About University of California, Riverside:
| 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World University Rankings | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 211 | 233 | 242 | 231 | 273 | 294 | 304 | 312 | 320 |
| Field | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture | 41 | 35 | 34 | 37 | 181 | 47 | 52 | 53 | 79 | 77 | 71 | 79 | 95 | 118 | 132 | 150 | 151 | 159 |
| Engineering | 140 | 157 | 163 | 136 | 162 | 158 | 163 | 169 | 170 | 172 | 189 | 160 | 201 | 193 | 214 | 107 | 112 | 139 |
| Life Sciences | 232 | 205 | 225 | 186 | 228 | 230 | 269 | 271 | 273 | 287 | 283 | 289 | 275 | 301-350 | 351-400 | 301-350 | 301-350 | 351-400 |
| Medicine | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 401-450 | 401-450 | 401-450 | 401-450 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Natural Sciences | 103 | 115 | 108 | 99 | 105 | 107 | 111 | 118 | 106 | 116 | 134 | 147 | 154 | 178 | 211 | 181 | 189 | 206 |
| Social Sciences | 179 | 204 | 228 | 207 | 209 | 241 | 295 | 270 | 277 | 301-350 | 301-350 | 301-350 | 301-350 | 401-450 | - | 451-500 | - | - |
| Subject | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agricultural Sciences | 199 | 181 | 161 | 214 | 212 | 283 | 239 | 266 | 283 | 301-350 | 301-350 | 351-400 | 401-450 | 351-400 | 401-450 |
| Biology & Biochemistry | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 194 | 184 | 183 | 205 | 211 | 265 | 296 |
| Chemistry | 88 | 84 | 85 | 102 | 105 | 101 | 112 | 115 | 116 | 124 | 151 | 170 | 86 | 86 | 106 |
| Chemical Engineering | 215 | 254 | 217 | 264 | 237 | 227 | 253 | 258 | 280 | 248 | - | - | - | 98 | 110 |
| Civil Engineering | 47 | 82 | 90 | 117 | 126 | 172 | 217 | 202 | 197 | 216 | 295 | - | 192 | 111 | 120 |
| Clinical Medicine | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 451-500 | 451-500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Computer Science | - | 205 | 226 | 220 | 252 | 237 | 193 | 245 | 286 | 301-350 | 351-400 | 301-350 | 172 | 136 | 152 |
| Economics & Business | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Electrical Engineering | 298 | 172 | 196 | 182 | 176 | 178 | 172 | 183 | 186 | 181 | 204 | 216 | 85 | 79 | 85 |
| Environment / Ecology | 54 | 77 | 83 | 105 | 96 | 116 | 121 | 98 | 118 | 159 | 172 | 179 | 197 | 195 | 228 |
| Geosciences | 103 | 142 | 162 | 167 | 178 | 154 | 138 | 136 | 142 | 166 | 152 | 165 | 167 | 208 | 194 |
| Immunology | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Materials Science | 130 | 121 | 108 | 105 | 122 | 112 | 121 | 131 | 126 | 143 | 155 | 184 | 123 | 107 | 117 |
| Mathematics | - | 238 | 234 | 255 | 277 | 253 | 246 | 281 | 301-350 | 275 | 301-350 | 301-350 | 267 | 301-350 | 351-400 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 270 | 217 | 190 | 189 | 188 | 119 | 149 | 154 | 157 | 169 | 114 | 120 | 38 | 24 | 31 |
| Microbiology | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 213 | 201 | 215 | 231 | 268 | 282 | 259 |
| Molecular Biology & Genetics | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 252 | 271 | 279 | - | 270 | 252 | 295 |
| Neuroscience & Behavior | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 292 | - | 298 | - | - | - |
| Pharmacology & Toxicolog | - | - | 283 | - | - | - | 351-400 | 351-400 | 401-450 | 401-450 | 451-500 | - | - | - | - |
| Physics | 110 | 111 | 116 | 112 | 116 | 103 | 110 | 139 | 143 | 158 | 172 | 209 | 202 | 219 | 244 |
| Plant & Animal Science | 28 | 30 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 40 | 37 | 35 | 35 | 32 | 52 | 53 | 63 | 69 | 73 |
| Psychiatry / Psychology | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 191 | 210 | 247 | 223 | 215 | 213 | 251 |
| Social Sciences, General | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 301-350 | 286 | 351-400 | 401-450 | 401-450 | 401-450 | 451-500 |
| Space Science | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 95 | 135 | 146 | 174 | 158 | 139 | 123 |
| Energy Science & Engineering | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 122 | 111 | 126 |
| Environmental Science & Engineering | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 248 | - | 101 | 104 | 119 |
| Biomedical Engineering | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |