University of California, Riverside

UC Riverside seal.svg
Seal of the University of California, Riverside
Motto Fiat lux (Latin)
Motto in English Let there be light
Established 1954
Type Public, land and space grant
Endowment $148.8 million (2013)[1]
Chancellor Kim A. Wilcox

Provost Dallas L. Rabenstein[2]
Academic staff 1,638[3]
Admin. staff 1,938[3]
Students 21,297 (Fall 2013)[4]
Undergraduates 18,621 (Fall 2013)
Postgraduates 745 (Fall 2013)
Doctoral students 1,931 (Fall 2013)
Location Riverside and Palm Desert, California, United States
Campus Suburban, in Riverside; rural in Palm Desert. 1,931 acres (781 ha) in total[5]
Fight songs Big C and Brave Scots[6]
Colors Sky Blue and Gold        
Athletics NCAA Division I
Nickname The Highlanders
Mascot Scotty the bear
Affiliations University of California
Big West Conference
Website ucr.edu