Colleges in USA

Yes, the University of California Riverside provides merit scholarships to students. Merit-based aid, also called non-need-based aid, is awarded for a specific talent or academic achievement. The average non-need-based scholarship or grant awarded to first-year students at the University of California, Riverside - excluding any athletic scholarships, if applicable - was USD 6,301.

Yes, the University of California Riverside have many scholarships for international students. International students get UC Riverside scholarships based on merit. Students are considered for some scholarships automatically when they apply to UC Riverside. If you are an incoming freshman, you are automatically considered for these scholarships when you submit your UCR application: Regents Scholarship (USD 10,000 renewable for up to four years).

Yes, UC Riverside is a Tier 1 school in the USA. UCR is the highest-ranked tier 1 research institution in California in this year's ranking and one of only two tier 1 research institutions on the west coast to make a list.

An Tier-1 research institute, is known for conducting a high volume of research activity, & spending a minimum of USD 50 million in research related activity over the course of an academic year.

The Tier-1 rating is awarded to an institute by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.