University of California, Riverside - UCR E62

College 4 ALL

We are back again on the road talking with college students to give you real stories of their experiences. This podcast is about one of the nine University of California campuses - UC Riverside!
It is 1,200 acre campus with over 26,00 students with two Nobel Prize winners, 11 Fulbright Scholars and 28 National Academies Members located in a diverse geography from the desert to the coast with a group just as diverse. Located Inland Southern California and graduated the first class of 20 students in 1955.
Since then he has made some impressive rankings:
*No 1 public univeristy in US for social mobility - U.S. News
*No 1 for Hispanic enrollment - Urban Institute
*No 2 in the country for financial aid - Business Insider
*No 2 in Entomology research in the world - Center for World University Rankings
*No 3 in Hispanic STEM graduates in the US - Natioanl Science Foundation
*No 4 for Pell Grant (low income) student performance - Washington Monthly
*No 9 among public universities for sustainability - Princeont Review
*No 11 most diverse medical school - U.S. News
*Top 12 public university - Forbes "America's Best Value Colleges"
*No 14 public university - CNBC "Colleges That Pay Off the Most"
*No 31 in the world in plant and animal sciences - U.S. News
Yes, impressive now let's hear it from a UCR aka Highlander (school mascot) student point of view.