful among the University of California campuses, equipped with comprehensive facilities such as audiovisual classrooms, libraries, and recreational sports facilities. Students can fully experience American university campus life. Geographically, it is about an hour's drive from downtown Los Angeles. UC Riverside ranked 91st in the 2020 U.S. News rankings. The university is renowned worldwide for its top-tier agricultural sciences and plant sciences departments, as well as its zoology, anthropology, and political science departments. Additionally, the Bourns College of Engineering, the School of Business Administration, and its Gary Anderson Graduate School of Management, the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, and the School of Education are also well-known. UCR's sports teams are known as the Highlanders, inspired by the high elevation of the campus. They participate in NCAA Division I Big West Conference competitions, with both the men's and women's basketball teams having won multiple championships. UCR is praised for its extensive and inclusive programs, making it a "choice for LGBTQ students" and an "ideal institution for students of minority ethnicities," including LGBTQ, bisexual, and transgender students. In 2005, UCR became the first public university in the U.S. to offer gender-neutral dormitories. Notable alumni include Nobel laureate in chemistry Richard Schrock, renowned American poet Billy Collins, and Taiwan's renowned psychologist Hong Lan.