The average composite SAT score for admitted University of California Riverside freshman is 1180 out of 1600. For perspective, a 1180 is in the 73rd percentile of all SAT test takers.
The middle fifty percent of incoming students have SAT composite scores ranging from 1080 to 1280. The 75th percentile score is 1280 while the 25th percentile score is 1080.
The lowest SAT score accepted is not reported by UC Riverside but we estimate it to be around a 980 total composite SAT score.
The average score for UC Riverside students on the math portion of the SAT is 595 out of 800. The 25th percentile of students score a 540 and the 75th percentile score 650.
The 25th and 75th percentile range for SAT reading scores range from 540 to 630 and the average score for University of California Riverside students is 585.
Below are estimated chances of being accepted at University of California Riverside based on SAT score ranges and the overall admission rate of 68.7%. These chances assume you have an average GPA for the school, around 3.84.
An SAT score of 1280 or higher is very competitive at UC Riverside and is a better score than three quarters of students who are accepted. You have a very good chance of acceptance, around 81% or higher.
Scores between 1180 to 1270 are above average giving you an advantage over most applicants. You have a good chance of acceptance, around 69% to 80%.
SAT scores between 1080 to 1170 are still in the middle range of accepted students a but a little lower than the average. You can get in and have about a 54% to 68% percent chance of being admitted.
SAT scores from 980 to 1070 are on the very low end of the range where students are accepted. Scores in this range are not competitive with most other applicants but you still have a chance. We estimate scores in this range have less than a 52% chance of admission to UC Riverside. SAT scores below 980 likely fall out of the range where students are regularly accepted.
Data Sources, IPEDS for Fall 2022 starting classSAT Score | Admission Chances |
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1600 | 97% |
1590 | 97% |
1580 | 97% |
1570 | 96% |
1560 | 96% |
1550 | 96% |
1540 | 96% |
1530 | 95% |
1520 | 95% |
1510 | 95% |
1500 | 95% |
1490 | 94% |
1480 | 94% |
1470 | 93% |
1460 | 93% |
1450 | 93% |
1440 | 92% |
1430 | 92% |
1420 | 91% |
1410 | 91% |
1400 | 90% |
1390 | 90% |
1380 | 89% |
1370 | 88% |
1360 | 88% |
1350 | 87% |
1340 | 86% |
1330 | 85% |
1320 | 85% |
1310 | 84% |
1300 | 83% |
1290 | 82% |
1280 | 81% |
1270 | 80% |
1260 | 79% |
1250 | 78% |
1240 | 77% |
1230 | 75% |
1220 | 74% |
1210 | 73% |
1200 | 72% |
1190 | 70% |
1180 | 69% |
1170 | 68% |
1160 | 66% |
1150 | 65% |
1140 | 63% |
1130 | 62% |
1120 | 60% |
1110 | 59% |
1100 | 57% |
1090 | 56% |
1080 | 54% |
1070 | 52% |
1060 | 51% |
1050 | 49% |
1040 | 48% |
1030 | 46% |
1020 | 44% |
1010 | 43% |
1000 | 41% |
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Primary data source, U.S. Department of Education https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=110671 IPEDS survey data for University of California Riverside.