University of California (Riverside Campus)

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.

Students are required to satisfy the university's admission requirements, which includes submitting transcripts, language test scores, etc.

The University of California Riverside MBA course requirements are given below:

• Undergraduate degree
• Leadership potential
• Professional experience
• GMAT / GRE (Optional)
• English language proficiency score

According to a few source, the University of California – Riverside campus MBA programme acceptance rate is between 60% - 63%. Looking at the acceptance rate, it can be said, that UC Riverside is moderately selective when it comes to admissions. Thus, to improve the chances of getting admission to UC Riverside MBA course, aim to have a strong academic background i.e. good GPA in the undergraduate degree, good score in GMAT / GRE and English language proficiency tests.

The tuition payment for the UC Riverside MBA is done on a quarterly basis. According to the university, non-resident students at UC Riverside have to pay USD 21,766.24 each quarter (3 quarters) for 2023-24. This will be around INR 18 Lacs for each quarter.

Submission of GMAT score for admission to the UC Riverside MBA course is not mandatory, it is optional. However, according to the MBA class profile of Fall 2022, the average GMAT score is 646 and the average GRE score is 314. Besides the submission of these scores, the applicants are required to submit materials like the academic transcripts, IELTS / TOEFL score, CV / resume, etc.