UC Riverside Wait List Acceptance Rate

Wait List Acceptance Rate

The University of California, Riverside's wait list acceptance rate for the application year 2024 is 38.66%, with 2,789 out of 7,215 offered a spot on the wait list being admitted. This marks a significant increase from the previous year's acceptance rate of 14.18%, where only 1,145 of 8,074 wait listed applicants were accepted. In 2022, the acceptance rate was 19.2%, and in 2021, it was notably high at 39.36%. This year's acceptance rates demonstrate considerable fluctuations compared to the last few years, highlighting the variability and competitiveness of the wait list process at UCR.