Colleges in Riverside, CA
The 13 colleges, community colleges and trade schools in Riverside that are currently approved for federal student aid, with cost, completion and every field each one taught in 2023-24. A complete list, not a ranking.
College Scorecard
- Checked
- 21 Oct 2026
Currently operating Title IV schools (CURROPER = 1). Cost = average annual cost of attendance (COSTT4_A, or COSTT4_P for program-year schools), net price = NPT4_PUB / NPT4_PRIV, both 2024-25; completion = C150_4 (four-year schools, fall 2019 cohort) or C150_L4 (fall 2022 cohort), within 150% of normal time.
View sourceSchools in Riverside
Grouped by type. Open "Fields taught" to see each field of study and the highest award the school made in it in 2023-24.
Universities and 4-year colleges (4)
- California Baptist UniversityPrivate nonprofit · 8,179 undergraduatesCost $54,370 a year · net price $24,138 · completion 60%Doctorates in: Psychology · Public Administration and Social Service Professions · Health Professions and Related Programs · Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services
Fields taught: 24, up to doctorate
- La Sierra UniversityPrivate nonprofit · 1,116 undergraduatesCost $52,192 a year · net price $22,767 · completion 52%Doctorates in: Education · Psychology
Fields taught: 17, up to doctorate
- Platt College-RiversidePrivate for-profit · 413 undergraduatesCost $28,326 a year · net price $21,508 · completion 50%
Fields taught: 5, up to bachelor's
- University of California-RiversidePublic · 22,593 undergraduatesCost $38,424 a year · net price $12,672 · completion 75%Doctorates in: Natural Resources and Conservation · Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies · Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services · Education · Engineering · Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics · English Language and Literature/Letters · Biological and Biomedical Sciences · Mathematics and Statistics · Philosophy and Religious Studies · Physical Sciences · Psychology · Social Sciences · Visual and Performing Arts · Health Professions and Related Programs · Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services · History
Fields taught: 20, up to doctorate
Community and 2-year colleges (5)
- American College of Healthcare and TechnologyPrivate for-profit · 272 undergraduatesCost $27,845 a year · net price $23,009 · completion 78%
Fields taught: 3, up to associate
- Glendale Career College-North-West College-MFSON-RiversidePrivate for-profitCost $60,278 a year · net price $56,874No awards reported to IPEDS for 2023-24.
- North-West College-RiversidePrivate for-profit · 717 undergraduatesCost $38,768 a year · net price $35,030 · completion 67%
Fields taught: 1, up to associate
- Riverside City CollegePublic · 18,346 undergraduatesCost $34,590 a year · net price $24,678 · completion 41%
Fields taught: 27, up to associate
- Spartan College of Aeronautics and TechnologyPrivate for-profit · 317 undergraduatesCost $41,545 a year · net price $37,157 · completion 74%
Fields taught: 1, up to certificate
Trade and career schools (under 2 years) (4)
- InterCoast Colleges-RiversidePrivate for-profit · 65 undergraduatesCost $29,238 a year · net price $24,129 · completion 54%
Fields taught: 2, up to certificate
- Riverside County Office of Education-School of Career EducationPublic · 105 undergraduatesCost $25,491 a year · net price $14,995 · completion 79%
Fields taught: 1, up to certificate
- Salon Success Academy-RiversidePrivate for-profit · 164 undergraduatesCost $21,708 a year · net price $15,389 · completion 89%
Fields taught: 1, up to certificate
- UEI College-RiversidePrivate for-profit · 1,616 undergraduatesCost $37,072 a year · net price $31,892 · completion 79%
Fields taught: 4, up to certificate
Cost and completion side by side
Cost is the average yearly cost of attendance before aid; net price subtracts the average grant and scholarship aid (full-time first-year students with federal aid, 2024-25). Completion = finished within 150% of normal time.
| School | Type | Cost a year | Net price | Completion | Undergraduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American College of Healthcare and Technology | 2-year · Private for-profit | $27,845 | $23,009 | 78% | 272 |
| California Baptist University | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $54,370 | $24,138 | 60% | 8,179 |
| Glendale Career College-North-West College-MFSON-Riverside | 2-year · Private for-profit | $60,278 | $56,874 | — | — |
| InterCoast Colleges-Riverside | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $29,238 | $24,129 | 54% | 65 |
| La Sierra University | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $52,192 | $22,767 | 52% | 1,116 |
| North-West College-Riverside | 2-year · Private for-profit | $38,768 | $35,030 | 67% | 717 |
| Platt College-Riverside | 4-year · Private for-profit | $28,326 | $21,508 | 50% | 413 |
| Riverside City College | 2-year · Public | $34,590 | $24,678 | 41% | 18,346 |
| Riverside County Office of Education-School of Career Education | Under 2-year · Public | $25,491 | $14,995 | 79% | 105 |
| Salon Success Academy-Riverside | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $21,708 | $15,389 | 89% | 164 |
| Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology | 2-year · Private for-profit | $41,545 | $37,157 | 74% | 317 |
| UEI College-Riverside | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $37,072 | $31,892 | 79% | 1,616 |
| University of California-Riverside | 4-year · Public | $38,424 | $12,672 | 75% | 22,593 |
— = not reported for that school. Looking for a program? Programs by career lists every school in the country that awards it.
About these numbers
- Which schools
- Every school in the College Scorecard file of 15 Oct 2026 that is currently operating and approved for federal student aid (Title IV). Schools that do not take federal aid are not in the file.
College Scorecard
College Scorecard data, Most Recent Institution-Level file (release of 15 Oct 2026)U.S. Department of Education- Checked
- 21 Oct 2026
Currently operating Title IV schools (CURROPER = 1). Cost = average annual cost of attendance (COSTT4_A, or COSTT4_P for program-year schools), net price = NPT4_PUB / NPT4_PRIV, both 2024-25; completion = C150_4 (four-year schools, fall 2019 cohort) or C150_L4 (fall 2022 cohort), within 150% of normal time.
View source - Type and control
- The federal "level of institution" (4-year, 2-year, less than 2-year) and control (public, private nonprofit, private for-profit) as the school reports them.
- Cost a year
- Average annual cost of attendance, including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses, for full-time, first-time undergraduates who receive federal aid, 2024-25. Program-year schools (most trade schools) report it per program year.
College Scorecard
College Scorecard data dictionary and cohort mapU.S. Department of Education- Checked
- 21 Oct 2026
- Net price
- That cost minus the average grant and scholarship aid, 2024-25. What a family pays depends on income: every school's own net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
- Completion
- Share of full-time, first-time students who completed a degree or certificate at the school within 150% of normal time: at four-year schools, students who started in fall 2019 (or the 2019-20 year); at other schools, fall 2022 (or 2022-23). Rounded to a whole percent.
- Fields and doctorates
- From the awards each school reported to NCES IPEDS for 2023-24 (July 2023 – June 2024, first majors), grouped into CIP 2020 families; the level shown is the highest award made in that family that year. A school that made no award in a field that year is not listed for it.
NCES IPEDS
IPEDS Completions, 2023-24 (complete data file C2024_A)National Center for Education Statistics- Checked
- 21 Oct 2026
- Not shown
- Rankings, admission chances and program accreditation. Check accreditation with the accreditor and in the Department of Education's DAPIP database before you enroll.
Where these facts come from
Official and primary sources only, each checked on the date shown. Rules on testing, aid, licensing and immigration change, so confirm a detail with its source before you rely on it.
- College Scorecard data, Most Recent Institution-Level file (release of 15 Oct 2026) · U.S. Department of Education checked 2026-10-21
- IPEDS Completions, 2023-24 (complete data file C2024_A) · National Center for Education Statistics checked 2026-10-21
- College Scorecard data dictionary and cohort map · U.S. Department of Education checked 2026-10-21
- Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2020, code file · National Center for Education Statistics checked 2026-10-21
- College Navigator · National Center for Education Statistics checked 2026-10-07