Motto | Fiat lux (Latin) |
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Motto in English | Let there be light |
Type | Land-grant Space-grant Public research university |
Established | 1954[1] |
Parent institution | University of California |
Academic affiliation | APLU |
Endowment | $251 million (2018)[2] |
Budget | $1.062 billion (2016-2017)[3] |
Chancellor | Kim A. Wilcox |
Provost | Cynthia Larive[4] |
Academic staff | 1,638[5] |
Students | 23,922 (2018)[6] |
Undergraduates | 20,581 (2018)[6] |
Postgraduates | 3,341 (2018)[6] |
Location | , , United States |
Campus | Suburban (Riverside) Rural (Palm Desert) 1,931 acres (781 ha) in total [7] |
Academic term | Quarter |
Colors | Sky blue and Gold[8] |
Nickname | Highlanders |
Sporting affiliations | NCAA Division I – Big West |
Mascot | Scotty Highlander |
Website | www |
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The University of California, Riverside (UCR or UC Riverside), is a public research university in Riverside, California. It is part of the University of California system.