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# UCR gets record 70,578 freshman applications
- URL: https://www.raincrossgazette.com/noteworthy/ucr-gets-record-70-578-freshman-applications/
- Published: 2025-02-26T20:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-22T13:29:55.000Z
- Author: Gazette Staff
- Tags: Education, #brief, #herald-noteworthy:67ad1a6d0461f20001026055:0

UC Riverside [received a record 70,578 freshman applications](https://news.ucr.edu/articles/2025/02/19/uc-riverside-sees-surge-college-applicants?ref=raincrossgazette.com) for fall 2025—a 23.2% increase driven by the new UCR Choice Program—maintaining its position as a top UC campus for California, low-income, and first-generation student applicants.