UC Riverside Graduate Application

     

    Welcome to the online application for all Master's and Ph.D. programs offered at UCR.

    • If you are interested in pursuing a Bachelor's degree visit the Undergraduate Admissions website.
    • If you are interested in applying to the Medical School visit the School of Medicine website.
    • If you are a current UCR graduate student applying for the Dissertation Year Fellowship Award (DYFA), the Dissertation Completion Fellowship Award (DCFA), or the UC President's Pre-Professoriate Fellows (HSI), visit https://grad.ucr.edu/portal/current_fellow_apps to apply.

    Currently, only a few programs are accepting applications for the Winter 2026 and Spring 2026 terms. The Fall 2026 application opened on September 5, 2025, for select programs. If your program is not listed, check back on September 25, 2025, for updates.

    The doctorate (Ph.D.) programs in Business Administration and Sociology will not be accepting applications for Fall 2026. 

    Summer/Fall 2026 Graduate Application Availability
    ProgramsApplication Open Date




    Bioengineering, Computer Engineering,  Computer Science, Robotics    		October 1, 2025
    Material Science and Engineering, PhDOctober 1, 2025
    Evolutionary Biology Joint Doctoral ProgramFebruary 15, 2026 (Scheduled)
    Anthropology, Applied Statistics, Biomedical Sciences, Biophysics, Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Creative Writing and Writing for the Performance Arts (Main Campus and Palm Desert), Economics, English, Entomology, Ethnic Studies, History, Mathematics, Philosophy, Public Health, Religious Studies, Southeast Asian Studies, StatisticsTBD

    If you have any general questions about the admission process or experience any technical issues while completing your application, contact the Graduate Admissions Office for assistance. Please include your full name as it appears on your application.


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