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UCR News
September 16, 2026
UC Riverside ranked No. 36 public in the United States
UC Riverside is the No. 36 public university in a 2026-27 college ranking from Forbes magazine.
UCR is No. 97 overall among public and private universities on Forbes Top Colleges list.
Fall is college rankings season, with leading publications focused on varying measures of what constitutes higher education success. For Forbes, outcomes — graduates’ salaries, debt, and ROI — is the most important consideration.
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