International undergraduate students should budget between 57,790 and 62,070 USD (43.68-46.9 lakh INR). Graduate students should budget roughly $49,000 USD (37 lakh INR).

The University of California's housing facilities are well-equipped with essential services. Residence halls are largely provided to first-year students, but they are also available to continuing and transfer UCR students, as well as returning residents. Freshmen, Graduate, and Transfer students can live in families. There are four residence halls: Bannockburn Village, Falkirk, Glen Mor, and North District. It features two apartment buildings, The Plaza and Stonehaven, as well as Oban Family Homes, which provides single-family housing. On-campus housing rates range from 9.12 lakhs to 13.1 lakhs. The typical monthly rent for off-campus living is between 550 and 750 USD.

Riverside estimates that there are 24371 students enrolled at the university, with 1,867 international students on campus. 57.2 percent of applicants are accepted.

The University of California, Riverside campus is fairly large, with practically every facility available to its students. The university concentrates on providing students with overall development chances by equipping the college campus with libraries, chemical labs, sports courts, scientific complexes, and so on. The University of California, Riverside is one of the University of California system's ten campuses. Apart from the aforementioned services, it also offers on-campus student accommodation in the United States. Dining Halls, Laundry, TV, Gym, and a variety of additional amenities are provided to students. It has a number of student groups and clubs for various activities such as plantation drives, etc. The college also offers many seminars and events for student development on the university site, but owing to the pandemic scenario, the university is currently operating on a limited basis.

The University of California, Riverside is regionally accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC). 

Almost all of the university's students, from varied educational backgrounds and career routes, have received placement and internship opportunities. The university provides its students with a stable career and great placements. With an average annual compensation of 61,000 USD, financial services is the top paying area in which UC Riverside graduates work. Marketing, Product Development, and Communications is the second best paying industry, with an average income of $50,000 USD. Apple, Sony Entertainment, Viacom, Microsoft, Google, IBM, Amazon.com, Motorola, and Oracle are among the companies recruiting at the university.