Princeton Review ranks UCR as a leader | UCR News

UC Riverside was once again ranked as a high value university in the Princeton Review’s latest university rankings, including in the top 10 for financial support and impact.

The campus is among 209 institutions in the Princeton Review’s Best Value Colleges list for 2024, released Thursday, June 20. The list surveyed more than 650 colleges and universities before selecting 75 public and 134 private institutions for the unranked list.

The schools were selected based on return on investment for students, taking into account over 40 data points on academic performance, affordability and graduate career prospects.

The Princeton Review also ranked the institutions in seven categories. UCR ranked 6th among the top 20 schools with the best impact (public schools), 9th among the top 20 schools with the best financial aid (public schools), and 29th among the top 50 colleges with the best value (public schools).

This is the fifth year in a row that the Princeton Review has included UCR in its best deals lists.

“The schools we selected as our Best Value Colleges for 2024 are a select group: They represent only about 8% of all four-year undergraduate institutions nationwide,” said Rob Franek, editor in chief of The Princeton Review.

Describing academic life at UCR, the publication says that students benefit from on-campus research, can take advantage of programs to stay on track academically, and have a wealth of courses and majors to choose from. It also describes the campus as welcoming and the faculty as helpful, knowledgeable, and passionate.

According to the Princeton Review, the campus is home to a diverse student body that is friendly and helpful, and describes an active campus life for students that includes music, art, cultural events, nearby hiking opportunities, over 400 campus clubs, and amenities such as the Student Recreation Center and the Highlander Union Building (HUB).

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