Real costs by school · Riverside, CA · Public
At University of California-Riverside, families earning $75,000–$110,000 paid an average of $16,571 per year — the published cost of attendance is $38,942. (Federal College Scorecard data, July 2026 refresh.)
| Household income | Avg net price / yr | ≈ four years* |
|---|---|---|
| Under $30k | $8,852 / yr | $37,311 |
| $30–48k | $9,840 / yr | $41,476 |
| $48–75k | $13,111 / yr | $55,263 |
| $75–110k | $16,571 / yr | $69,847 |
| Over $110k | $30,393 / yr | $128,106 |
*Four-year figures grow each year's price by 3.5% — the same method College Compass uses in a family's plan. "Net price" is what families actually paid after grants and scholarships, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education — not a calculator's estimate. Federal reporting groups every income above $110k into one band; families well above it often pay closer to the full cost.
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Run University of California for your student →At $75,000–$110,000 of household income, the distance between University of California-Riverside's published sticker price and what families in that band actually paid is $22,371 a year — a 57% discount off the number on the brochure. That ranks it 21st lowest of the 24 California schools on this site at that income. Graduates report a median $67,699 10 years out — roughly 97% of the four-year cost at this income band.
Earnings and completion from federal reporting — not the school's own placement survey.
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